Learning Social Media Made Me Feel Old

In the last 6 months, nothing has made me feel older than trying to start an Instagram page to support my blog.

With my best boomer impression, it only took minutes for my account to get blocked.

And within an hour of that I was blocked again.

The IT professional who could jump on a computer and figure things out felt like a distant memory.

I couldn’t find a thing buried beneath convoluted menus and submenus.

Someone should really invent the tapped TV remote version for navigating this stuff.

But what started as my youth being called into question has slowly turned into a passion... well a short lived one.

It gave me the opportunity to create something meaningful on the scroll hole of social media.

Something that might help or inspire people to think a little differently.

Something to remind people they’re not failing because they stray from societal norms.

A reminder that there are others out here just trying to figure it out too.

And strangely, as I started to hate writing… I started to become engrossed in making short-form content.

I love learning, and content creation has been another topic to get lost in.

I’ve become captivated by all the time and skill that goes into taking an idea and turning it into something tangible that people can consume.

So I decided to accept the challenge and create something of my own.

Now, my humble 60-odd followers may not seem like much. But they are a reflection of my learning journey as I find my feet, develop a skillset, and build a voice.

For now, let’s just enjoy the fact that even a not-so-old dog can still learn new tricks.