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Apps

a friend just messaged me “you and your apps, you should have an app to recommend all your apps” and I realised that yeah I really do love a good app. I may do separate posts for apps in the future, but apart from the obvious ones (Insta, Spotify etc) here are some of my favourites: PI.FYI Notion Letterboxd Natural Cycles Planta Shuffles Swipewipe Borrow Box GG Serialisd Substack (love substack notes as a Twitter abstainer) Heads Up

@mouse

Feb 2, 2024

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Notion and Notion Calendar

Forgot to add this to my previous post, I guess I really like my non-socials haha, but also I am surprised I haven’t seen ppl mention it Notion: very helpful for organizing my life, both work and non-work, it is great for planning long-term projects or assignments, or birthdays and hobbies and budgeting. easy to use and fun when you really get the hang of things and use more features. if you have a student/school email, you get access to the premium-ish version. I’ve used my edu email for like 2 years now since graduating and I haven’t had any issues. Notion calendar: is a new separate, off-shoot app. I don’t use the phone app as much but the desktop app is 10/10. I’ve connected all my gmail calendars which makes managing everything all at once much easier than trying to connect them all through one Google/apple calendar. It looks cleaner and still sends reminders

@gladystobehere

Apr 17, 2024

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some of my favorite apps

other than PI.FYI (and letterboxd) of course… how we feel as someone who isn't the best at using words to express her feelings to someone verbally, i really enjoy using this app to log my emotions and subtly sharing it to the two people in my friends list collective intended to be a safe space for the lgbtq+ community, it’s not just a social media app. there’s no need to maintain a following or aesthetic, and it’s place to share your life with the intentions of making connections paired i haven’t used many couples apps, but i love how interactive this one is. everyday, you either answer a question or take a quiz with your partner and as scary as it can be being honest with some really personal questions, it’s fun learning about one another. it also keeps a streak as an incentive to do it daily, which i appreciate with my goldfish memory lapse its literally a film camera on your phone and you get to wait for your photos to develop. i love an affordable film photography simulator

@lilli

Jan 28, 2025

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Never changing

My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌

@taterhole

Feb 23, 2025

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SURFING THE TIDES OF THE EVERYONE TAB

I am a woman of the people

@taterhole

May 28, 2025

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Rejecting the Commodification of the Self

I’ve been thinking about how much of social media is centered around curating our self-image. When selfies first became popular, they were dismissed as vain and vapid—a critique often rooted in misogyny—but now, the way we craft our online selves feels more like creating monuments. We try to signal our individuality, hoping to be seen and understood, but ironically, I think this widens the gap between how others perceive us and who we really are. Instead of fostering connection, it can invite projection and misinterpretation—preconceived notions, prefab labels, and stereotypes. Worse, individuality has become branded and commodified, reducing our identities to products for others to consume. On most platforms, validation often comes from how well you can curate and present your image—selfies, aesthetic branding, and lifestyle content tend to dominate. High engagement is tied to visibility, not necessarily depth or substance. But I think spaces like PI.FYI show that there’s another way: where connection is built on shared ideas, tastes, and interests rather than surface-level content. It’s refreshing to be part of a community that values thoughts over optics. By sharing so few images of myself, I’ve found that it gives others room to focus on my ideas and voice. When I do share an image, it feels intentional—something that contributes to the story I want to tell rather than defining it. Sharing less allows me to express who I am beyond appearance. For women, especially, sharing less can be a radical act in a world where the default is to objectify ourselves. It resists the pressure to center appearance, focusing instead on what truly matters: our thoughts, voices, and authenticity. I’ve posted a handful of pictures of myself in 2,500 posts because I care more about showing who I am than how I look. In trying to be seen, are we making it harder for others to truly know us? It’s a question worth considering.

@taterhole

Dec 27, 2024