Why I’m Changing The Way I Use Social Media

I’ve decided to change the way that I use social media.

Effective immediately, I’m making several simple but important changes to what I post on social media, where I post it, and how I allow others to respond to my posts. I’ve decided to write a detailed explanation of these changes both for the sake of announcing them to my social media contacts and for the sake of providing ideas and inspiration for anyone else who may be considering a similar shift.

What am I changing?

The biggest changes can be summed up in three main points:

1. No more contrarian comments/replies. If you don’t like what you see on my social media profile, keep scrolling. Some friendly discussion and even disagreement is fine, but only within the context of the core values and principles articulated in my profile and in the original post. For example, there will be no debate about the existence or severity of climate change in the comments/replies of any climate news/discussion posts, but friendly discussions about the problem and its solutions are acceptable.
2. No more “Walls of Text.” I’m not going to enforce this as much in terms of other people’s comments/replies as long as they’re not violating #1 above. But I will personally avoid posting any long-winded messages directly as text on social media. Instead, if I feel that a longer explanation is necessary, I will post it on my blog and share it on social media. I may also sometimes refer people to…