#self-undoing

Aries 12th House Self-undoing through: Anger Issues with: Impulse control Spiritual connection via: Physical activity

Taurus 12th House Self-undoing through: Complacency Issues with: Over-indulgence  Spiritual connection via: Nature/Physical World

Gemini 12th House Self-undoing through: Inability to concentrate energy/focus Issues with: Anxiety & nervous energy Spiritual connection via: Written/Spoken Words

Cancer 12th House Self-undoing through: Inability to control emotions Issues with: Over-sensitivity  Spiritual connection via: Private time, Time alone

Leo 12th House Self-undoing through: Ego Issues with: Self-acceptance Spiritual connection via: Creativity

Virgo 12th House Self-undoing through: Inability to relinquish control Issues with: Perfectionism  Spiritual connection via: Routine

Libra 12th House Self-undoing through: Compromising the self Issues with: Maintaining healthy relationships Spiritual connection via: Balance

Scorpio 12th House Self-undoing through: Obsessions Issues with: Mental paranoias Spiritual connection via: Accepting Human Darkness

Sagittarius 12th House Self-undoing through: Inability to commit  Issues with: Belief systems Spiritual connection via: Learning

Capricorn 12th House Self-undoing through: Over commitment  Issues with: Authority figures Spiritual connection via: Devotion to something meaningful 

Aquarius 12th House Self-undoing through: Being a rebel without a cause Issues with: Questioning everything Spiritual connection via: Embracing the collective

Pisces 12th House Self-undoing through: Self-made illusions Issues with: Escapism Spiritual connection via: Art/music/books

this cavity, shriveled and faded, wheezes with memory.

With thread spun from guilt and ruin,

I stitch together a finale of flesh and blur,

trembling—

like it’s all been stuffed with cotton, yes,

because maybe then these trembling, fragile feelings

might finally go quiet.

The Problem With Facebook

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Facebook is a complex ecosystem of individuals, creators, brands and advertisers, but I don't think it serves any of these groups particularly well because its top priority is to make money. Now, I don't think making money is a bad thing, in fact I hope to make some myself. The problem is the only way Facebook has found to make money is by treating all entities on the site as advertisers and charging them to share their content.

This business plan backfires because 1) not all entities ARE advertisers and 2) it was the content from these people, specifically friends, family, and creators that made the site worth visiting in the first place. Now the incentives are misaligned:

- individuals want to see great content, but they are now seeing more paid content and organically shared content which appeals to the lowest common denominator (babies, weddings, and banal memes)

- creators want to reach fans but their posts are being throttled to force them to pay to be seen

- brands and advertisers have to pay once to advertise their page on Facebook, and then pay again to reach the people who have already liked their page. Plus Facebook is not a place where people generally go to buy things.