Author: ljholiday

For a long time, mobility was treated as a phase. Something you did when you were young.Something you did when you retired.Something you did when things went wrong and you were “between” real lives. That framing is no longer true. A growing number of people are choosing – or being forced – to live outside…

Not just another social network. That’s the first thing people need to understand. Elonara Social wasn’t built to compete with the platforms we already have. It was built because those platforms quietly changed what it means to talk to each other. The early internet felt like a global public square. Over time it stretched out…

Building the Social Network We Were Promised “You can wait for the headlines, or you can write them.” In the Beginning In the spring of 2025, we quietly began building something different: a social platform where ownership, connection, and culture matter more than clicks and algorithms. That platform is Elonara Social. Today, I want to…

Join The Fun Elonara Social is self-regulating. On Elonara, communities take shape around who people actually want to be, and who they want to hang out with. There’s no moderator with a god complex hovering over every post, no algorithm quietly deciding who should see what. Just people, choosing who they connect with—and who they…

I really don’t like what social networks have become. They decide what to show you, who you talk to, and what to care about. That’s not connection — that’s manipulation dressed up as community. So I built Elonara to work differently. Elonara doesn’t have an algorithm that ranks or filters your feed. It has circles.…

Welcome to Elonara Social Elonara Social is just getting started — and you’re early.There are only a few of us here right now, but that’s how all good things begin: one friend, one conversation, one connection at a time. Here’s how to explore, connect, and make this place your own. Step 1: Log in and…

How Elonara Social Will Leverage the Network Effect Elonara Social is designed to grow stronger with every new member. Our success is grounded in a deliberate application of the network effect—building individual value first, then expanding through trusted relationships and community-driven growth. 1. Single-Player Value Comes FirstElonara Social provides personal value from day one. Even…

The Follower TrapYou know the feeling. You’re scrolling through your Bluesky timeline, seeing posts from your 847 followers, and you realize something unsettling: you wouldn’t actually want to have dinner with most of these people. This isn’t meant to be harsh—it’s just honest. Somewhere along the way, social media convinced us that collecting followers was the…

How Elonara’s Trust-Based Networks Are Rebuilding Real Connection The notification pings. You open your phone. A stranger’s angry political rant appears next to your cousin’s vacation photos, followed by an ad for something you mentioned in a private conversation, then a “suggested post” from an influencer you’ve never heard of talking about a controversy you…

Building a World Together Social networks promised connection, but what they delivered were feeds—endless scrolls of algorithmic content designed to hold our attention, not strengthen our relationships. These feeds have done more than waste our time; they’ve divided society. People who might otherwise get along find themselves in separate silos, reinforced by the content the…