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Laura Humphrey's avatar

Thank you for sharing this Francesca. I resonated highly with all you wrote. I hope things begin to ease and the elbow makes a swift recovery.

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Francesca Russell's avatar

Thank you Laura!

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maryse's avatar

I have a Substack but I’m still trying to figure out what to do with it. But I hear you on both Substack and blue sky. I’m not ready to quick instagram. I’m still there for connecting with friends and looking at pretty pictures but yeah I bet it’s tough if you rely on it for your business. I’m really sorry about your friend. He must have been in so much pain.

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Francesca Russell's avatar

Thanks Maryse. Substack is still evolving for me, too, but I like it here!

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maryse's avatar

So far. I do too.

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Carrie's avatar

We are in the same wavelength. Trying to divest from the Broligarchy and maintain genuine connection. I’ve been off Instagram since Jan 20 and I’m not mad about it. I love reading your writing. And you have me curious about Bluesky tho I’m trying to reduce my online time overall. It’s tough.

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Francesca Russell's avatar

I like that I can organize everyone I follow into lists on Bluesky - I think it cuts down on the scrolling - to be able to check in with different groups (photographers, IRL friends, etc). I am hoping that someone comes up with a groups app to rival FB groups because that would get me off Meta for good.

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