What happens when they “Google” you?
This is funny even to me, but not participating in social media has opened me up to attack in the past. People have opened up social media accounts in my name, using my pictures, for the purpose of trashing my reputation, knowing that I would never see it because I’m not on those sites. It’s both sad and hilarious that people love to talk smack about you when you’re not around to defend yourself.
Participation in those data harvesting, time-sucking social media sites is still off the table for me, but I am going to “defend” myself by putting up my own little billboard on the web.
For the record: Anything you see about me or purportedly created by me could be fake if it’s not on this site or linked to by this site. Additionally, my content is among the most copied and stolen on the entire web and has been for at least 20 years, maybe more. Hit songs were made, businesses started, inventions patented based on my ideas — and I was never paid a dime which is OK with me since all bank money is fake as three dollar bill. Did you know that I invented “the cloud?” Yeah, I did back when I wanted to share files between my BlackBerry and any other device. Frankly, my cloud was better; iCloud absolutely sucks. Google Drive is a bit better. Can’t wait to ditch this Barbie iPhone and go back to Android even though Android is inferior to BlackBerry 10 which was “uncooled” out of existence by multi-billion-dollar-funded PR fakers who couldn’t compete and wanted to steal your data instead of protect it. But I digress… The point is, technology devolves after a certain point.
If all goes as planned, this site will be the first thing you see when you Google me, and I take full ownership of all content on this site. It represents me. Anything else not on this site or linked to by this site is sus’ af. This is the canonical repository of original and authentic Chuck Linart content.
I am not the only Charles Linart in the world (though we are rare, indeed), but I am the only Chuck Linart, and chucklinart.com is where you’ll find me.
Building a “Brand”
Everyone who meets you irl and takes an interest will look you up. What they see is your “brand,” the impression you leave. People are far greater than brands, but the reality is that you only get one chance to make a first impression; that’s your brand. That’s why I personally believe that everyone should have their own website instead of depending on third-party algorithms.
Getting in Touch
There are people out there whose numbers I have lost but whom I remember fondly. Instead of “sliding into my DMs,” leave a comment here or fill out the comment form. I’m currently at a perfect level of fame where, as on old Twitter, you can reach out directly, and I might just respond. Heck, I might even be delighted to hear from you.
Side note: I do have a Twitter account, but I almost never use it. I think it’s here. I’ve been on there since 2007 or something, back when it was still cool, most people didn’t “get it,” you could get traction with a clever hashtag, and if you reached out to Kanye West directly, he might just hit you back. Now I’m basically shadowbanned from what I can tell, which is fine with me. Why would I want to engage with a bunch of bots, machine or organic?
Damn, this corporate “social” media world sucks. Start your own blog.
If you want to contact me and don’t have my number, try the contact form on this site. The result might surprise you!
In Conclusion:
I maintain an online presence here because fuck Zuckerberg, Elon and the rest of those billionaire tech phonies. This is me… well, the online version of me, anyhow. I’m way cooler in meatspace, so they tell me.