Reading this made me think back to the summer I spent interning at a small nonprofit in Portland. I was constantly checking my phone, trying to figure out which of the dozens of local activists I should actually follow for real updates versus those who just posted the occasional inspirational quote. One day I decided to sit down with a notebook and map out the people whose work genuinely resonated with my own values—community garden organizers, climate justice advocates, a few teachers sharing classroom hacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_(non-US) It felt oddly liberating to prune my feed and focus on the handful of voices that truly sparked conversation. Since then I’ve kept a habit of revisiting that list every few months, adding fresh…
Reading this made me think back to the summer I spent interning at a small nonprofit in Portland. I was constantly checking my phone, trying to figure out which of the dozens of local activists I should actually follow for real updates versus those who just posted the occasional inspirational quote. One day I decided to sit down with a notebook and map out the people whose work genuinely resonated with my own values—community garden organizers, climate justice advocates, a few teachers sharing classroom hacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_(non-US) It felt oddly liberating to prune my feed and focus on the handful of voices that truly sparked conversation. Since then I’ve kept a habit of revisiting that list every few months, adding fresh…