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I closed my Twitter account when this guy took over, for all the obvious reasons. Somewhat to my surprise, it actually turned out to be a massive boost to my me

I closed my Twitter account when this guy took over, for all the obvious reasons. Somewhat to my surprise, it actually turned out to be a massive boost to my mental health. For a week after I closed the account, I'd find myself thinking, "I'm bored, I should check Twitter... oh wait, I can't" and then I'd just go on with my day. It was fantastic and I don't miss it at all. So in a weird way, my life got better when he took over. Definitely recommend closing your account if you're on the fence. Don't move to bluesky or whatever, just take this opportunity to cut all this crap out of your life. You don't need it.

pksebben 3y ago
did the same for facebook circa 2020, and even in lockdown it was a godsend. Obliterated my reading list and actually managed to make headway on the massive list of mothballed projects.
ghusto 3y ago
It's okay to be bored. Boredom serves a purpose. When boredom is taken away from you, you end up not making an effort for anything worthwhile. People worry about what (web caused) divisive propaganda, erosion of social skills, and attention grabbing is doing to us — and I agree those are all real and serious threats — but the lack of boredom is worries me the most.