Blue-F Block Platforms & More Time

On Sunday my family gathered slowly and with much coffee to the place where we've gathered nearly every Sunday since March of 2020, the couch. 

Our once, "excited to go to church in jammies", moods have now melted down into, "thank God no one can see my bed head and if we ever get back to normal, will we have forgotten that we can't fart whenever it happens upon us?" I know. Silly, but let's be honest, it will be weird. 

Pastor Shawn kicked off this week with a fun title: If you Snooze, You Lose. He proceeded to share his lesson on time management < self management and challenged us to assess how we spend our time on social media and with television. This lesson piqued my interest most especially because I did not feel guilty AT ALL about how much social media time I've spent in the past week. So I eagerly opened up my settings and the family shared our "time spent" information with one another. 

Although I was not feeling guilty, I did feel very aware that if big tech hadn't become big brother in the last 2 weeks, I'd still be wracking up those hours. So, it was a good observation and it was inspiring. 

I am not alone in my belief that what the big tech companies are doing is atrocious and very dangerous. I'm saddened that so many people who at one time would admonish this censorship are now cheering for it as it has choked out one particular voice. What disturbs me is their confidence that it was somehow justified and that it will end with reasonable amounts of silencing. I wonder how they will feel when all voices with conviction and hard truth are silenced, I suppose I don't have to wonder long...but I digress. 

I cannot delete the apps of the big bro...tech gurus, because I work there. I do, actually 70% of my work for the band on Social Media. These apps don't allow a business to be...just a business, it has to be attached to a person/personal account. It's a frustrating situation, but I'm also a sucker of hope, who truly hopes that these companies will reverse their garbage policies and prejudice and stop policing thought. However, as frustrating as it is, I have found that I can reduce my use to a significant variable, enough that I don't contribute to their garbage and I can't be used as a product for their real clients...ad companies. 

I do not post any more. I hop on to work, like things I have to in the interests of the band and get off. It has reduced my blue-f interactions by HOURS a day. I'm available by email and I'm trying out GAB, and I'm updating this blog. I already feel less enraged from the daily fear mongering by the MSM and the re-posting garbage of my well meaning sheep friends...from BOTH sides of the aisle. 

And finally, I've rediscovered that if something is worth saying and it's important enough for me to present to the world...I should take the time and write it out. Also, I've forgotten how to write. My stories are very disconnected now. I'll have to work on that. Yes, I will.