Its just text though…

Yes, just text here, however I did manage to finally add something to the only other real page on this site other than my about: The Digital Sketchbook. Finally added some sketches to it. I’m feeling kind of upbeat and proud of myself for that.

I’m also thinking of abandoning Instagram as an art-hosting platform and just using Cara. I know. I’ve said things like this before but maybe I mean it this time. Meta and generative AI et al. are out of control and I just get a funny feeling from it all. Part of me wants to abandon the social media ship wholesale. However, I know myself too well to actually go that far. I’ve drastically cut down my use of the big F book, but I still spend far too much time on Reddit and Instagram. Sure I get that shot of fun brain-chemicals when I get bullshit Internet validation, who doesn’t? And I’m hopelessly addicted to it. Am I making some steps in the right direction to get off the internet instant gratification? Not really. I don’t know. Hopefully.

I realize the self-contradiction in the last paragraph: joining Cara and abandoning social media said in the same breath. And even posting about it on a blog is ridiculous. I’m lost. Guidance would be nice, but where do I even turn for that in this arena? I could ask one hundred people and get one hundred different responses, all contradictory. Probably. It would be worse than the responses on Family Feud. Both the responses form the contestants and the survey participants. It’s almost like they’re trying to throw curveballs on the simplest of questions, all overthinking it. Or, maybe it’s just me. Maybe I’m overthinking. Occam’s Razor: it’s me.

I’m way off topic here. Was there ever a topic? Maybe my next post will be something better. Maybe I’ll collect some thoughts before the online ramble. Don’t get your hopes up too much.