Social media, identity, & culture

I never dreamed of having 100 authentic followers who listen to my wisdom and my art. I didn’t even think I was pretty enough to post a video.

I have authentic followers on all social media platforms and people who tune into my podcast regularly.

Progress may not be what is depicted. I focus on progress, not success.

Every follower came through concepts and sharing ideas. That is meaningful for me. These are real people, you know?

I never had an aversion to social media. I have always seen it as a massive superpower.

Imagine sending a letter to 1M people every single day. That’s what social media is.

Let’s not forget that communication began with first words, then writing, and now, social media. It is not a fad that will go away. If anything it will evolve toencompass more psychic forms of communication.

I’m here for it. I think that social media got many people out of depression and onto a healing journey. It did for me. Especially, during the last five years - we have seen a growth in healers and psychotherapists advising people about the mechanics of their mind and spirit.

I love video content, blogs, and forums. I think that humanity has really understood direct communication through technology as of late. During a certain period of time in history, everything was filtered through a centralized control network.

As my mind matured, I saw the value of the government in terms of managing the exposure of the people’s eyes and minds to damaging content. I understand that this was a big risk in de-centralizing information.

I think that balance between open minded thinking and protection is spiritual healing. And art.

There are constructive and cultured ways to express opinions and emotions.

Artists are troubled spirits until they figure that out. Social media has helped people to learn how to express themselves in a publicly acceptable manner.

It has forced me to construct my mind around socially acceptable norms and to use my intellect to communicate around certain “red areas”.

I’m not revolutionary at all. There has never been a risk of that. I respect my government and I respect politicians.

They respect me too.

Emotions are always involved, but the way to become political is to ask, “How do I preserve myself and make this issue go away?”

A good communication strategy involves what I call, a quiet threat.

If things escalate, I will…

If I see this behavior again, we will have to…

Most people will respect your confidence and forthrightness and comply.

Intelligent people struggle at the age of 20, because they start to see all the things that are wrong with this world. They don’t have the mental awareness to detach their identity from that suffering.

A strong individual identity is the answer.

Empowering strong individuals, heads of households, artists, and workers is the answer. Not for some sort of economic gain, but for their own mental health.

When a country’s people have good mental health - crime and disease go down. And this is already an economic gain.

How can we help people build strong individual identities?

Processing their opinions about their world and their family. Emotional intelligence - understanding the repercussions of certain behaviors and attitudes. Instilling a belief in positive transformation. Faith, connection to something greater that can absolve them of shame and guilt.

The second step of this process is connecting all this power and channeling it into a new identity that offers protection and opportunity.

I underwent this process myself and I’m so grateful that I did. The identity I built for myself allows me to be an artist, a businesswoman, a writer, a healer, a worker, a mother, a teacher, and more.

The identity society gives you is like a death sentence. You will be a “doctor”. Or you will be a “designer”.

Humans have so many interests and their own ideas about the world. I think giving people career fluidity will decrease anxiety massively.

Ok, you studied medicine but you’re meant to be an artist. You started economics but you’re a great chef.

Even these hobbies and crafts as a side effect of general identity is super healing, especially for men.

What does businessman even mean? It’s a title totally devoid of meaning. It’s totally abstract and there is no flavor. I know, because I went to business school. And that’s when I realized, I’m actually an artist.

Thank God, I caught that flow early on in life and pushed for something that meant a lot to me.

We were primed during covid to learn how to be at home and have many hobbies.

I, for one, realized how much I love being in a clean home and developing my talents in the kitchen and through my brand. It’s not just a woman thing. I want to see men enjoy their space as well, through design, books, art, and media.

This is a new experience of presence and healing. In fact, if we look at Italian and Russian culture (really most of Europe); being at home is the center of daily life. These cultures enjoy more fulfillment and less attachment to social labels.

Daily tasks are what make up your identity. If we all focus on our daily tasks and crossing them off lists; I think we’ll be a lot happier.

LS