baccusbeeIn evaluating my presence across socials I felt I may have spread myself thin. My engagement and connections in the #poetrycommunity , #writingcommunity , and #blog #bloggingcommunity are a godsend to me across all the platforms. I've met genuinely great folks running accounts on #Fediverse #Mastodon #xformerlytwitter #mediumwriter #bluesky #substack #HiveBlockchain and #threads
If you and I are connected on one of them, I would love to connect across the others for the sake of keeping our communities strong and setting our verse, writing and other creative works free. I will most assuredly return the follow and engagement. New connections are great too, this isn't about volume, metrics, or following here— it's about community.
What I love about Mastodon is that it's really about meeting in the hashtags here and follow count or lack of is not going to limit reach.
The Arts in all forms are crucial during this time in our shared human history. Art can shine a light, share perspective, and foster increased understanding which is critically needed now.
Since 2009, X has been and is my home base/social home. The poetry and writing community people over there are gold and represent the entire ideological spectrum and yet we harmonize! Everyone gets along because we are focused on the verse.
I'm going to invest more time here as I realize unfortunately all this time I had not explored the full scope of the Fediverse. I'm also going to invest more time in the other platforms engaging my community. What this looks like during the week is an evening or two spent focused on each platform.
Our works may range across spectrums but they all matter and shine a much needed light.
The attached article from my Substack: Terrible Poet Journal speaks more to my thoughts on community.
Thanks for reading, I would love to know your thoughts.
(Villasmil, Henry 🇻🇪 (•‿•)
Ryan Ridenour
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