The Hollywood writer’s strike is over. All I have to say about that is: I’m glad creative writers will be paid a fair living wage. I think the work they do is challenging and demanding, and worthy of generous compensation. But I couldn’t care less about Hollywood movies or the shows those writers are writing. I don’t consume that content.
I’ve been grappling with a similar line of thought. For my business, I create and post on IG (a platform I never personally used until I had a business). I worked with a business coach and began doing all the content creation things - posting daily, making reels and sharing in my stories. Every single day. I told my coach it felt performative at times, and on a deeper level I resent turning my life into content for someone else. I’ve been pondering how to have a service based business in this day and age without being so dependent on social media.
Because one thing that I notice is that my mental health improves when I consume less content, and I don’t really want to participate in this fire hosing anymore. It’s too much and it’s not good for us.
Thank you for the article. I’d read another take on the term ‘creator, itself and how it shifted from influencer.
Sep 27, 2023·edited Sep 27, 2023Liked by Jayson Young
I totally agree.....there's waaaayyyy too much content/stuff out there. Do we really need it all? NO, we don't. For so many, it seems that their entire lives revolve around all this content. Life would be so much better and CALM if we all just ignore most of it and LIVE.
Great piece. I’ve recently started to differentiate content and art in my life, and it’s my first step on distancing myself from the onslaught.
For the first time in my life, I’m (almost) okay with calling myself an artist simply because the last thing I want to create is content.
I’ve been grappling with a similar line of thought. For my business, I create and post on IG (a platform I never personally used until I had a business). I worked with a business coach and began doing all the content creation things - posting daily, making reels and sharing in my stories. Every single day. I told my coach it felt performative at times, and on a deeper level I resent turning my life into content for someone else. I’ve been pondering how to have a service based business in this day and age without being so dependent on social media.
Because one thing that I notice is that my mental health improves when I consume less content, and I don’t really want to participate in this fire hosing anymore. It’s too much and it’s not good for us.
Thank you for the article. I’d read another take on the term ‘creator, itself and how it shifted from influencer.
I totally agree.....there's waaaayyyy too much content/stuff out there. Do we really need it all? NO, we don't. For so many, it seems that their entire lives revolve around all this content. Life would be so much better and CALM if we all just ignore most of it and LIVE.