Goodbye 20s, Hello 30s! TAC Is Leaving Social Media?!
As my 30th birthday approaches, the more my priorities are shifting. If you asked 20-year-old Ilah to get off Twitter, you couldn’t claw her HTC One (M10) smartphone [RIP to phones that do not conveniently get glitchy after a newer model is released]. I haven't been on Twitter since Elon Musky Monkey [no offense to our fellow primates, bonobos and chimps] bought it in October 2022. I did not have a problem leaving that platform because I barely had a voice on Twitter, but, nevertheless, it was where I initially outed rapist; Luke Moore. Someone from SFUSD contacted me through Twitter which led to me writing an affidavit on my sexual assault in 2019. Ultimately, I succeeded because I do not see his name in any comedy shows and I have not heard news from him since. So what's stopping me from deleting my Instagram? Time to make a pros and cons list!
PROS OF INSTAGRAM:
Instagram has been a reliable source of income for my main affiliate, Unbounbabes.
I've met a lot of people there that I (have or) intend on meeting in real life.
I've established my brand.
I've been chronically online since I was a child. Neopets, anyone? Is it finally time to leave?
More time for real world events.
MORE TIME, IN GENERAL.
CONS OF INSTAGRAM:
CENSORSHIT! I'm tired of all the workaround and extra work I have to do just to get my content seen.
Comments section is always garbage.
So celebs can get away with nipple pics, but my World Sexual Health Day post was flagged, even with “World Seggsual Health Day,” because the bots are getting developed by a bunch of scared ignoramuses?
I pay for ads, but all I get are creeps.
Most of my current clients didn't even find me on Instagram. They found me through local communities and most of my consistent clients identify as queer, kinky, and mentall-ill Asian womxn (even at work, I cannot escape myself).
Loss of tallasianchick leading to possible compromise of mental health due to a social media-heavy world we live in.
More isolation?
My content is limited to my followers so what's the point if I won't be seen by new eyes?
Bots, scammers, folks with bad intentions, and the constant disrespect/harm by white women and men.
I’M TIRED, EXHAUSTED, DEPLETED, AND, QUITE FRANKLY, FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING IN AN EFFETE WORLD WHENEVER I'M ON MY PROFESSIONAL INSTAGRAM.
So here's what's going to happen next; I will have tallasianchick deactivated until the end of the year. If I decide I can be successful without it, then I won't return. Or maybe just have it active as a business account and use it for just business and follow the rules, even though I hate these fucking rules. Or I could continue to use @tallasianchick, but I won't be myself anymore. The money is there, but the people aren't. It's time for me to leave the house and advertise myself offline for a bit.
Happy 30th birthday to me (November 1, 1994)! This next chapter of my life is going to be experimental as fuck and I'm going to be alive for it whether I'm online or not.
