Be a Producer, Not a Consumer

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@PatMc

We have always tended to be a consumerist culture, especially America, but I believe it has gotten worse with the rise of social media and smartphones. We always seem to be consuming the overabundance of information and many of us have stopped producing and creating, not only for others but for ourselves. Time that use to be spent on hobbies is now spent on the screen.

Do any of you have experiences in your life like this that you’ve observed? I really want to advocate for producing and creating in our world that mindlessly consumes.

Pat, here is a new approach. @aschrijver suggested mewe.com to me, and I am trying it out. Without ads and constant bombardment by marketing messages, it is like an empty spot in a noisy shopping mall. When you first create an account, it can be disorienting because you are given a blank canvas. Gulp, you think, I don’t know what to do… But then a thought comes to you and then another, and suddenly you are filling the canvas with color and things you love. So mewe challenges–and allows–you to be creative in new ways. Here’s my link in case you want to join me there.