You may have noticed that the only thing I post on social media these days is related to my radio show. That’s not an accident. There’s a reason for it, and it’s worth unpacking.

If you’re friends with me on my personal Facebook page, you’ve probably also noticed that the only things I post there are stupid memes, ridiculous TikTok videos, and pictures of my dog. That’s because, at some point, I realized social media wasn’t worth engaging with beyond that.

Once upon a time, before social media, if you had something to say, you built a webpage and hoped people found it. Then search engines helped—if you played the search engine optimization game just right. But you had to actively seek out what interested you.

Then Facebook came along. Mark Zuckerberg built an incredible tool, and the entire world drank the Kool-Aid. Suddenly, nobody had to look for content anymore—it was fed to them. It was a perfect system for control, but that’s a conversation for another time.

A few years ago, when Confederate statues were being torn down, I said on social media that maybe erasing history isn’t a good idea. That went over about as well as you’d expect. People I had known for years turned on me—not because we had a discussion, but because they had already decided critical thinking wasn’t allowed.

That was my wake-up call. Social media isn’t about discussion—it’s about compliance.

So I stopped posting personal thoughts and started putting everything on my website. If people wanted to read what I had to say, they could go there. But here’s the problem: social media has trained people not to visit websites anymore. Instead of exploring, we just wait for content to be spoon-fed to us.

And it’s not just how we consume content that’s changed—it’s how we communicate. People don’t answer their cell phones anymore—but call them on Facebook Messenger, and suddenly, they pick up. When did we decide Facebook is our phone company?

We used to complain about AT&T and Ma Bell having too much control over communication. Now, we’ve handed it over to Zuckerberg. And what’s worse? We did it willingly.

I know some of you are thinking, “So why haven’t you just deleted your Facebook page?”

Simple. Because you all decided that this is how we stay connected.

Like it or not, social media has become the only way most people let their friends know what’s going on in their lives. That’s the reality. So yeah, I still check it, but this is really why I stopped posting.

It’s not a conversation—it’s an algorithmic echo chamber designed to keep you engaged, not informed. And the advertising? Unbearable.

I pay for X (Twitter) because it removes ads. And before you ask—I don’t care who owns X. Elon Musk is a fucking moron who should have nothing to do with our government. But here’s the thing: if other platforms gave me the option to pay for ad-free, algorithm-free access, I’d do it in a heartbeat.

Because at the end of the day, I want control over what I see—not some billionaire deciding it for me.

Now, I know some of you are thinking: “But Lucas, you just asked us to follow your Rolling with Scissors Facebook page!”

Yes, I did—because, like it or not, social media is still how most people get their information. Would I rather you visit my website directly? Absolutely. But until we all decide that this isn’t working anymore, I have to use the tools available.

If that makes some of you unfollow the page, so be it. But if you actually want to engage with the content, why not use my platform instead of one owned by a company that exists solely to shove ads and algorithms down your throat?

If you truly want to engage with Rolling with Scissors, the best way is to go directly to the website:

• Website: rwsradio.com

If you must use social media, here’s where we’re available. Just understand that these pages only serve as links back to the blog—nothing more.

• Facebook: Rolling with Scissors on Facebook

• Instagram: @rwsradio

• Bluesky: @osmond.bsky.social

• Threads: @rwsradio

• X (Twitter): @lucasaosmond

If you actually want to know what’s going on with me, go to my blog. Read it. Engage there. But if all you want is the firehose version—where content is force-fed to you through whatever social media platform makes you feel warm and fuzzy—then maybe it’s time to ask yourself:

When did we stop exploring? When did we become okay with being spoon-fed?

And more importantly—how do we get back to choosing what we consume instead of letting someone else decide for us?

Sincerely,

Lucas