Read on Twitter
Some folks talk about social media breaks during this moment and that’s personally very hard for me bc despite my publicity in this field, the conversations I’m in and the work I promote I’m still entry level.
as someone who is entry level I know I learn a LOT from these twitter conversations and connections that I won’t learn directly at my job. listening and participating is crucial for my position in the moment.
Not trying to diminish what I have done professionally at this point just acknowledging that without this platform I don’t know if I would’ve learned as much about museum union organizing, using spreadsheets to advocate and podcasts that focus on public humanities in public art.
I think everyone has different balances they are achieving during this moment but if I want to stay as active as I am in the museum world and learning about museum advocacy cutting off Twitter will make me uninformed and I don’t think that’s an unusual position.
Especially important to keep in mind when before this moment a lot of the museum unionization conversations were happening in the Northeast in California very little of it in the south where I reside (if I’m forgetting a particular moment in the south please let me know)
Also I don’t know how often this happens with people in the museum field (I suspect often) but it’s very confusing to be told that you’re entry level and also be told that you’re not 
and we wonder why young professionals self-deprecatingly talk about imposter syndrome
and we wonder why young professionals self-deprecatingly talk about imposter syndrome
