Where to Begin (Again)?
For the past thirty minutes now, I’ve been typing, deleting, and re-typing words and sentences again and again, trying to create one cohesive thought for an opening. I still feel it’s slightly strange to be putting my voice on a platform once more, but my thoughts from the past few days have compelled me to come back. No, there’s no hard pressed mission or goal here – it’s just that turn of events on the internet (mainly Twitter breaking down right in front of everyone’s eyes) have made me rethink how I consume and put out my thoughts out into the open.
And so here we are, a post that feels from left field, from a long dead blog that might have not likely seen the light of day again. Hi. How are you doing?
For me, a lot has been running through my mind – what do I use social media for? What do I want the internet to do for me? Who do I dare share my thoughts with, to openly be judged upon? Or better yet, do I want to just shout my ramblings to the void?
Yes. But with reservations.
I don’t know yet if writing will become a regular thing yet, but I am in the process of overhauling my online presence once more. I’ve joined a different instance on Mastodon, hoping to get a clean slate. I’m slowly saying goodbye to the one or two people that I do talk to regularly on Twitter. If all goes well, I’ll be able to come back on here and say that my thoughts are in order, and that I’m ready to throw my lot into a semi-fediverse existence. But we’ll see.