Are you a social butterfly or do you avoid social media entirely. Here are some thoughts I've had about social media, social networking and forums. I still believe there's a place for all of us to be social with some of the few websites in the great internet, Friend's Realm included.


You either cave to the pressure of being on a social website for whatever reason you are caving, or you totally avoid it.

You either use a social website for business promoting reasons or you abstain from it for personal reasons.

You share your whole life on a social website or you are there just to access and lurk.

You had a social website account for years or you deleted your account out of principle, people were too toxic, or it was like a bad habit and you had to let it go.

You have allowed your kids on social media, or you vehemently have said "no".

You acknowledge social media is a dopamine high, or you are just chill and can live with it or without it.

You have friends on social media that have a different online persona, or your friends are just the same online as in Real life.

You have friends on social media that continue to surprise you with their politics, or you have friends that you know deep down who they are and they won't tread there.

You made a lot of friends on social media and felt legendary, or you lost a lot of real life friendships because you or your friends crossed boundaries by posting information about you or you about them, that should not have ever been public.

You have friends that are politically passionate, and often make you laugh because they don't hold back or you have friends that stay silent because what's posted online stays online.

Whatever you think about social media and social websites, I get it. I've been there.



Where am I going with this? The best part of Social Engagment on socially balanced websites with integrity.



Social Websites do not have to be ugly and inflammatory.

Social Websites can bring the best out of people.

Social Websites should have fair unbiased moderation.

Social Websites can be a space for learning.

Social Websites with friends can be fun with friendly banter.

Social Websites with family can be a space to share and connect especially if there's a lot of distance.

Social Websites can be a space to introduce your business.

Social Websites can be a place to share thoughtful opinions.

The internet has been a blessing and a curse, depending on what side you are on. For me, the internet is like having an encyclopedia at the palm of your hand; a wealth of information to process and research and enjoy the conversation with friends too. If information is completely censored, wouldn't that end the purpose of the internet?

These are links from a social blog. I'm putting them here for any future viewing, but thought I'd save here because they somewhat gave a timeline related to Social Media Activity over the summer of 2022.

Musk buying Twitter. I've been suspicious from the very beginning: https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/elon-musk-walks-away-from-twitter-51657289388

Looks like FB is making future cuts in staff: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/facebook-workers-fear-cuts-after-blunt-warnings-from-zuckerberg-leaders/ar-AA101AvE More thoughts on Facebook's direction: https://www.axios.com/2022/07/25/sunset-social-network-facebook-tiktok

A good read on Social Media's future. TicTok and the fall of the social media giants: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/tiktok-and-the-fall-of-the-social-media-giants

An interesting perspective on what killed the old internet. https://gizmodo.com/interview-with-geocities-founder-on-the-new-web-tiktok-1849179509