Joseph Dickson – Page 7 – Joseph Dickson

no (social-media) vember

I thought I was being clever, a no social media November detox free of doom scrolling, click-bait. Turns out NoSo already exists, but I’ll try my own spin on it. Over the last few years I’ve seen my screen time increase on addictive social media platforms at the cost of creative contributions to the communities value.

My Rules

No doom scrolling.
No commercial social platforms.
No sharing of social media content.

Exceptions

Group chats and DM’s are okay if its the only way you communicate with friends and family.
Curated embedded content in websites and blogs are okay.
Federated platforms that respect your privacy and time are okay in moderation.

The Goal

Spend less time on commercial social media platforms and contributing to noise. Instead, use this your time to create and enjoy high quality, intentional content and art. Prioritize meaningful interactions in online communities you care about.

When I get bored I look at the back of my phone

Paper: Traveler’s Notebook 013 lightweight paper insert.
Ink: Pilot Blue-Black.
Pen: Lamy Safari with a fine nib.

When bored we tend to stare at our smartphones, scrolling social media and click-bait when we get bored. I’ve decided to start sketching the back of my phone instead.

Companies should accept our terms

I want to believe in the promise of Generative Artificial Intelligence products and consumer services, I’m the client, I pay for these services, I don’t want to provide inherent trust these companies will always have my privacy in mind forever. Enterprise products that were once considered secure, private and safe now introduce spyware to serve up my data to AI models, marketing, and business partners at will, while I pay them, that’s not right.

If I purchase any device it comes with a terms of service and privacy notice limiting my rights. These provide ongoing permissions that can be modified by them at any time. Data collection of product details and usage is almost always included, that’s okay, they need to correct problems and improve. Sharing my information with third-parties for marketing, for their additional revenue, no. Worse they always reserve the right to modify their agreements at any time putting older information at risk.

I want a terms and service agreement that I control, one that permits and restricts categories of personal data in exchange for their products and services. If companies don’t accept our terms they can’t sell us their services, that’s okay. It might seem unlikely but when companies are required to think privacy first, client first, they would self regulate what is actually required to provide and maintain their services. Privacy terms and services should be under our control. Permission given, not taken.