Dumpster Diving for Connection

Why we use the trash platforms of social media and how we can have a healthier perspective and stay out of the reactionary crowds

Guess which one is Elon Musk?

Elon Musk bought Twitter … and over on Twitter and in the media, it’s FIRE AND HELL AND LIFE IS OVER FOR US ALL.

If you wandered into Twitter today, you’d think someone had died.

The Weird Wake Over on Twitter

So much lamenting, so much sadness. So much … waiting.

It’s like they’re sitting shiva for a social media platform. Or like a wake for a website.

Wtf?

I don’t mean to be callous — I too had initial fears over Musk buying Twitter and there are significant potential issues arising — but I swiftly came to realize that I need to lay this burden down. And maybe you should consider doing the same thing.

Musk/Twitter. Zuckerberg/Facebook. Bezos/Washington Post. The list goes on.

Do You Have Billions of Dollars?

We can’t stop any of it. Unless you have billions, you haven’t even been dealt a hand in this poker game. And no one is reading a gazillion tweets or posts and deciding, “NOW I’ll step in and save society!”

Complaining is almost always a solid waste of time. …