Post by robeiae on Mar 25, 2021 8:13:19 GMT -5
www.today.com/popculture/chrissy-teigen-says-goodbye-twitter-deletes-her-account-t212904
So, I think there's a lot to unpack here, that her actions can be viewed in many different ways.
For instance, I have a strong instinct to mock her. And that's partly because I think Teigen is vapid, talentless pseudo-celebrity. So part of me sees this leaving twitter as just performance art, as a desperate "look at me" moment.
That said, I don't know what it's like to get mercilessly trolled on twitter and I probably never will. Still, there are steps to mitigate trolling, starting with locking one's account. Of course, then one can't get the same level of attention, can one?
Also, what about her take on twitter, above? It was her "world" for ten years? Really?
Yesterday, someone I follow on twitter--Vince, actually--commented on a tweet, so I say that tweet on my timeline. I commented, the person replied. Here's the exchange:
Person X: How do you guys deal with your anger healthily?
Me: I'm not sure that I do, but I'm pretty sure that avoiding social media would be a part of any successful strategy.
Person X: All my friends are here. And half my timeline is happy news and pets. Social media saved my life
Needless to say, I dd not reply to that, as I had no interest in getting into an argument. My point was--I thought--a fair one: that social media is not the place to go when one is dealing with real issues. Can anyone imagine a therapist saying "oh, when you feel very depressed or very angry, log on to twitter, because it's a happy place"?
Anyway, I note this because there does seem to be a significant portion of people on social media whose existence is wholly defined by their perceived "place" on social media. Teigen appears to be such a person. Because guess what? She's still on Instagram: www.instagram.com/chrissyteigen/
And 34 million people actually think she's interesting. Which is probably the real key to all this.
After 10 years, Chrissy Teigen is saying “goodbye” to her Twitter account.
She posted a farewell on Wednesday and then deactivated her account, writing that it “no longer serves me as positively as it serves me negatively and I think that’s the right time to call something."
“For over 10 years, you guys have been my world. I honestly owe so much to this world we have created here. I truly consider so many of you my actual friends,” Teigen wrote. “My life goal is to make people happy. The pain I feel when I don’t is too much for me. I’ve always been portrayed as the strong clap back girl but I’m just not…”
“My desire to be liked and fear of pissing people off has made me somebody you didn’t sign up for and a different human than I started out here as! Live well, tweeters. Please know all I ever cared about was you!!”
"For years I have taken so many small, 2-follower count punches that at this point, I am honestly deeply bruised," she wrote, adding that she hasn't learned how to "block out the negativity."
"I'm just a sensitive s--t, okay!? I don't wanna be this way! I just am!" she concluded. "But I love you guys and I cherish our time together, I truly do. I also hate you."
She posted a farewell on Wednesday and then deactivated her account, writing that it “no longer serves me as positively as it serves me negatively and I think that’s the right time to call something."
“For over 10 years, you guys have been my world. I honestly owe so much to this world we have created here. I truly consider so many of you my actual friends,” Teigen wrote. “My life goal is to make people happy. The pain I feel when I don’t is too much for me. I’ve always been portrayed as the strong clap back girl but I’m just not…”
“My desire to be liked and fear of pissing people off has made me somebody you didn’t sign up for and a different human than I started out here as! Live well, tweeters. Please know all I ever cared about was you!!”
"For years I have taken so many small, 2-follower count punches that at this point, I am honestly deeply bruised," she wrote, adding that she hasn't learned how to "block out the negativity."
"I'm just a sensitive s--t, okay!? I don't wanna be this way! I just am!" she concluded. "But I love you guys and I cherish our time together, I truly do. I also hate you."
For instance, I have a strong instinct to mock her. And that's partly because I think Teigen is vapid, talentless pseudo-celebrity. So part of me sees this leaving twitter as just performance art, as a desperate "look at me" moment.
That said, I don't know what it's like to get mercilessly trolled on twitter and I probably never will. Still, there are steps to mitigate trolling, starting with locking one's account. Of course, then one can't get the same level of attention, can one?
Also, what about her take on twitter, above? It was her "world" for ten years? Really?
Yesterday, someone I follow on twitter--Vince, actually--commented on a tweet, so I say that tweet on my timeline. I commented, the person replied. Here's the exchange:
Person X: How do you guys deal with your anger healthily?
Me: I'm not sure that I do, but I'm pretty sure that avoiding social media would be a part of any successful strategy.
Person X: All my friends are here. And half my timeline is happy news and pets. Social media saved my life
Needless to say, I dd not reply to that, as I had no interest in getting into an argument. My point was--I thought--a fair one: that social media is not the place to go when one is dealing with real issues. Can anyone imagine a therapist saying "oh, when you feel very depressed or very angry, log on to twitter, because it's a happy place"?
Anyway, I note this because there does seem to be a significant portion of people on social media whose existence is wholly defined by their perceived "place" on social media. Teigen appears to be such a person. Because guess what? She's still on Instagram: www.instagram.com/chrissyteigen/
And 34 million people actually think she's interesting. Which is probably the real key to all this.
