Show, don’t tell

How do you use social media?

I use social media mainly to share links to my posts. This helps my friends know about the latest ones. This prompt actually feels like déjà vu. I have covered this topic in another post where I explored in what ways I communicate online. What I’m going to do here today is show, don’t tell, what is happening on my social media. Please take a look, explore, like and share my content to your friends. It helps me get in contact with more people online, and spread the joy!

Facebook

A high school reunion is being planned. A lost dog finds its way home thanks to a shared post. Someone’s aunt just discovered memes. Scroll through Facebook and you’ll see birthdays remembered, political debates flaring, and marketplace bartering over secondhand sofas. It’s the town square, bulletin board, and family album—wrapped into one sprawling, familiar feed.

Instagram

A latte, perfectly lit by morning sun. A dancer mid-leap, frozen in time. A swipe reveals vacation cliffs, pet antics, a makeup tutorial, and a brand new reel. Ah, and let’s not forget about the cats! Instagram is where beauty speaks first—where life is filtered, framed, and hashtagged. It’s as much about crafting identity as it is about sharing life.

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X (formerly Twitter)

A breaking news headline explodes across timelines. Below it, a joke, a protest chant, a niche meme only five people truly get. On X, voices clash, converge, and echo in 280 characters or less. It’s the digital agora where wit wins, speed matters, and anything can go viral—or vanish—overnight.

I had many excellent teachers in the course of my life, I wouldn’t be here without them. In the link below there’s a reflection on several of them. Let’s call them the unnamed teacher.#tabularasa #blog #blogger #educationhttps://t.co/h8jXHOKJD0 via @robsonrc

— Robson Correia (@robsonrc) March 23, 2025

Mastodon

There are no ads and no algorithms. It’s just a quiet timeline where users chat across independent servers. They discuss open-source code, poetry, or cats in hats. On Mastodon, the pace slows. Communities form by choice, not by trend, and moderation is a local affair. It’s social media with its soul intact.

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Threads

You’re on Instagram, and suddenly a thought pops up—a snarky comment, a casual musing. Threads invites it in. Posts are quick, replies even quicker. No trending chaos, no doomscrolling spiral—just a scroll of light conversations, soft takes, and breezy vibes from familiar faces.

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Bluesky

Imagine Twitter, but rebuilt from scratch—with user control at the core. On Bluesky, timelines are shaped by choice, not corporate code. Developers tinker, users hop between custom feeds, and conversations unfold in a space still finding its shape. It’s a social experiment that feels strangely familiar—just with more freedom under the hood.

Ten years from now, I see myself not just as an author. I envision myself as a curator of mysteries. I also see myself as a cartographer of the symbolic. I will be a weaver of stories that flirt with the veil between the visible and the invisible.#tabularasa #blog #blogger #thefoolsjourney #tarot

— robsonrc (@robsonrc.bsky.social) 2025-04-14T02:19:43Z

Show, don’t tell

I know the concept of “show, don’t tell” is a writing technique. But I just wanted to play a little with it. You can do that to… please show my posts to your friends, don’t tell about them. Let your friends form an idea about my content. I’m sure some of them will enjoy them too.