25 Days of Quitting Twitter: hypertext.monster
@sku_b I’m happy to be here. ☺️ There’s nothing addictive or toxic about micro.blog.
I’d like to get back into the groove with casual/personal blogging. I’m rusty!
@pimoore I’m happy to say the man in the video was treated and he survived. It was a political protest, if I heard correctly.
I hear you about the algorithms!
@Cheri I enjoyed this glimpse into your post-Twitter state! I deleted Tweetbot from my phone a while back, but reinstalled it recently after meeting some local people who interact via Twitter. I was happier without it, but the FOMO is strong. Struggling!
@Cheri first, I love the raw and openness of the post. very brave. very compelling. I deleted FB and Insta in 2019 and had many of the improved feeling you did - but I held onto twitter cause - well - as you aptly point out - I believed their lie that I am in control. Enter MB for me. But I find I look at the feed here more than I post and if I am honest, while the content is not harmful or imflamatory as twitter - I find that I am replacing twitter with a different habit (addiction) abiet a less harmful one. And element of using WP that is not there. Any additional thoughts around this? @pimoore any thoughts?
> Why use Twitter when you can be a quitter?
— Odd-Egil Auran (just now)
I quit Twitter about five years ago. It was eating away at my nerves. (side note: Personally I wish “quit” in the past tense was “quat”, but that’s just me…) I don’t miss it at all, and I get slightly disappointed when someone links to a tweet without giving the heads up. Only thing, I wish some more of the familiar tech-bro’s and sisters would join us here. I might ask them. But not on Twitter.
I’m happy for you! 😊
@terrygrier I’m not sure how to advise except to say (that for me) there’s a distinction between habit and addiction and I don’t worry much about the former.
@JMaxB I don’t think M.B. is a suitable replacement for Twitter. The main feature of M.B. is that everyone on it owns their own content, unlike most social media platforms. You could (and some do) never use the Timeline of M.B., and just use it to blog to your website, and interact with followers through comments. There’s no prescribed way to use M.B.
@jmaxb @pimoore We had an interesting conversation about Micro.blog’s values and how they are maintained as we grow with @patrickrhone on the last episode of our podcast.
Micro Monday - 100: A Conversation About Micro.blog, with special guest Patrick Rhone
@Cheri Wonderful post, thank you for writing about your experience! I deleted my mainstream social media accounts some years ago. Amazing how much time and mental space it freed up.