{"id":5979,"date":"2026-05-18T09:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:59:52","slug":"the-beautiful-long-tail-of-unsocial-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=5979","title":{"rendered":"The beautiful long tail of (un)social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I really like this recent article by John Naughton on <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.co.uk\/news\/science-technology\/article\/social-media-is-turning-us-into-mobile-couch-potatoes?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email\">how social media has turned unsocial<\/a>. In it he shares some interesting figures about the declining proportion of users, particularly younger adult users, who post on social media sites and the increase in consuming content passively, scrolling mindlessly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It echoes with my own use of these platforms, both in terms of my personal posting habits and my ability to reach and connect with others. Things have changed, that&#8217;s for sure. And yet I am one of the lucky web generation that experienced the age of social media and blogging that built real personal connections and friendships, many of which still persist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Never has that been more apparent than on a recent trip to Canada, a holiday which gave me the opportunity to catch up with many friends first made on social media, through conferences and collaborations. In many cases it&#8217;s been many years since we last saw each other in real life, hugged and shared food, and we keep in touch sporadically via letters and postcards, or old-fashioned family facebook posts or indeed on signal and wherever else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We shared travels tips and subsequently visited many eateries and vinyl shops and beaches recommended by friends. It really made the trip so much more special, and led to sharing many photos and travel updates along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1003.jpeg\" alt=\"A photo of the Tacofino taco truck in Tofino. \" class=\"wp-image-5982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1003.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1003-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1003-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1003-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1003-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A photo of the Tacofino taco truck in Tofino.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We collected stickers, now proudly covering my suitcase, from as many places as we could, and it reminded me of my laptop that likewise used to be covered in stickers from conferences (it still is, I just travel a little less nowadays) and how I used to collect and send stickers from events on to friends who couldn&#8217;t make it. Once we had a regular &#8216;black market&#8217; for Bryan Mather&#8217;s beautiful creations between the edtech lady pen pals of the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I may not like what many mainstream social media platforms are turning into today, and I will continue to try and connect and engage via federated social media, but I am most grateful for the connections that I made in the before times, and all the beautiful friendships that have resulted from them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I really like this recent article by John Naughton on how social media has turned unsocial. In it he shares some interesting figures about the declining proportion of users, particularly younger adult users, who post on social media sites and the increase in consuming content passively, scrolling mindlessly. It echoes with my own use of these platforms, both in terms of my personal posting habits and my ability to reach and connect with others. 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