Episode 586: Why do I stay on social media

inspiration … my biggest reason 

I found myself ranting that social media algorithms are not to blame.. humans lack of love of difference is yet again the root cause … parents must help their children to be secure enough to choose their own algorithms and Gen Z are driving huge change in their choices 

Make sure you listen to the footnote for an important and somewhat ironic correction! I just came across Jame Baldwin speaking on the topic after I’d recorded the podcasthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DTixtZ6jc73/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Film I pronounced wrong (sorry - dyslexia strikes again)The Voice of Hind Rajabhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt36943034Palestine execution billhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/israels-death-penalty-bill-for-palestinian-prisoners-moves-to-final-votehttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/25/israeli-and-palestinian-mothers-call-for-peace-on-barefoot-walk

Is this what the planet needs to discover how dependant we are on fossil fuels? Rabbit hole on lowering cortisolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgYiQ4ltB2chttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UMWuD34caQ

I urge you to look at all the history for yourself.. the impacts of western interference ... the old versus new ideals with the people stuck in the middle of an autortarian dictatorship or family dynasties  ...The 1970s uprising impacts on women and free speach The Complete Persepolis graphic novel Marjane Satrapihttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/991197.The_Complete_Persepolis?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=HKylqUvuDm&rank=5Persepolis Annimation film https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/

A very simple series by Jamie Oliver on how to reset your health https://www.audible.com/pd/B0G2N4P6N9?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=library_overflow

Links to all the books I mentioned … The Kamogawa Food DetectivesHisashi Kashiwai, Jesse Kirkwood (Translator)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154488299-the-kamogawa-food-detectives?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=41V3qxpC1E&rank=1Before the Coffee Gets ColdToshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot (Translator)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44421460-before-the-coffee-gets-cold?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16Yeonnam-dong's Smiley LaundromatKim Jiyun, Shanna Tan (Translator)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203469691-yeonnam-dong-s-smiley-laundromatThe Lantern of Lost MemoriesSanaka Hiiragi, Jesse Kirkwood (Translator)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204593511-the-lantern-of-lost-memories

INFJs can really lose themselves in relationships and turn everything on themselves. We have such extreme forgiveness and patience that it's shocking when we run out - when we need change and the patterns keep repeating. It's too easy for us to turn all the experiences on ourselves and feel shame. Shame for sharing and being open as this requires such trust for us. 

The Violet Writer https://substack.com/@thevioletwriterhttps://thevioletwriter.substack.com/p/displace-souls-and-surviving-beauty?r=73q1xqBy training, I am an observational scientist. I spend my life witnessing everyday human behaviour and trying to understand the hidden patterns. The invisible conditioning in plain view.Not unlike the violet spectrum: completely invisible to many.The part of the rainbow we simply assume to be there.Consider with me the unwritten rules we might blindly follow. The efforts that feel like mere survival, but are perhaps more. The assumptions we've never questioned. Once seen, it can't be unseen.My writing is about creating a peaceful, unconditional space for you. I hope you'll come by now and then.

The colonial hub in the Middle-East called the Middle-East based on another Colonial land .. Can we decide no one deserves to die? Surely all the religions agree on this fact?