Ever since Twitter (X) was taken over by evil forces, my interest there has markedly waned to the point where I’m on the verge of leaving. I’ve been on Threads, but they seem to have the same censorship issues that plague artistic souls. Last week I joined BlueSky, which feels like a breath of fresh air. Of course all social media sites eventually seem to become victims of their own success or failure, so who knows how long this BlueSky moment will last. For now, I’m taking it all in and enjoying it.
It also points to the fickle, capricious nature of social media these days. While Twitter crumbles under the proliferation of hate, hypocrisy, and misinformation, and FaceBook and Instagram crumble under their own hypocritical issues of censorship and rampant misinformation, BlueSky comes along to fill the void in human decency and simple sanity. Am I invested in any of these time-killers anymore? Not really – I copy and paste my blog posts into all of them, and go on my merry way.
My BlueSky handle: @alanilagan.bsky.social
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