I’ve always thought of social media as a tool of communication. It’s a way to share when I’ve written a blog post. It can be a quick way for me to share cool stuff happening in my life, or also challenges of living with a disability in our society – whether it’s accessibility challenges or about disability rights or services.
Lately, replies and comments to my posts, primarily on Facebook, have been outrageous. I do not care about the terrible comments about how I look, what my political views are or even misconceptions about my disability. I don’t reply to the terrible comments. I do not look for other people to shit on either, even when they feel compelled to shit on me.
Something I have thought about is I am a millennial. I grew up in the age of social media. And yet, I do not spend time on platforms. Why don’t I want to do that? I want to publish something in the next two years and want to be a successful author. I don’t have time to get sucked into social media or have social media trolls be a distraction. I will go on social media when I have stuff to say. Only then.
By the way: I was at a watch party for Peggy Flanagan at First Avenue with my parents on Election Night. It was an exciting night for Team Peggy, and I’ll do what I can to make sure she’s my next Senator!
I also reached 62k words on my rewrite of the thrilling romantasy with horror aspects and fast-paced action.
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