Sure, there are lots of photos of laughing, smiling children and adults.
Check-ins at restaurants for glorious meals or bars for tasty beverages.
Status updates musing on how lucky one is to have such a great family/wife/kid/dog/cat/guinea pig.
But what's not posted — the dark stuff — is really what makes up life.
The stresses of work. The arguments with parents or spouses or kids. The mounting debt brought on by trying to provide for your family while battling seemingly unending bills.
Or your own psyche.
I know those things are out there, too.
Yet, I'm human. Perception becomes reality, even if I know better.
So, with that, I'm thinking of letting go of social media.
That's tougher than it sounds, and not because of the huge role the medium has played in my life over the past decade.
I work for a news-gathering service. Part of the way we disseminate the news is through social media.
I've not gotten the kinks worked out on that end of it, so that's why I'm just thinking about it for now.What about you, gentle reader? How have the creations of people such as Zuckerberg and Dorsey and Musk affected your perceptions and realities?
Is it time to get off this crazy thing?
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