On jockeying for eyes in the colosseum of social media and figuring out how to opt out of the competing while still engaging wholeheartedly in the creating
Great piece Taylor. I've never participated all that much in the chase, but it's surfaced more as I've been writing here, and I've been feeling this conflict too lately. I've made some changes, just turning away from anything that even starts to turn my stomach. Gotta pay close attention to how things feel.
What an absolutely beautiful piece. Thank you so much for sharing. Whilst I don’t feel compelled to leave social media, because I derive a sense of connection and closeness and masterfully curated art from it, I really love everything you said. It just feels true.
And I will be sharing it with my community because I know how many people will feel incredibly seen from reading it. Thank you for your beautifully written piece here. Deeply appreciated from this party of one! ❤️
"What I could no longer ignore about these (very human) races for status, for significance, for attention, for belonging, for “success”, is that the chasing of someone else’s attention requires all of our own."
This is so well written, and well said, and (obviously) I’m slow clapping over here at the point. Thank you so so much, for living on a boat!, and walking the walk and writing this and all that.
Great piece Taylor. I've never participated all that much in the chase, but it's surfaced more as I've been writing here, and I've been feeling this conflict too lately. I've made some changes, just turning away from anything that even starts to turn my stomach. Gotta pay close attention to how things feel.
So true, and thank you for reading and sharing, I appreciate it!
What an absolutely beautiful piece. Thank you so much for sharing. Whilst I don’t feel compelled to leave social media, because I derive a sense of connection and closeness and masterfully curated art from it, I really love everything you said. It just feels true.
And I will be sharing it with my community because I know how many people will feel incredibly seen from reading it. Thank you for your beautifully written piece here. Deeply appreciated from this party of one! ❤️
Ah thank you so much, that means so much to hear! Thank you for reading 🙏
This was great, and really made me think. Thank you!
I’m so happy to hear that, thank you for reading and for leaving this kind note!
"If I just played the game, if I just once again dedicated my own life’s attention to the pursuit of everyone else’s." THIS. RIGHT. HERE.
This was everything I have been thinking and then some. Thank you.
Happy to hear how this connected, thank you.
"What I could no longer ignore about these (very human) races for status, for significance, for attention, for belonging, for “success”, is that the chasing of someone else’s attention requires all of our own."
Perfectly said.
Thank you, I'm so glad this resonated with you.
Wow. Grateful to have found you.
Ah that means a lot - thank you for being here.
WOW.
As someone who’s followed and adored your work for years, this pretttttty much made my whole week 🙏
This is so well written, and well said, and (obviously) I’m slow clapping over here at the point. Thank you so so much, for living on a boat!, and walking the walk and writing this and all that.
thanks for turning me on to Taylor's writing!
Love, love, LOVE. Thank you so much
I'm so glad to know this connected with you - thank you for reading.