a meta post about where else Clancy Steadwell has been online, being overwhelmed by notifications, and the constant urge to hit the Delete Publication button
Enjoyed the range of emotions on this trip down online lane.
My online footprint outside of here is a sprinkling of shredded wheat level dry LinkedIn and some banter on the lone reddit page I visit… none other than r/fantasyPL. Proper football animals on that one.
Isn't it weird to reflect that these platforms hold all of our histories, trauma and pain. When you said AOL I almost winced. Thoroughly great reflection.
Really interesting reflections, Clancy. The ambivalence is real! I’m thinking back to before social media, and those times I wanted to share something, but didn’t know what or with who. So I’d write my diary. I’d probably have loved Substack back then, though!
I really loved this, Clancy. Like we’ve established before with other subjects, we had a very similar relationship with the internet too. I never did have an instagram or twitter account, but I’m still dealing with a lingering Reddit addiction that I can’t quite seem to kick. I’m a person who thinks, in general, I’d be better off not engaging with any of these platforms, but Substack has also made me have to reevaluate that feeling. Really impressed with this.
Enjoyed the range of emotions on this trip down online lane.
My online footprint outside of here is a sprinkling of shredded wheat level dry LinkedIn and some banter on the lone reddit page I visit… none other than r/fantasyPL. Proper football animals on that one.
sounds like just the right of internet to me. thanks for reading, as ever matt
At the very instant the messenger
Invaded my space with the package
I resolved to face the book
With an instant gram of coffee
Dropped into vodka tumbler
Medium-roast, of course
Listening to a sparrow’s twitter
I read it – twice
Noshing on a sub sandwich
Stacked with unsavory flavors
Isn't it weird to reflect that these platforms hold all of our histories, trauma and pain. When you said AOL I almost winced. Thoroughly great reflection.
you say weird, i say painful. AOL was tough at first but then i got good at it. thanks for reading, dispatch
I can't quite describe why I enjoyed this so much. but I did enjoy this very much.
that’s my whole thing. you read it and youre like why the fuck did i like this. thanks for reading jw
This feels like too personal a question so feel free to discard. Do you ever wish to not publish under a pseudonym?
no.
Understood.
thank you for reading debra. clancy steadwell is just who i am
And it’s a great pleasure to have met you.
Really interesting reflections, Clancy. The ambivalence is real! I’m thinking back to before social media, and those times I wanted to share something, but didn’t know what or with who. So I’d write my diary. I’d probably have loved Substack back then, though!
I really loved this, Clancy. Like we’ve established before with other subjects, we had a very similar relationship with the internet too. I never did have an instagram or twitter account, but I’m still dealing with a lingering Reddit addiction that I can’t quite seem to kick. I’m a person who thinks, in general, I’d be better off not engaging with any of these platforms, but Substack has also made me have to reevaluate that feeling. Really impressed with this.