Back to the Blog

It probably won’t surprise those of you who have been in my orbit for a while, but it’s time to make it official. I’m stepping back from social media. I haven’t been regular on these platforms for a while, but I’ve reached the point where I need to properly and publicly shove them to the background. X, Threads, Instagram, BlueSky... the whole lot.

I used to love it. Ten years ago, social media felt like a genuine creative hub. I met artists on Twitter who I still call friends and colleagues today. We were sharing art, trading jokes, and reposting inspiration just for the hell of it. It was fun. It was a community.

But that was then. Over the last decade, I’ve watched these platforms descend into endless outrage cycles and algorithm-driven noise. They reward negativity. What I call "internet dumbassery" because that’s what feeds the beast. It’s become a monster that demands your attention and gives very little back.

As artists, we create because something inside compels us to. But social media doesn't see "art." It sees content. If you aren't feeding the machine enough content, you’re punished. Your reach is choked, even to the people who actually want to see your work. That pressure to be seen ends up smothering the very reason we started making things in the first place. I’ve watched incredible artists disappear. Not because they stopped being talented, but because they refused to play the game.

I’m done playing.

I miss making stuff without wondering if the algorithm is going to "approve" it. I miss a time when the internet didn't feel like the frontlines of a constant battle. I’m going back to the one platform that actually feels right: my blog.

From 2007 to 2015, this blog was the home of Signalnoise. It was where I shared everything. The wins, the failures, the deep-dive process, and the raw ideas. It was my own corner of the internet, and I can't tell you how much I miss that feeling. I need to ditch these phantom pressures and get back to the days when creating was actually fun.

I don’t have a rigid master plan yet, but a Signalnoise newsletter is probably on the horizon. I like the idea of a direct line to y'all without a middleman. One step at a time. This isn’t about nostalgia. It’s a reset. If you’re reading this, maybe you’re looking for the same thing.

Don't change that channel, gang.