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Here we are on Substack, this is my very first post and I LOVE a first .

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I have spent the last few years really struggling with how social media behaves.Meaning, the algorithm requires a certain kind of content from me, either my face or click bait type stories and the need to post daily in order for people to see my content.The increasing discourse about practically everything has also got to a level that I find myself not wanting to open my social apps anymore. I simply do not want to spend more time in front of a screen in order to feed the social media beast, I want to be out in the world having experiences with people and the planet in a way that inspires me and fills me with wonder and moments of joy. I suspect I am not alone with this experience 

One of the most significant realizations I’ve had is that I want to read long form stories that are not curated by any one publication or person.I want to use my own discernment to choose whose perspective I give m…