Our current digital social contexts force us to be “always on.” Slack, Email, and even newcomers like Clubhouse increasingly optimize for a communication flow that is synchronous, which requires both parties to be actively involved in the conversation.
I'm going to be the pessimist here 😅 I'm wondering if there are downsides to making things too low pressure 😆 I'm just thinking back to those memes where people make fun of others who post about every little detail in their life (e.g. tweeting about what they ate for breakfast every day). https://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/MjAxMi0yN2I1MWQ5ODk2Mjc2NWE1/ But maybe the idea of finding a vibe tribe is connecting with people who genuinely want to hear about those details?
I think part of that is that you have a space where psychological oxygen is present so that this kind of thing won't happen! And I would say it's definitely up to the vibe tribe on what kinds of content feels ok, but the closest comparable I would say is when you're in a 1:1 DM with someone that spans a lot of diff contexts (say cooking, software, art), that pic of breakfast could be really meaningful--whether it's a new dish they made, a new restaurant they tried, a new route they took on their morning walk to get it. I think there's so much richness that isn't captured because people are afraid to post and our societal notions around what is "worthy" of posting due to social media's obsession on status is preventing that from being shared.
I'm going to be the pessimist here 😅 I'm wondering if there are downsides to making things too low pressure 😆 I'm just thinking back to those memes where people make fun of others who post about every little detail in their life (e.g. tweeting about what they ate for breakfast every day). https://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/MjAxMi0yN2I1MWQ5ODk2Mjc2NWE1/ But maybe the idea of finding a vibe tribe is connecting with people who genuinely want to hear about those details?
I think part of that is that you have a space where psychological oxygen is present so that this kind of thing won't happen! And I would say it's definitely up to the vibe tribe on what kinds of content feels ok, but the closest comparable I would say is when you're in a 1:1 DM with someone that spans a lot of diff contexts (say cooking, software, art), that pic of breakfast could be really meaningful--whether it's a new dish they made, a new restaurant they tried, a new route they took on their morning walk to get it. I think there's so much richness that isn't captured because people are afraid to post and our societal notions around what is "worthy" of posting due to social media's obsession on status is preventing that from being shared.