Unfollow Your Heart

02/25/21 • 40 min

Social media is a hot mess of risk and reward. In this episode, we tackle a core element of our social media lives: following and unfollowing. We talk about who we follow, who we don’t, and how you can reconnect with people (and sometimes marry them). Colin shares how he pulled off a mass follower culling, and Anna tells us how dramatic run-ins with basset hounds and a vengeful hairdresser made her think hard before ever hitting ‘follow’ again. In our Troubleshooting segment, we give tips on how to unfollow friends gracefully, plus alternatives to unfollowing or unfriending people. Then as always we end with some 🌐🥇
Connect with us at @themoreuscroll on Instagram & Twitter, and check out our webpage. Have any internet sanity tips? Any topics you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected]. Access the transcript for this episode here.
Tips & hacks from our Troubleshooting segment:
Want to purge your Twitter followers? Try the TokiMeki app!
Internet Gold of the week:
Anna: @SUBPARparks on Instagram
Colin: Future Fonts, get in on the ground floor with new fonts.

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Breaking News(feeds)

The news is like your shadow: you can’t get away from it and it is DARK. In this episode, we tackle wrangling our newsfeeds and ask “how do we stay informed without losing our minds?” We talk through how and why we pick our news sources, the boundaries we set around our news consumption (and whether they work), and how getting your news from social media is like reading the review before you see the movie. Colin suggests some aspirational rules for posting articles on social media. Anna argues that part of staying sane is not engaging with content that really upsets you even if it’s “newsworthy." I mean really, is The Bubble always a bad thing? In our Troubleshooting segment, we give tips for how to check the quality of your sources, stay mindful of how news affects you, and ways to make sure you’re getting your info from diverse viewpoints. Then as always, we end with some Internet Gold.
Connect with us at @themoreuscroll on Instagram & Twitter, and check out our webpage. Have any internet sanity tips? Any topics you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected]
Tips & hacks from our Troubleshooting segment:
Where do your favorite news sources fall on the Media Bias Chart?
Here are some tips for telling real news from fake news
Internet Gold of the week:
Anna: Writer/Humorist R. Eric Thomas
Colin: "Palm Springs" on Hulu

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You're Muted

Video calls have made some things easier, some things harder, and pretty much everything weirder. This week we’re talking about that sweet Zoom life we’re all living: how moving our social and work lives into gallery mode has affected us, the murky waters of Zoom etiquette, navigating co-working from home with our partners, and how “business casual” has gotten a little more...casual. Colin tells us about his existential crisis over drinking OJ on camera and argues that the deck of the Starship Enterprise is an appropriate background for all occasions. Anna lays down the one Zoom rule you should NEVER break, and shares her struggles with keeping NSFW art out of her background. In our Troubleshooting segment, we give you tips on how to manage Zoom fatigue, make your home look good for video, and some hidden tech features you will want to take advantage of. Then, of course, it’s Internet Gold time!
Connect with us at @themoreuscroll on Instagram & Twitter, and check out our webpage. Have any internet sanity tips? Any topics you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected]. Access the transcript for this episode here.
Tips and Tricks from our Troubleshooting segment:
Check out these Zoom Video Enhancement features.
Here is a link to Amazon Ring Lights to better your lighting on Zoom calls!
Internet Gold of the week:
Anna: A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO
Colin: Slack Channels for everyday use