@futurebird @aral it isn't that hard to use social media conscientiously. Yes, you are going against the design. But if you don't learn how to operate against malicious or predatory designs I don't know how you live in this world.

That said I've never enjoyed going viral. When I had a blog it had 100 daily readers and that was plenty. I get the pleasures of small streams where I can get to know the other fish. But I amv also desperate for easy access to the wide ocean.