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[galadhir]

I have just joined Bluesky, but it does seem to be very worthy and very focused on the big issues of real life, so I don't know how long I'll last over there.

I'm doing it again already, spreading myself too thin. That's it now. No other sites of social media allowed. I already know I can't keep up with one, let alone two. (Or three, in fact, since my non-writing real life friends and activities are all on Facebook.)

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[greetingsfrommaars]

yeah, when i first joined bluesky, i quickly realized that it shares characteristics with twitter that make both platforms draining to me. (originally i thought this effect was specific to twitter.) somewhat good for keeping up with current events, but in a way that gets exhausting. what i've found works for me is to use bluesky as a place where i make posts but never look at my feed - sort of one-way communication only. i hope you find a way to use it (or not) that works for you though!

[galadhir]

I went there this morning and it's too depressing. Admittedly it's depressing with news that I should probably know about, but too much doomscrolling = paralysis and I don't want to get to that point. Why has the world gone mad, and so fast too? Yeah, I think my Bluesky attempt is probably over. I didn't last one month let alone three!

[greetingsfrommaars]

that's totally fair! as you say, it's good to know about things going on, but not in a way that's overwhelming or paralyzing. i don't think it's a balance i've managed to strike yet.