An exercise: next time you open a social media feed, grab a pen and paper and note down everything that catches your attention. A news story, a top tip, a lament, a prediction. How long until the page is full?
I hopped on bsky earlier after a week away from The Feeds and it is astounding, the sheer volume and variety of information blasted at you. So much of it is earnest and intriguing, real people with real thoughts, but that doesn’t make it any less overwhelming. A little bit of everything, all of the time. Maybe I’ll take another week…