How I do social media:
1. If you are a prospective or current employer, turn me down for the job or tell me you snooped so I can give you notice. “Keep business and personal life separate”? You first.
I’m not adding you on social media either, and that goes for co-workers as well as managers on up. Are you mental?
2. I don’t have an in-person social circle in this phase of my life, so social media’s basically it. If you find that pathetic, don’t friend or follow me.
2a. I talk about my life a LOT on social media. I talk about the same things on social media that I would talk about in person. I actually find the public posts I write about my life to be a more reliable rendition of what I actually say than is someone repeating what I said to them in person to a third party: EVERYONE can come check the source. Proceed accordingly. Do not tell me not to talk about my fucking life on the fucking internet. Because this will be me:
3. Facebook is my primary social media… vehicle? I guess? I’m on some others only because a lot of other people are on them, but I don’t pay enough attention to them. I think Instagram comes in second, really.
4. My friend limit on Facebook is Dunbar’s number: 150 people. It’s not a Facebook setting, it’s just my personal limit. If I hit 151, someone’s going to be cycled off. I prioritize people who interact with me over people who don’t.
If you get booted or I don’t accept your friend request, the Facebook link in the social icons down in the footer of this site is to my public page. That’s different than my personal profile and you don’t need my approval to follow it. Feel free.
5. If you’re so tired of Facebook, prove it. Come hang out with me on MeWe.
6. I am much less finicky about other social media accounts unless you’re an obvious troll, asshole (but I repeat myself), or bot.
7. Whether I stay connected with you on social media has zero bearing on whether I like or hate you. But if I’ve disconnected, there will have been a reason. Try getting in touch with me like normal folks and asking me, and maybe you’ll find out what it is. If you don’t care, well, I probably figured that out and that’s probably why you’re gone.
8. If you block me and I find out and then notice you again later under a different account, I’ll be blocking you back. I don’t use the block feature a whole hell of a lot, but I’m tired of people’s stupid drama.
(I never said I don’t get dramatic. But both of us being dramatic at once is just too much fucking noise.)
9. Observe the word “social” in the term social media. If I wouldn’t put up with it from you in person, I probably won’t put up with it from you on Facebook either.
10. I am a judicious user of friend lists and filters. Trust is earned.
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Look at the footer for my social-media links. Have fun. (Or not. Whatever.) If you would like to see my blog posts about my general social-media situation (why???), go here.