Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media ♾️ Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned… — A New Series with Nic Antoinette
Apr 3, 2026
Nic Antoinette, newsletter writer and essayist who explores collapse, systems, and community experiments. They chat about coping with a rocky Q1, grief showing up in daily rituals, reframing degrowth as right-sizing, money choices and microgrants, and setting boundaries around sharing and audience care. Short, candid, and unexpectedly warm.
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Degrowth In One Area Can Grow Another
- Amelia discovered shrinking one business often coincides with growth in another, creating inbox and audience 'chatter' that requires new guardrails.
- She plans to offboard editing work to fully commit to Off The Grid while designing boundaries for increased listener contact.
Create Public Guardrails Before The Inbox Overwhelms
- Proactively set expectations and create community spaces (like Clubhouse threads) to scale relational work without replying to every message.
- Use autoresponders and public notices to explain limits and direct listeners to shared venues for conversation.
An Inbox Glitch Forced A Lesson In Surrender
- Amelia obsessively chases inbox zero but a stubborn unread email keeps reappearing, which she reads as a sign to surrender unrealistic expectations.
- She frames the glitch as the inbox demanding she stop valuing constant availability.