Holy shit. I have chills everywhere. First off, i relate 1000%. It's a fucked up thing to grapple with, knowing you can (and have been) deleted or muted from the public communication-share-think space for "wrong think" or "wrong speak" -- and i too got a strike on IG for sharing a homesteading meme (incitement of violence) although there was a small sentence at the bottom that mentioned shooting a fed if they came on the property - i legit didn't see it, but i still would have posted it if i had.
then there's the times where you're given a strike over a typo or the machine not understanding slang or punctuation, and then there's the truth which is a no-go for the algo. I almost changed my artist name because of the censorship issue.
ALSO... I feel the need to share this. I'm working on an album right now, some people know the title of it, but I haven't disclosed it publicly. I'm going to in this comment because its literally what you just did in that spoken word video, and you essentially wrote the same thing, just different wording above it. The title of the album is called Ghost in the Machine. thats why i have fkn chills. and here i am watching a video of you dressed like a ghost, reciting poetry, in the machine. this is fkng wild and i am really grateful i opened this email and read this. thank you.
Wow chills back, so grateful for you sharing all of this with me. Yeah it's so messed up, like even whether posting truth or just sharing something resonate, the algorithm can't pick up nuance, sarcasm, jokes, so it's all insane. It's been incredibly difficult, like the death of a reflection....so much poured into trying to connect with others through this space, which is great in many ways, meeting people from all over the world then poof in an instant it can be gone without explanation leaving a void that didn't exist before this creation....then there's the whole translation of that into real life...I tried to capture both in this short piece by sharing my experiences. I hope you'll share your more about your album when it's finished. Thanks for being here.
I absolutely will. I’ve shared a little so far but have to keep the majority quiet until it’s closer to completion. Thank you for this post, related 1000%
💯 LOVE this ... "The not-so-powers-at-be still want us to hush up our voices and join the hive, to that I say, I will haunt you in my astral travel if you don’t get out of my way and I’m only half joking….Boo-Mofo-Boo… the only ghost in this place is your made-up-make-believe invisible enemy that you want everyone to fear, but I don’t play games in the land of fiction."
Oh my God. I love you so much. I was the same with masks. Eerie as f*ck was't it and isn't still? This fake normal? Like no one noticed the bizarre reality? Thank you for writing!!!!!!!!!!!! 😃I will follow you to the ends of the earth.
Hi My Friend Lizzie! Thank you! The strangest part during these times is I'd go to the store and think there must be others but most of the time I was the only one, it's like we were all equally dispersed across the planet or something, can't figure it out but glad to find "the others" here inside the substack. :)
ps. Read all the little house on the prairie books again and I highly recommend. Now I will go read all the Nancy Drew books again---thank you. Ps. Sometimes I would wear a black lace panty mask just to F*ck with people. Mostly no mask tho. I will share your writing with others. The poem was sublime and such an added delight. I am going to do the same thing with one of my poems. Inspiration LIVES ON!!!!!!
Funny you say that, the last time I was at my mother's house I asked her if she still had my Little House on the Prairie books too, I loved those as well! :) I have a story about something I wore during those times too, I'll be sharing about it soon.
They made me cry with such depth and beauty. I read them out loud to a woman with Altzheimers. But the writing (which some say her daughter actually did most of) is so moving. Really a great choice for me.
I lol at your boo at the end of the poem. Nicely done! I felt the same way in 2020 walking around. I would be Hannibal in my A Team. I love it when a plan comes together. You mentioned Nancy Drew. My older sister was into Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. I started reading her Hardy Boys books cause at the time being really really young, I was like ahh, Nancy Drew, that's for the girls. Hardy Boys that's for the boys.
Oh Angela! This is awesome! Self-censoring, digital death, AI graveyard, shadow banned, approved information - I can't believe that we're actually living it. I had a natural health and coaching business that never went anywhere because of all of that and I was so stupid that I spent thousands on advertising never understanding that it went into digital nowhere land.
And masking. OMG. Had I been physically capable of looking after myself I would have never complied, but the last round of surgeries did me in and I'm still not anywhere near where I should be. Canada is absolutely crazy commie land and yeah if I wanted to buy food I had to wear it. Toward the end though - I quit. I was so full of rage I figured if anyone came near me I'd beat them with my cane! LOL
The only good thing to come out of this whole mess for me is that I healed the rape trauma I lived through and I found myself again. When there's a will there IS a way and somehow we'll inspire the little flames we're supposed to!
Thanks for sharing and for being here! I'm so glad we connected!
Whoa Penny, it sounds like you went through a lot during that time making things even more challenging on top of everything else....but it also sounds like you have healed and come through it, which is beautiful to hear, big hugs.....I'm glad we're connected too, this is the corner of the internet where people talk about real things and use the technology for good. :)
Holy shit. I have chills everywhere. First off, i relate 1000%. It's a fucked up thing to grapple with, knowing you can (and have been) deleted or muted from the public communication-share-think space for "wrong think" or "wrong speak" -- and i too got a strike on IG for sharing a homesteading meme (incitement of violence) although there was a small sentence at the bottom that mentioned shooting a fed if they came on the property - i legit didn't see it, but i still would have posted it if i had.
then there's the times where you're given a strike over a typo or the machine not understanding slang or punctuation, and then there's the truth which is a no-go for the algo. I almost changed my artist name because of the censorship issue.
ALSO... I feel the need to share this. I'm working on an album right now, some people know the title of it, but I haven't disclosed it publicly. I'm going to in this comment because its literally what you just did in that spoken word video, and you essentially wrote the same thing, just different wording above it. The title of the album is called Ghost in the Machine. thats why i have fkn chills. and here i am watching a video of you dressed like a ghost, reciting poetry, in the machine. this is fkng wild and i am really grateful i opened this email and read this. thank you.
Wow chills back, so grateful for you sharing all of this with me. Yeah it's so messed up, like even whether posting truth or just sharing something resonate, the algorithm can't pick up nuance, sarcasm, jokes, so it's all insane. It's been incredibly difficult, like the death of a reflection....so much poured into trying to connect with others through this space, which is great in many ways, meeting people from all over the world then poof in an instant it can be gone without explanation leaving a void that didn't exist before this creation....then there's the whole translation of that into real life...I tried to capture both in this short piece by sharing my experiences. I hope you'll share your more about your album when it's finished. Thanks for being here.
I absolutely will. I’ve shared a little so far but have to keep the majority quiet until it’s closer to completion. Thank you for this post, related 1000%
💯 LOVE this ... "The not-so-powers-at-be still want us to hush up our voices and join the hive, to that I say, I will haunt you in my astral travel if you don’t get out of my way and I’m only half joking….Boo-Mofo-Boo… the only ghost in this place is your made-up-make-believe invisible enemy that you want everyone to fear, but I don’t play games in the land of fiction."
I Appreciate you!
Ditto!
LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE!!! ❤️
Thank you :)
Great piece.
Thanks Julie!
Oh my God. I love you so much. I was the same with masks. Eerie as f*ck was't it and isn't still? This fake normal? Like no one noticed the bizarre reality? Thank you for writing!!!!!!!!!!!! 😃I will follow you to the ends of the earth.
Hi My Friend Lizzie! Thank you! The strangest part during these times is I'd go to the store and think there must be others but most of the time I was the only one, it's like we were all equally dispersed across the planet or something, can't figure it out but glad to find "the others" here inside the substack. :)
ps. Read all the little house on the prairie books again and I highly recommend. Now I will go read all the Nancy Drew books again---thank you. Ps. Sometimes I would wear a black lace panty mask just to F*ck with people. Mostly no mask tho. I will share your writing with others. The poem was sublime and such an added delight. I am going to do the same thing with one of my poems. Inspiration LIVES ON!!!!!!
Funny you say that, the last time I was at my mother's house I asked her if she still had my Little House on the Prairie books too, I loved those as well! :) I have a story about something I wore during those times too, I'll be sharing about it soon.
They made me cry with such depth and beauty. I read them out loud to a woman with Altzheimers. But the writing (which some say her daughter actually did most of) is so moving. Really a great choice for me.
I lol at your boo at the end of the poem. Nicely done! I felt the same way in 2020 walking around. I would be Hannibal in my A Team. I love it when a plan comes together. You mentioned Nancy Drew. My older sister was into Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. I started reading her Hardy Boys books cause at the time being really really young, I was like ahh, Nancy Drew, that's for the girls. Hardy Boys that's for the boys.
Thanks Chris. I'd love to re-read some Nancy Drew myself just to see what made me love them so much as a kid.
Oh Angela! This is awesome! Self-censoring, digital death, AI graveyard, shadow banned, approved information - I can't believe that we're actually living it. I had a natural health and coaching business that never went anywhere because of all of that and I was so stupid that I spent thousands on advertising never understanding that it went into digital nowhere land.
And masking. OMG. Had I been physically capable of looking after myself I would have never complied, but the last round of surgeries did me in and I'm still not anywhere near where I should be. Canada is absolutely crazy commie land and yeah if I wanted to buy food I had to wear it. Toward the end though - I quit. I was so full of rage I figured if anyone came near me I'd beat them with my cane! LOL
The only good thing to come out of this whole mess for me is that I healed the rape trauma I lived through and I found myself again. When there's a will there IS a way and somehow we'll inspire the little flames we're supposed to!
Thanks for sharing and for being here! I'm so glad we connected!
Whoa Penny, it sounds like you went through a lot during that time making things even more challenging on top of everything else....but it also sounds like you have healed and come through it, which is beautiful to hear, big hugs.....I'm glad we're connected too, this is the corner of the internet where people talk about real things and use the technology for good. :)