social media has gotten a lot less comfortable to think about after i started seeing it as everyone being more or less a zoo exhibit for each other

the circular path of weathered ground in the center of this person's exhibit signifies their love for shapes and artistry

@Okesska welcome to my enclosure

@catuscay i love what youve done to the place

@Okesska I'll have you know that at least my corner is a petting zoo. And by that I mean pats are welcome

I take it the issue at hand is the enclosure? How would you like to connect with others?

@ilobmirt i think it's a little more complicated, as in a lot of the time there's a pressure to be even a little bit performative, also yeah some people handle the sort of "enclosure" thing much better than others

@ilobmirt for me personally i've moved away from big crowd environments, like i like talking on discord with small groups for this reason