I could say, “hey, that is simply what a meditation is about. Just sit in peace and observe your thoughts and then observe your feelings and emotions arise.”
Im looking for something, where I can just post whatever I want to post. In response to my post I want to get a short encouraging response, instead of being directly overwhelmed by information, images or videos. Sometimes no response should the response.
In most social media we can express our current state, either through text, a photo a video or a repost. And this information is then classified and maybe, if it contains enough value to be repurposed it is.
We then get attention in return or maybe no attention in return. We might get likes, responses and so on. Given the size of social media companies we could argue there is a need to share.
We also consume the input of others, by reading what they post, seeing the videos they produce or repost. Sometimes this information is of value and sometimes it is not.
But what about a service, where the goal is to feed me something that could be of value to the user.
Arguably any social media platform would feed me what is in their best interest. And I don’t judge them, since they have to make a profit.
My actions and the actions of the users on the network are what really adds value to the network. This has helped me acknowledge my role as the product and not the consumer. I already knew this, but internalising it is a completely different thing.
And with that acknowledgement comes duty to act. To act for my life, my time and my attention.
One option would be to just not use social media, which is what I have mostly done.
And then there is the duty I have to society. And there lies my first duty to just do something about my life about this issue.
My solution would be a place where I can post my thoughts but get a view on where my head is at on a particular moment.
More important than that is the direction my thoughts are going towards.
This information could be valuable to tell me my underlying needs and maybe help me to think about how I can solve those. Like a coach would do.
Currently social media platforms are well able to categorise our emotions, but use this information for their purpose only.
Can there be such a solution, free of charge? I don’t know.
But if I need it and dont find it, then I have to create it. Or at least try.
