Some of you may know that I’ve decided to split my writing among a number of platforms, that including my Substack.

If you haven’t read the post that talks about Facebook and Twitter, go for it — it’s free. I still want to expand conversation on sex work on the internet, and that is a very important part of what I talk about in the second post of “Projected Polarization” — but it’s paywalled. 5 bucks, everyone. And believe me, people are talking.

But if you want a more comprehensive, for lack of a better term, account on transformations social media has faced, seen and grappled with, you might wanna read the introduction to “Our Media in Motion: how social life became marketing strategy and relationships became fiction”.

The first chapter is out, and it’s been written with care. For the second, I expect to take about 3 months, maybe less, to complete the process of creation that I proposed myself to do, intersecting personal storytelling, journalism and a bit of theory to make us think of how we got here. For that, I’m also asking for your subscription.

Participatory Fluency mainly is a page I run on Instagram. When I was on Twitter, I engaged with many journalists in covering stories of relevance and paving the way to better policy on the web, but also accountability of actors of organized hate crimes and financial schemes. I don’t have to explain why my presence isn’t welcome there. You may just read The Guardian on the subject.

Your subscription on YouTube, linked on the menu, as well as your follow on Instagram, are very welcome. If you are viewing the website on mobile, I suggest you take a look at the desktop version for better browsing. The WordPress users with the app installed can still enjoy blogging like the old times, but on the palm of their hands, and with an alert on their emails whenever I post.

Looking for a course that teaches you the language and culture of English-speaking people? See the section “LEARNING” by clicking the link highlighted or visiting the homepage.

I hope to see more engagement, and if you like what I do, please consider reading my Patreon and contributing monthly. That is the form of help and support that I would like to see more, but without the necessary marketing tools, the course will always be hiding from the people who haven’t heard of this approach and are still picking choices that don’t reflect today’s world or consider aspects of digital life that need debate and research, both things that I take very seriously.

I’m considering taking on other writing roles, and that’s a conflict of interest.

Until next time,

Ivo S. Escobar