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bleeding the brakes

and getting started again

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Jim Dalling
Aug 28, 2024
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Stopping myself is very difficult.

It actually hurts. I feel physical pain in my body when I have an opportunity to make a wise crack and I have to leave it alone.

Perhaps this is one of social media’s biggest drawbacks - I’m terrible at it!

An example: There was a post regarding golf which read: I can’t think of a better way to disconnect from reality for a few hours.

My crack?

You really outta try LSD.

Instead of posting, I scrolled on.

The filter worked.

It does that sometimes.

BUT.

Each time I open social media, it’s a bit of a gamble.

Given my perceived ‘risk’ of what’s at stake, I shy away from devices. That’s a problem when I go to promote something like the upcoming bike tour that’s happening.

To avoid this, I’m meeting with humans face to face.

In addition to this, it’s important to remember that anything I add to the body of knowledge on the internet is akin to pissing in the ocean.

So,

If you’ve embarrassed yourself on social media, wait a few days. After that?

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