Just a trio of free speech absolutists brainstorming whether they can manufacture a way to lock up my colleagues over reporting the richest man on the planet admits is accurate but caused him grief, good times.
I did it gradually—
1 No original posts (just replies) except in special cases
2 No original posts (just replies)
3 No replies (just "likes")
4 Look, don't like.
5 Stop logging in.
I'm at 4-5. The brilliant Jim Wright is just about the only reason I still check in, and even he is cutting back.
PS: The char limit didn't let me say -- that's Jim Wright of @stonekettle.bsky.social here on BlueSky, and hey, look! He's on BlueSky, too! (And Facebook, and Instagram, and his own website Stonekettle Station…)
Come for the nature photography, stay for the commentary.
And... Stonekettle is gone from Twitter now, too.
He's on Bluesky and Threads, and Instagram and his own blog (Stonekettle Station).
That Elon, such a Super Genius.
Oh, I'm never voluntarily deactivating my account. I'm doing one interaction per month.
I'm not by any means famous and it's not like anyone would be eager to use my screen name, but I use the same name here and I'll be damned if I take the chance of someone confusing me with a dirtbag on X.
Might be a good idea. However, keeping the account could be too tempting from time to time. Also, since Elmo overtook it, I want to see twitter go down like a Starship booster - which in may case means one account less.
If you find yourself stuck at 4 like me, it helped to send a death threat to a state politician and get banned, removing myself from the decision making process. I regret nothing
