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Maybe I'm BSing
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The bullshitters are so annoying. I seem to have a talent for spotting them. People want to impress you, so they bullshit. They want to seem smart, so they bullshit. They want to be philosophers, so they bullshit. They don't want to get fired, so they bullshit. Influencers have the literal job of be a bullshitter. So do politicians, it would seem.
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Politicians aside, the internet bullshitters have gotten me down lately. They string a bunch of buzzwords together and the SEO machine brings their posts to the top. Then people can't sort through the bullshit because even if they suspect bullshit, they're afraid to be wrong amongst that sea of claps. The mainstream has wiggled into my information landscape, and now I don't want to play anymore.
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This week I also had a few bullshit connection attempts that made me want to go offline. A "serial entrepreneur" contacted me on LinkedIn to ask me about my goals. Someone else asked to connect so that we could "explore possible synergies". A recruiter sent me a job posting for a position that was BS.
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Maybe I'm fiddling
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I was quite socially busy the last weeks. It's summer, people are trying to catch up. I had too much social to be honest and am now receding into myself. I've been in the workshop (a pic is on my homepage!) messing about, and I picked up my sketchbook for the first time in eons. I recently built myself a little potting area so I don't have to unlock the workshop just to grab a pair of gardening gloves or a little fork.
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The summer time lull is here. Contentment comes in waves. One day I'm perfectly content fiddling about with nothing much, and the next I'm questioning my entire pointless existence. Sometimes it feels like I'm wasting my time on this planet, and sometimes it feels like I'm doing exactly what I should be doing. People are constantly telling me I "do a lot of stuff", but I feel like "I could be doing so much more".
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It's so annoying being conscious all the damn time. I wish I could turn it off. Is this a bug for all humans or just those of us who struggle with depression and whatnot?
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Maybe I need help?
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We Are Open has capacity in the autumn, so...you know – if you have a Laura-shaped project, let me know. Did I share this post I wrote about systems convening and Communities of Practice with Keep Badges Weird as an example? We're also asking if people want a free intro course on untangling spaghetti (the title is deliberately provocative).
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