I’ve never had a “safe space” on the internet. At least, not for a long time.
My adult identity inherited from my teenage years. All my life, online and IRL, I’ve gone by a certain handle. Not that I’m complaining, it was a good handle which isn’t always the case for people who chose their usernames when they were teenagers. But I never got around to creating a different online presence.
Everyone in my life can see what I get up to online, so I’ve always been afraid to truly express myself. Not that I want to say or do anything bad–it’s the opposite. I want to express myself in ways I feel don’t fit in the box I’ve built for myself in this world. Most people who know me don’t know I’m interested in photography, or like the music I like, or care about 99% of what I have to say. The result: I don’t talk about or do those things.
Inventing this side of myself is the most creative thing I’ve done in a long time, and it genuinely makes me excited to go out more, take pictures of my town, and post them on the internet under 0null.one.
There’s potentially more I want to say on this matter, but I will keep this first post short. I’m excited to engage with my online peers–those who I’d say are part of this “internet underground” scene, sheltering from the fatigue of social media, and I’m sure many were motivated for similar reasons to what I am.
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