When Huey Changed the Channel: The Flagrant Yet Shiny Social Media Poison

What I’ve noticed watching social media for hours on end

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We’ve traveled to the new world and like Neo, we have been told about this, but once we plugged in — it got real for the first time.

Did you know that globally, people spend 2 hours and 24 minutes on social media? I will venture a guess and say I probably spend more time than that and this is why my Bookworm title should be snatched away quickly.

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I read and review books, but lately, I have been drowning in YouTube shorts and Doom scrolling Instagram.

My favorite topics were Japan travelogues and apartment tours in Korea. With YouTube, I felt as if I were backpacking with Kamuschi-Chan and the scenery and subject matter always put a smile on my heart.

With Pinterest, I could not stop clicking on small spaces that are well designed with feng-shui in mind.

These days, unfortunately, I keep dipping my hand in that chocolate nicotine.

I’m talking about blackness. The videos, the dances, the arguments, the…