Inner-Strength Check - Ep. 6 - The March 2023 Not-An-Update Anti-Update (Update)

Ep. 6 - The March 2023 Not-An-Update Anti-Update (Update)

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03/05/23 • 41 min

Inner-Strength Check

Say that title three times in quick succession to summon the extradimensional horror of your choosing!

I've seen a lot of apologies and even sentiments of guilt in the everyday language within the content-creator/creative/influencer space lately.

Heck, even people expressing their sincerest apologies for not having gotten pictures up on social media in an arbitrarily 'timely' enough fashion.

Leaving any sort of relative silence or inconsistency in posting content (of any form) onto the Internet seems to becoming a growing source of anxiety from creatives and influencers.

A real-world lack of capacity to feed the hamster-wheel of endless digital consumption is something I'm noticing more in everyday discourse.

Join me as I paradoxically spend 40 minutes butchering silence, to discuss a few things I've noticed about our growing discomfort with it. Both from the perspective of a neurodivergent/mentally-spicy person, and moreover just a human being making and consoom-ing Internet in 2023.

Say that title three times in quick succession to summon the extradimensional horror of your choosing!

I've seen a lot of apologies and even sentiments of guilt in the everyday language within the content-creator/creative/influencer space lately.

Heck, even people expressing their sincerest apologies for not having gotten pictures up on social media in an arbitrarily 'timely' enough fashion.

Leaving any sort of relative silence or inconsistency in posting content (of any form) onto the Internet seems to becoming a growing source of anxiety from creatives and influencers.

A real-world lack of capacity to feed the hamster-wheel of endless digital consumption is something I'm noticing more in everyday discourse.

Previous Episode

Ep. 5 - ISC Trajectory for 2023

Hey, that rhymed!

A two-fold episode, really - first part is a bit of an update from Yours Truly with regards to my situation, and some thoughts around the barriers that podcasting/content-creation-as-hustle-culture (as well as mental illness) can impose on prospective podcasters, creatives etc.

The second part is a little more optimistic, where I outlay a fair amount of the specific music and hobby-related content that I will be both consuming and potentially reviewing/discussing on ISC this year. For instance, solo tabletop RPG's, a post-campaign review/discussion, potential interviewees, specific gigs, etc.

Overall, I'm aiming to make this space a bit more focused on how we can squeeze a little more empowerment and fun from our otherwise bleak capitalist dystopia, rather than just another exhaust-vent barrage of preaching to the choir. (Although, expect some of that too!). Sure, there will be plenty to say on the current discourse, but for my own health and your sanity, dear listener/reader/consoom-er, let's focus on how we can have fun and engage in creative things in this overwhelming era.

Am also keen to potentially chat with or even have episodes/content led by:

Musicians/music industry professionals, health professionals, community development workers, hobbyists (anything! go nuts!), tabletop fans, gamers, geeks, lived experience peers, fellow differently-brained neurodivergents, game designers, content creators, etc.

Links:

Web: innerstrengthcheck.com

Twitch: @innerstrengthcheck

Youtube: @innerstrengthcheck

Facebook: /innerstrengthcheck

Thanks.

Do good, be kind, stay safe, well and hydrated.