110 - Quitting Social Media Without Ending Your Career

Sugar Vendil quit social media again after reading How to Break Up with Your Phone—the data on time spent and brain impact was horrifying. She briefly checks Instagram when people invite her to collaborate, then deletes it. The "work" she got from being active was superficial; meaningful projects come via email, not DMs. Her newsletter has a 60-70% open rate, far better than whatever eyeballs see Instagram posts. Social media peaked and businesses are realizing it's mostly bullsh*t. Everyone's attention is fragmented; even if they see your post, they won't click through. Vendil's reading more books than she has in years—she knows it's because she's off her phone. She'd rather make really good work without maximum attention than get sucked into a platform that makes everything look and sound the same. And the "privileged" argument doesn't land—none of us are making money purely off art anyway. Everyone has a job. She's choosing where her attention goes.Listen to music/Maker with Tyler Kline wherever you get podcasts, or at musicmakerpodcast.com.Support Loose Leaf Transmissions on Patreon at patreon.com/LooseLeafTransmissions.Follow us on Instagram: @loose.leaf.transmissionsmicro/Maker is a production of Loose Leaf Transmissions: Made for All Ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.