commit 56b66a26cf01e528fa7dc4dea84a5386d36965f1
parent 1b785e57400ccbe374392d12fa6fc006d7a80eca
Author: Eamon Caddigan <eamon.caddigan@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2024 16:04:09 -0800
Minor updates and a link to Deletey
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content/posts/social-media/index.md b/content/posts/social-media/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
---
title: "My Social Media Accounts"
date: 2024-01-02T12:39:23-08:00
+lastmod: 2024-01-03T15:56:33-08:00
draft: false
categories:
- Personal
@@ -11,25 +12,34 @@ instructions](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1336653/hibernate-y
and "hibernated" my LinkedIn account. I had to take an extra step to
disconnect my account from a "LinkedIn Learning Enterprise license", which
is two jobs old now (I hope it wasn't costing them anything), but otherwise
-it was a painless process. Unless I find myself really missing access to
-LinkedIn[^missing], I expect to close the account entirely by the end of the
+it was a painless process. Unless I find myself really missing access to the
+LinkedIn network, I expect to close the account entirely by the end of the
year.
Since [I last wrote about social media]({{< ref "instagram-sentiment" >}}),
-I've deleted most of my accounts: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and
-Goodreads spring to mind. There's _something_ to miss about each of these
-platforms, but overall none of them were worth hanging onto: first, [recent
-trends]({{< ref "website-update"
->}}) suggest that they'll only become less relevant; secondly, need to be
-intentional about what personal information I share online [since scammers
-now pretend to be me]({{< ref "my-house-is-not-for-rent" >}}).
+I've deleted several accounts: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Goodreads
+spring to mind. There's _something_ to miss about each of these platforms,
+but overall none of them were worth hanging onto: first, [recent trends]({{<
+ref "website-update" >}}) suggest that they'll only become less relevant;
+secondly, I need to be more mindful about what personal information I share
+online [now that scammers pretend to be me]({{< ref
+"my-house-is-not-for-rent" >}}).
+
+{{< aside >}} After I posted this, I learned about [Steven Hoefer's
+"Deletey"](https://stevesberg.com/2023/12/the_annual_tradition_of_deletey/):
+
+> The goal of Deletey is to order and streamline ones digital life, reduce
+> one's online footprint, and reduce cognitive load and clutter from
+> personal technology.
+
+There must be something about the New Year that makes it feel like a good
+time to tidy up.
+{{< / aside >}}
If you wound up here looking to get in touch, email is the best way to reach
me---I'd love to hear what you're up to. I'm also fairly active[^activity]
-on [Mastodon/the Fediverse](https://social.coop/@eamon)[^fedi] these days too.
-
-[^missing]: Let's face it, that really only happens when people want a new
- job... right?
+on [Mastodon/the Fediverse](https://social.coop/@eamon)[^fedi] these days
+too.
[^activity]: I'm currently averaging over four posts per day and ought to
reign that in a bit.
