Affirmations for Modern Life

• I am not my PFP.
• A selfie begs the question: why would I document being alone?
• Charles Manson was also an influencer with followers.
• Write in a private journal before posting.
• My story could never fit in an Instagram story.
• FYP—It’s For You Page, not For Your Peace.
• Social media is free access for corporations to my time and energy.
• Living matters more than documenting evidence of life.
• Everything online can be fake, edited, or a lie—and made to look real.
• If I’m not able to call them on the phone, I don’t know them.
• Whatever someone posts is a highlight reel—10% or less. Often much less.
• Jim Jones was also an influencer with followers.
• No one brainwashed feels brainwashed.
• Propaganda works best when it sounds like a peer.
• We “feed” animals and inmates before slaughter.
• I am not my algorithm.
• I do not let corporate math tell me who I am.