Ideas of myself
I’m following too many people on Bluesky.
I know many people follow hundreds (even thousands) of accounts, but I can’t process the volume of information currently coming through that particular pipe.
For those who haven’t been paying attention to the recent and rapid growth of Bluesky, there does now appear to be a critical mass of migration from X of journalists and other reality-based accounts. Recent data from The Guardian and The Boston Globe suggest that Bluesky is a more reliable source of engagement than X or Threads—both of which algorithmically downrank news (and links generally).
It’s unknown whether Bluesky will continue to grow (or survive), but there is something atypical happening over there (regardless of the how many columns try to paint Bluesky as a liberal “echo chamber”).
One interesting thing Bluesky is doing (like Twitter might once have, in an earlier era) is publishing a “firehose” of live Bluesky posts for data nerds and developers to work with. Andy Baio has been collecting a thread of interesting projects, including this 3D screensaver-style visualizer.
One @#$%ing thing
There are clothes in my closet and bureau I know I’ve not worn since before 2020. I spent tonight removing things I won’t be wearing again.
It’s a useful practice to downsize to a smaller version of “enough”, and also to get clearer on which clothes feel comfortable to wear at my body’s current size.
Calibrating my ideas of myself to the reality of my actual self. Wild, I know.
All the @#$%ing things
Night 20: Increased my monthly contribution to the ACLU
Night 19: Deleted a blog from two decades ago
Night 18: Researched nonprofit board opportunities
Night 17: Contributed to Trans Lifeline
Night 16: Spent time together with loved ones
Night 15: Bought from a not-for-profit online store
Night 14: Refined an icon and wordmark
Night 13: Contributed to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
Night 12: Contributed to The Guardian
Night 11: Read, reflected, and rested
Night 10: Sent money to support vaccinations in Nigeria
Night 9: Sent money to a friend in need
Night 8: Gave gifts and spoke words of appreciation aloud
Night 7: Contributed to a California-focused nonprofit newsroom
Night 6: Made homemade donuts for my team
Night 5: Opted into a paid Buttondown tier
Night 4: Reviewed my local election results
Night 3: Deactivated my X account
Night 2: Contributed to my local nonprofit newsroom
Night 1: Started by starting
Words, sorts, thinks, and actions by Chris Ereneta, from Oakland, California. Thanks for reading! Thoughtful feedback and questions are welcomed at that.often@gmail.com