Does participating on social media contribute in a positive way to your life? I came across a form of that question today. I think it sometimes can. And because it sometimes can, I think we are led to continue to participate. But even in that case, is the occasional positive contribution enough to keep reading various feeds every day? Is it enough to keep creating user generated content? I don’t know the answers to those questions these days.
This post, for example: I think the positive thing about it is it allows me to set a marker for myself. Such markers, in a sense, are a way of contributing to my future self in a positive way.
On the whole, though, is my participation in social media a positive thing? It’s something I am going to be thinking about in the new year. Perhaps you will too.
Smart People I Know 
“Social media” covers a lot of ground. Posting on corporate social media platforms can help people connect with other people but tends to encourage “feeding the algorithm”. Useful information quickly disappears or can become hard to retrieve. Although I do not blog much, it does help me take a step back and reflect, instead of rushing to fight the next fire. Good bloggers also build up a body of knowledge that goes into more depth, exploring not just the “how” but also the “why”.
I agree. Blogging is probably one of better forms of social media, still.