My name is Heather Flyte and I am a writer and PhD student in English. Currently I am a teaching fellow at Lehigh University and I’m currently (finally) reading for my comprehensive exams. I’m pulling back from posting my thoughts, images, etc. on various social media sites and hope to make this the home to everything digitally me. For a while, I’ll be posting here …
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Social Media Exile
I don’t think social media is really all that healthy. I’ve been positive in dealing my own rhetoric, especially in class. I’ve tried to discuss its functions conceptually, that there are benefits if you curate well and hypervigilant, but the labor costs outweigh the benefit. I have been mindful of how I feel when I’m on a platform. Twitter is now where I feel the …