The opening of this led me to think about what led to me diving into social media. I'm thinking it was the craft beer movement. There was a thing that came to be known as "beertography" where everyone would share images of the latest beer they chased down.
Then when I decided to blog about the craft beer industry, I went all in on Twitter and Instagram. I would try to take "artsier" photos of beer. I used to take images of beer labels by holding up a kaleidoscope to my phone camera lens.
Now I'm not exactly sober but have cut way back on intake. It's also part of the reason I now brew non-alcoholic Kombucha. It allows me to stay connected to a community that I loved being in.
Since I don't really go to bars and tasting rooms any more, I've largely lost touch with that community. The alcohol aside, it was an exciting, robust, and tight-knit local community that got us out and away from our devices....well, until it came time to share the latest new beer you were slaking your thirst with.
This is an interesting perspective Joe, thank you for sharing. I find it interesting to see all the ways social media was utilized to create community. There were times when I enjoyed the company I kept online, but the truth was once I was gone those that has other avenues of contacting me never did. I wondered where Kombucha came in! I used to brew it for years. It's a fun experience to see something ferment into a healthy food.
The opening of this led me to think about what led to me diving into social media. I'm thinking it was the craft beer movement. There was a thing that came to be known as "beertography" where everyone would share images of the latest beer they chased down.
Then when I decided to blog about the craft beer industry, I went all in on Twitter and Instagram. I would try to take "artsier" photos of beer. I used to take images of beer labels by holding up a kaleidoscope to my phone camera lens.
Now I'm not exactly sober but have cut way back on intake. It's also part of the reason I now brew non-alcoholic Kombucha. It allows me to stay connected to a community that I loved being in.
Since I don't really go to bars and tasting rooms any more, I've largely lost touch with that community. The alcohol aside, it was an exciting, robust, and tight-knit local community that got us out and away from our devices....well, until it came time to share the latest new beer you were slaking your thirst with.
This is an interesting perspective Joe, thank you for sharing. I find it interesting to see all the ways social media was utilized to create community. There were times when I enjoyed the company I kept online, but the truth was once I was gone those that has other avenues of contacting me never did. I wondered where Kombucha came in! I used to brew it for years. It's a fun experience to see something ferment into a healthy food.