I remember when social media started. My friends and I had friendster, we had myspace, and I remember vividly when facebook first allowed my University to sign up for it. It felt fun and exciting, and it seems like every change they made to facebook since then has made it seem less fun and more big brothery. For many years I’ve told myself that I had to have social media for Dollar Country because it’s a tool for work. I still think that’s mostly true, but I found that constantly seeing other people’s opinions, frustrations, pictures, and other things affected my brain in a way I felt was detrimental to my mental health. My friends who spend the most time looking at their phones are not my happiest friends, and I started to see that in myself.
Back when this started you had to sit at your computer to check your email or see your facebook notifications. I miss that. I don’t hate these things, I just don’t think it’s helpful to have them potentially drawing my attention away from what’s in front of my at any given moment. So about a year ago I started deleting things. Besides email, all of the social media stuff is now relegated to my computer. It’s for work so I check it when I’m working. I’ve noticed a lot of changes, it feels like my brain is rewiring. I’d recommend giving it a try, you can always install the apps again.
This is all to say that DC might be a bit slower to respond to your message now, and it’s OK. It will still come through. Personally I’ve really noticed being able to get way more work done since I’m not having my attention pulled away quite as often. When you post less you get less notifications, or so it is with me.
Acetate Digitizing
The past month I’ve been digitizing acetates on Thursdays. Not all of them have made it up on the website yet but they will be soon. You can look at them here: https://dollarcountry.org/collections/show/27
It’s been nice getting back to it as sickness and busyness took me away from the project during the deep winter.
That’s all I’ve got for now, I hope you’re well.
Franklin