Excursions

I don’t know how to be social. I can’t use the social media tools. I am a user of many. I don’t use any. Or to be fair, I don’t know how to use them. I would passively scroll through the timeline and yet not respond to any of the posts. Not that I don’t want to. However, I don’t know what to say. Or how to say it.

I feel awkward interacting with people I don’t know.

Maybe that’s who an introvert is.

Even in real life, I take time to comfortably open up with others. I am that silent, awkward guy hanging around in a group. Not knowing who and how to talk to someone.

No wonder then I feel the same discomfort in the digital space. What troubles me is I just end up wasting time not using these tools in the manner they are supposed to be used. I don’t benefit in any way by using the services.

So why am I even on these social media sites then?

I need to learn to not waste time when I have too much of it. That feeling is a delusion -- one never has enough.

Abstract is beautiful. #mbsept

Does the #mastodon instance I am part of matter? In what way does my choice of instance shape my experience with fediverse? I have switched the instances multiple times now, but not for any specific reason as such.

Swipe down gesture on an iPad is a mess. I have been using this device for years now and I still don’t know what to expect. Sometimes it opens the control panel. At times notification panel. And a few times Split View.

And it never does what I want.

Many times, I also get lost in the Slide Over mode - things get hidden and I have no idea how to correct them.

Yoga session cancelled. And I don't know what to do now so early in the morning 😂

Comment on X

X will soon support audio/video calls then? So much potential for spam and exploits. But then do they even care anymore? Does anyone?

It's after ages that I cleared my RSS feed list without marking all items as read. I like it.

"Don't buy something because it's the right time to buy it. Buy when you need it."

Another day, another instance when I managed to convince myself of this.

As per my BMI, I need to lose at least 3.5 kg. I knew I need to lose some. Now I know exactly how much. "How" is still an open question.