Your post was a welcome read, the accompanying invitation weighed in on the “irresistible” side. Thanks for the assorted rays of light and delight. TBC.
I'm a retired Unitarian Universalist Minister and hospice chaplain, an American ex pat, living in Vrindavan, India---a poet, sometime singer-songwriter writer, a dreamer, an enigma, an explorer, a lost and found figure of speech clothed in time's harlequin and mystical space. Call me Shakti…my full name is a tongue twisted best reserved for a future back and forth.
Thanks for opening a door. Cheers, and all the best.
Dear mr. Shakti, it's a nice and sweet feeling that my humble opinions reached great India! 😭 Thank you so much for reading and all the best from the Philippines!
This is why I really love going on internet link dives! I find that there's a lot more good internet to discover when it's not limited to what a particular social media feed well, feeds my brain. This introduced me to a lot of cool newsletters. Thank you for sharing them!
thank you, error! you're so right! i think out of all the algorithms of social media, tiktok is by far the best. yes it leads to doomscrolling just like the next app, at least-- at the very least!-- it knows what to show me. fb and ig (same company by the way) only care about selling products for years now. and twitter to me is just too toxic. search "substack recommendations" on tiktok and i'll pretty much end up with the fyp i actually enjoy!
ugh, the fb and ig ones, true. my adblockers used to be so good it could vaporize the sponsored posts on both of them but now they're back and it sucks cause i have to use them both for connecting with literally anyone (fellow filipino btw!!)
To be fair all of social media is becoming like this, populated with slop and mundanity. But the gems pass by once in a while. Maybe the key is to stay away for a bit
yes i hear you! can't reminisce with the "before substack" anymore, this platform will just continue to grow. but the way it's shaping up to be just like any other platforms... a little bittersweet. oh well. as you said there are gems. those are beautiful essays i read!
Your post was a welcome read, the accompanying invitation weighed in on the “irresistible” side. Thanks for the assorted rays of light and delight. TBC.
I'm a retired Unitarian Universalist Minister and hospice chaplain, an American ex pat, living in Vrindavan, India---a poet, sometime singer-songwriter writer, a dreamer, an enigma, an explorer, a lost and found figure of speech clothed in time's harlequin and mystical space. Call me Shakti…my full name is a tongue twisted best reserved for a future back and forth.
Thanks for opening a door. Cheers, and all the best.
Shakti
Dear mr. Shakti, it's a nice and sweet feeling that my humble opinions reached great India! 😭 Thank you so much for reading and all the best from the Philippines!
This is why I really love going on internet link dives! I find that there's a lot more good internet to discover when it's not limited to what a particular social media feed well, feeds my brain. This introduced me to a lot of cool newsletters. Thank you for sharing them!
thank you, error! you're so right! i think out of all the algorithms of social media, tiktok is by far the best. yes it leads to doomscrolling just like the next app, at least-- at the very least!-- it knows what to show me. fb and ig (same company by the way) only care about selling products for years now. and twitter to me is just too toxic. search "substack recommendations" on tiktok and i'll pretty much end up with the fyp i actually enjoy!
ugh, the fb and ig ones, true. my adblockers used to be so good it could vaporize the sponsored posts on both of them but now they're back and it sucks cause i have to use them both for connecting with literally anyone (fellow filipino btw!!)
uy peeeelipins! kabayan pala hahahaha waley chance ang phil fb dzai puros corruption at benta lang laman wahahahaha
To be fair all of social media is becoming like this, populated with slop and mundanity. But the gems pass by once in a while. Maybe the key is to stay away for a bit
yes i hear you! can't reminisce with the "before substack" anymore, this platform will just continue to grow. but the way it's shaping up to be just like any other platforms... a little bittersweet. oh well. as you said there are gems. those are beautiful essays i read!
This is a great and truthful post - and a brilliant resource. Looking forward to browsing around your recommendations later. Thanks for the work!