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Quit like a year ago, it's great. So much less attention drain. Then I quit Twitter not long after. But now there's Instagram, a bit tricky as my whole yoga com

Quit like a year ago, it's great. So much less attention drain. Then I quit Twitter not long after. But now there's Instagram, a bit tricky as my whole yoga community hangs there. Back to square one.

sridca 8y ago
Some places, like reddit, are valuable in that you find groups of people discussing niche interests.
ganzuul 8y ago
Now I'm morbidly curious about mindfulness meditation groups hanging out on SoMe.
- ratsimihah 8y ago
  It's actually pretty fun. Most yoga teachers use Instagram to share their schedules, it's a lot more dynamic, flexible, and engaging than a website or a mailing list (which some of us still have). Posts are used as blogging tools. Along with fancy pictures of our latest poses, we like to write about the philosophy of yoga. We also use DMs to communicate, along with WhatsApp, and stories to share random yoga and not yoga moments. Yogis aren't just a group of gurus hanging at the top of a mountain :) Obviously, there is a conversation within the community about the usage of social media and addiction thereof.
rv-de 8y ago
What would you lose out on if you'd ignore the yoga pics on ig?
- piffey 8y ago
  I'd assume it's more than the pictures. From my perspective: I'm a photographer and there are DM photography critique groups I wouldn't want to miss out on. Groups with contributors that have seriously improved my work. Outside the critique groups there are darkroom groups where techniques and tips lost in the digital age are shared -- I shoot analog so I can make darkroom prints (a little non-digital zen after writing code for 8+ hours a day) so re-discovering some of these techniques has been vital to improving my printmaking skills. I'd imagine there are probably yoga technique groups that are similar. Critiques of form and posture, tips when trying to reach that new, difficult pose, scheduling for impromptu classes, etc. Any tight knit Instagram group of posters has some longer form discussion on the DM end of things in my experience. All people you want to speak with, but wouldn't do so over text message for whatever reason. I've tried multiple times to lift and shift groups to Slack, Discord, Discourse, etc. Never works. Instagram has a tight hold.
- ratsimihah 8y ago
  We mostly use DMs amd stories.
Humdeee 8y ago
I'm always curious when I hear this. How did a social media platform get to the point where you can't use self-control and discipline to simply use it less and within moderation? Why does it have to either be nothing at all, or total immersion? I see a lot of friends juggle with some sort of internal battle between being off and on with this stuff, and then there are friends who just slowly "cruise" with it without affecting them.
- jaypeg25 8y ago
  Speaking personally, I just don't get enjoyment out of opening up Facebook. I'm either seeing posts from college friends I haven't talked to in nearly a decade, or posts from friends I talk to often and don't really need Facebook to connect us. So what's the point? I don't like or comment on anything on Facebook. I don't post anything on Facebook. I just open it up to mindlessly scroll. I don't need that. I have other sites that I believe are better uses of time to mindlessly scroll (this site included).
- deadbunny 8y ago
  Because social media companies hire people to make them addicting. They are literally programmed to make you come back for more constantly.
- deleted 8y ago
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- Demoneeri 8y ago
  Exactly, I don't understand either. Most of my friends (and myself) just "cruise" social media as a way to keep casual contact with people we meet along our life.

Quit like a year ago, it's great. So much less attention drain. Then I quit Twitter not long after. But now there's Instagram, a bit tricky as my whole yoga community hangs there. Back to square one.

sridca 8y ago

Some places, like reddit, are valuable in that you find groups of people discussing niche interests.

ganzuul 8y ago

Now I'm morbidly curious about mindfulness meditation groups hanging out on SoMe.

ratsimihah 8y ago
It's actually pretty fun. Most yoga teachers use Instagram to share their schedules, it's a lot more dynamic, flexible, and engaging than a website or a mailing list (which some of us still have). Posts are used as blogging tools. Along with fancy pictures of our latest poses, we like to write about the philosophy of yoga. We also use DMs to communicate, along with WhatsApp, and stories to share random yoga and not yoga moments. Yogis aren't just a group of gurus hanging at the top of a mountain :) Obviously, there is a conversation within the community about the usage of social media and addiction thereof.

rv-de 8y ago

What would you lose out on if you'd ignore the yoga pics on ig?

piffey 8y ago
I'd assume it's more than the pictures. From my perspective: I'm a photographer and there are DM photography critique groups I wouldn't want to miss out on. Groups with contributors that have seriously improved my work. Outside the critique groups there are darkroom groups where techniques and tips lost in the digital age are shared -- I shoot analog so I can make darkroom prints (a little non-digital zen after writing code for 8+ hours a day) so re-discovering some of these techniques has been vital to improving my printmaking skills. I'd imagine there are probably yoga technique groups that are similar. Critiques of form and posture, tips when trying to reach that new, difficult pose, scheduling for impromptu classes, etc. Any tight knit Instagram group of posters has some longer form discussion on the DM end of things in my experience. All people you want to speak with, but wouldn't do so over text message for whatever reason. I've tried multiple times to lift and shift groups to Slack, Discord, Discourse, etc. Never works. Instagram has a tight hold.
ratsimihah 8y ago
We mostly use DMs amd stories.

Humdeee 8y ago

I'm always curious when I hear this. How did a social media platform get to the point where you can't use self-control and discipline to simply use it less and within moderation? Why does it have to either be nothing at all, or total immersion? I see a lot of friends juggle with some sort of internal battle between being off and on with this stuff, and then there are friends who just slowly "cruise" with it without affecting them.

jaypeg25 8y ago
Speaking personally, I just don't get enjoyment out of opening up Facebook. I'm either seeing posts from college friends I haven't talked to in nearly a decade, or posts from friends I talk to often and don't really need Facebook to connect us. So what's the point? I don't like or comment on anything on Facebook. I don't post anything on Facebook. I just open it up to mindlessly scroll. I don't need that. I have other sites that I believe are better uses of time to mindlessly scroll (this site included).
deadbunny 8y ago
Because social media companies hire people to make them addicting. They are literally programmed to make you come back for more constantly.
deleted 8y ago
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Demoneeri 8y ago
Exactly, I don't understand either. Most of my friends (and myself) just "cruise" social media as a way to keep casual contact with people we meet along our life.