Over the last four years, I have been trying to steer my business without social media. It's not been so straightforward, but I have never got on with any platform and the process. As a creative person I can imagine nothing worse than my audience digesting my imagery, along with updates from their grandchildren and photos of people's dinners.
That's not to say I don't use social media. I use the internet for what I believe it is intended for - following stupid stuff that makes me laugh! I like calamitous cat videos, American monster trucks, mountain biking mayhem. No news, no 'doom scrolling', nothing heavy. I like to stay light.
Late one night in early April last year, when the UK orchid flowering season was just beginning, I'm looking on Twitter (or X- was that rebrand really necessary) as I like to follow the findings of a few local botanists and fellow orchid enthusiasts.
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