What I appreciate most is how you highlight the identity crisis many creators face without turning it into a complaint. It’s a real tension right now. People feel guilty for leaning into what actually works online or, on the other side, feel frustrated that substance doesn’t travel as fast as spectacle. Your framing helps dissolve that confusion instead of feeding it. It made me think about how much healthier the digital Catholic space could be if people understood their medium rather than fighting its nature.
Your thoughts on interest-driven algorithms really struck me because they reshape the whole question of evangelization. It’s not just about showing up online anymore. It’s about understanding the environment you’ve stepped into. What you’re proposing isn’t a cosmetic update. It’s a shift in mindset that could save creators a lot of burnout and help Church leaders stop aiming at an audience the platforms don’t even serve.
Fantastic post that clearly describes the evolution of social and the questions Catholic creators must face. As someone who leads marketing for a Catholic influencer-based apostolate, the struggle is real. Vanity metrics still matter to the public to build credibility, but if you want content with impact, you're measuring success on a much more micro level. Great food for thought.
What I appreciate most is how you highlight the identity crisis many creators face without turning it into a complaint. It’s a real tension right now. People feel guilty for leaning into what actually works online or, on the other side, feel frustrated that substance doesn’t travel as fast as spectacle. Your framing helps dissolve that confusion instead of feeding it. It made me think about how much healthier the digital Catholic space could be if people understood their medium rather than fighting its nature.
Your thoughts on interest-driven algorithms really struck me because they reshape the whole question of evangelization. It’s not just about showing up online anymore. It’s about understanding the environment you’ve stepped into. What you’re proposing isn’t a cosmetic update. It’s a shift in mindset that could save creators a lot of burnout and help Church leaders stop aiming at an audience the platforms don’t even serve.
Fantastic post that clearly describes the evolution of social and the questions Catholic creators must face. As someone who leads marketing for a Catholic influencer-based apostolate, the struggle is real. Vanity metrics still matter to the public to build credibility, but if you want content with impact, you're measuring success on a much more micro level. Great food for thought.
It has an identity crisis because Catholic creators our directionless and wind up fighting each other because they don’t have a direction to aim for.
The Catholic movement needs to pick a target about what we’re going to talk about and what kind of message we’re gonna bring to the masses.