Beyond Selidor

*nods* This post resonated a lot with me, and I've gone through something rather similar. DW is really wonderful! Long-form text and being able to form a community of people who are interested in the same kinds of things IS THE BEST.

I've stopped engaging almost entirely with Facebook, which I think is a kind of self-protection mechanism. I don't know that this particular thing is completely a positive way of dealing with life (I seem to miss some important stuff as well -- I wish there were a way to filter for "life updates that I, personally, think are important," lol) but it's what it is right now. (Before pandemic, I would check it about once a week or so, which I think was a little more healthy because at least I got some updates about friends.)

And like you, I just use IG to follow strangers who post pretty pictures, it's not at all connected with either my real life or fandom life except for following my sister on her fandom account :)

I have a Tumblr, but there was so much negativity and constant anxiety there that even though opera fandom is almost wholly present there, I had to just stop because I could feel it making me feel worse, bah.