I don’t understand social media.

My IG moodboard for @fromremey. Will it ever materialize? Idk.

I’ve been thinking about social media a lot lately. Now that I’m creating content again, I feel the pressure to promote my works across all social media platforms. Like they said, engagement is key to success. I don’t know who said that, but that’s the general message I’ve been seeing for content creators.

My problem is, I don’t understand social media. And I don’t care to understand it. Even through I grew up with social media - like I was alive when Myspace was created and I even had a blog at one point - I just never had the patience to figure it out. Social media became a major roadblock for me in my previous attempts at content creation. The pressure of following trends and getting likes took away my joy of creating. Social media algorithms, along with the rise of AI-generated content (which I ranted about in this episode), have turned me off from in making content for views completely.

If my intention was to become an influencer, I would’ve approached my creative process differently, and creating for engagement would’ve made sense. But to be honest, it’s never been my goal to be famous. I make things because I like to make things . Whether it be designing experiences (which is my full-time job), shooting and curating photos, or cooking new dishes - I genuinely enjoy the process of creating things. I’m invigorated by the experimentation and the intuition that come with the creative process. That’s when I feel most connected to myself - and perhaps the universe? I've always been fascinated by how ideas and solutions arrive at the most random moments, and it’s usually when my brain has taken multiple trips around different topics that are seemingly irrelevant to what I’m working on.

So, in order to honor my original intention, I’ve decided to release myself from the pressure of social media engagement. I’m going to embrace the fact that I’m not built for social media, and it is what it is. I hope that by carving out a dedicated space for my content outside of social media, I can preserve my desire to create for the sake of creating. I also hope that this would help me feel less pressure to come off as “perfect” online.

Speaking of perfection, I want to share some behind the scene issues with this episode. This was supposed to be a video episode like the previous ones. Unfortunately, something happened with my camera tripod/stabilizer, and the footage turned out to be shaky and unwatchable. I feel like the old me would’ve re-recorded the entire thing again and would not upload unless it was perfect. But in the spirit of embracing imperfection, I decided to upload only the audio instead. I think these little exercises of “just get it done instead of making it perfect” is transforming my view on the creative process, and in my approach to life in general. It’s really not that serious. In the grand scheme of things, we’re only here for a brief moment to live, to try, to learn, and to die. That’s really that life is about.

Anyway, I hope you’ll enjoy my little rant on social media and AI.

With love,

Remey