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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Another day of using my master's degree in literature to make memes and shitposts for brand social media accounts...

Bigfoot sits on a log looking exasperated as he smokes a cigarette

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Client: So, why aren't we getting any views on our posts? Social Media Manager:

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

So, @mrbeast replied this to the INVINCIBLE account and I need to go add it to my resume real quick…

Tweet from Mr beast says never seen an account post so many bangers

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

The highest praise I’ve ever received as a social media manager…

Hiring someone who is a genuinely funny shitposter pays dividends turns out

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I generally read four books at once -A work of fiction -A work of non-fiction -A comic -An audiobook Here’s what I’m currently reading:

Heart over Hype by Jaime Hunt Absolute Batman Lord of Chaos and Origins of the Wheel of Time

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

And I don't want to decry anyone's appearance, but I really don't think this state rep is qualified to be legislating anyone's hairstyle.

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Social Media Managers trying to create content, respond to comments, and keep up with updates for every social media platform every day like...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Me reading the massive list of job duties included on a social media manager job description that only pays 45K.

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Oh hey! Google now lists me as an "Author!" This writing a book thing is getting real now, I guess? Oh! And you can pre-order my book here: www.jsstansel.com/10-principles

Screenshot of google search results listing me as an author

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Remember when they tried to reuse the Ewok Village Playset as the Sherwood Forest Playset like we wouldn’t freak’n notice!? Yeah, I’m still mad about that…

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I'm old enough to remember seeing this jolly fellow whenever Twitter was down...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Seeing posts similar to this one popping up on US military associated social media accounts...yikes...wonder how long before this starts to extend to other government social media accounts?

Instagram post from Little Rock Air Force Base reads Content on this platform is being reviewed and removed to align with the President’s executive orders and DoD priorities in accordance with DoD Instruction 5400.17. “Official Use of Social Media for Public Affairs Purposes”.

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Social media managers whenever Adam Mosseri posts an "update."

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Happy anniversary to the most controversial thing I ever posted on the Internet...

Dear Makers of Trail Mix,
Please quit trying to push yogurt covered raisins on us. They are gross and no one likes them.
Thank you.

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Therapist: Do you have any thoughts on why you might be experiencing anxiety? Me, a Social Media Manager:

Anxiety from Inside Out holds six suitcases labeled with the logos of each social media platform

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Client: Can you make this post go viral? Social Media Manager:

Pawn Stars guy says best I can do is like it from my burner accounts

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

COVER REVEAL!!! Y'all, it's finally starting to feel real. I'm almost finished writing and now my book has a cover! Currently, it's scheduled for a September release and I really can't wait for you all to read it.

Cover of the 10 principles of effective social media marketing strategies to guarantee impact

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Never considered myself a truck person, but I wanted one for those times they come in handy. Didn’t want anything too big, so ended up getting a Ford Maverick—it’s just the right size and it’s a hybrid!

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This is the energy I'm bringing into 2025...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

It's been a rough month for all of us and it shows no sign of stopping any time soon...so here's a photo of my dog wearing his pajamas to cleanse your timeline...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

My favorite David Lynch story...there will never be another like him.

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Is there any way we can remind the CEOs of social networks of this?

Bus Driver taps sign that reads freedom of speech protects you from being censored by the government not from social media companies

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I feel like this poster misled a lot of us 90’s kids…

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

And with that, circle back season is upon us...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Might I offer another suggestion for the location of Trump’s Presidential Library?

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

The energy we need to be bringing into 2025...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Social media managers checking their notifications over the holidays like...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I can't roll my eyes hard enough...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Finally hit the stage of my life when New Balances are the only shoes that don’t hurt my feet. I’ve officially reached “peak dad.”

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

No Battle Beast, but still pretty good INVINCIBLE blind bag haul!

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I'm not interested in creating a newsletter or paid group for social media managers...but a World of Warcraft guild? That might be another story. No trolls allowed. 😏

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I generally read four books at once -A work of fiction -A work of non-fiction -A comic -An audiobook Here’s what I’m currently reading:

Wind and Truth by Branden Sanderson
Character Limit How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
We Called Them Giants
The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Social media managers when Instagram, Facebook, and Threads are all down...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Don't you dare tell this kid that Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie...

Adorable kid dressed like John McLane holds massive Nerf Gun

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

TFW Legal finally approves your post...28 years later.

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

"Have you seen this meme yet!? You should totally use it on our brand's socials!"

Hello Kitty smashes a laptop with a sledgehammer

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

TFW they ask you to "just post something real quick."

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Who needs Urban Dictionary, when you have Dora to explain GenZ slang to you?

Dora the Explorer explains “it’s giving”

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Spotify Wrapped: Social Media Manager Edition

You spend 2,234 hours waiting for post approvals.  That’s time you’ll never get back.

You spent 4,534 “researching trends” on TikTok.  Strictly for work, right?

No cap.  You spent 728 hours explaining GenZ slang to coworkers.

You yelled 327 swear words at your screen while trying to do a basic task in Meta Business Studio.  Seems low

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

"Brain Rot" was named Oxford word of the year and if you are unsure of what it is, think of it as digital Dadaism. Much like Dada, brain rot content is a way to use absurdism to express frustration at a world that increasingly makes less and less sense. Duchamp would have LOVED Skibidi Toilet.

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Can we all please stop pretending that social media content calendars are all pristine and perfect objects and just embrace the fact that they are always evolving works in progress and are generally a bit chaotic?

Drawing of a horse. Back is perfectly drawn by a professional and labeled what clients think content calendars look like. Front looks like it was drawn by a child and labeled what content calendars actually look like

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

BRB...just going off to ponder my orb for a bit.

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Just in case you need another reason to post to LinkedIn...

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Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Stargate SG1 legit had one of the low key funniest lines of all of television. I will be taking no further question at this time..

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