I couldn't agree more with every word of this. Extreme values flourish in echo chambers. If (for example) twitter becomes exclusively red, and blusky as blue as it's clearly non-accidental name, everyone suffers. Not only do we need to remain on IG to offer our happy liberal gardening content, we need to engage lovingly with people who we might strongly disagree with on many topics.
(I love your thought on tradwives... I'm going to be running that around in my head for a while)
Hear, hear! I can only imagine how it felt to get a diagnosis.
I love what you said and have been saying about community. I feel like over the years social media became a crutch and gave the facade of community, when the real connection, change, and grassroots action I believe happens IRL. I gotta make one of these famous Boué gatherings one day.
Sending lots of love and high fives from the PNW. Glad there'll still be chickengrams.
Thank you for this Katie! I deactivated my IG for the time being. I just needed a break. I will miss your daily stories, chickens farms and other fun stuff, but maybe I’ll be able to get some of that here!
I think that's a fair and healthy choice to make! I've had a few moments where I heavily considered deleting it all but I've spent so much time and energy building those channels that I feel obligated to see it through–tbd how long it takes for me to highly regret that choice, ha.
Request for more chicken and garden content here is HEARD. :) I will be sure to deliver, Caroline. Thanks for being here, and enjoy your social media break.
Congratulations on your diagnosis! I was diagnosed last year - wow.
I couldn't agree more with every word of this. Extreme values flourish in echo chambers. If (for example) twitter becomes exclusively red, and blusky as blue as it's clearly non-accidental name, everyone suffers. Not only do we need to remain on IG to offer our happy liberal gardening content, we need to engage lovingly with people who we might strongly disagree with on many topics.
(I love your thought on tradwives... I'm going to be running that around in my head for a while)
Great post and great game plan! Congrats on the Dx. Answers can be so liberating. ❤️
Hear, hear! I can only imagine how it felt to get a diagnosis.
I love what you said and have been saying about community. I feel like over the years social media became a crutch and gave the facade of community, when the real connection, change, and grassroots action I believe happens IRL. I gotta make one of these famous Boué gatherings one day.
Sending lots of love and high fives from the PNW. Glad there'll still be chickengrams.
Thank you for this Katie! I deactivated my IG for the time being. I just needed a break. I will miss your daily stories, chickens farms and other fun stuff, but maybe I’ll be able to get some of that here!
I think that's a fair and healthy choice to make! I've had a few moments where I heavily considered deleting it all but I've spent so much time and energy building those channels that I feel obligated to see it through–tbd how long it takes for me to highly regret that choice, ha.
Request for more chicken and garden content here is HEARD. :) I will be sure to deliver, Caroline. Thanks for being here, and enjoy your social media break.