I am trying to get back in the habit of writing here. I journal regularly with paper and pen, and think it might be a good idea to use my journal prompts here. Today’s prompt:
What would the world be like without celebrities (specific to entertainment) and social media influencers?
Honestly, I think the world might be a bit better place without celebrities and influencers. I’ve been thinking a lot lately that most of what is on social media is a waste. People are influencing each other to do the same things, to buy the same things, to think the same, etc, etc. It’s all so exhausting. Just a few weeks ago, I went through I went through the people I followed and deleted anyone who spends more time “influencing” rather than offering an interesting perspective/something interesting to say. I will likely purge even more in the next few weeks. I am trying to spend less time online these days because it seems like such a waste of time, and more times than not people are just selling things. And with people posting after the election and thoughts on what the country will be like during the next administration just makes me more anxious. The best way to lesson my anxiety is simple enough: spend less time on my phon.e