Do I Really Hate Social Media… or Do I Just Hate Feeling Like I’m Losing?

An honest talk about visibility, comparison, and why showing up online feels so complicated.

In today’s episode, I’m unpacking a question I’ve been wrestling with for a while now:

Do I actually hate social media…

or do I hate the version of myself I become when I’m not getting the results I want?

In this episode, I talk through:

• Why social media feels more like a performance than a creative space
• The difference between creating art and presenting art
• The burnout that comes from forcing yourself into formats that don’t fit
• How comparison works both ways — destructive and inspirational
• The real fear behind “I don’t feel like posting”
• Why visibility has become an unhealthy measure of success
• What Issa Rae’s comment about not feeling successful woke up in me
• Why I keep wrestling with wanting results I don’t even fully define
• How to redefine “results” in a way that actually honors your creativity
• The tug-of-war between authenticity and algorithm alignment
• Why depth is my love language — and why that makes social feel complicated
• The reminder that God can’t reward the version of me I pretend to be online

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