(And yes, I fully realize the irony of me posting this and still continuing to post snarky tweets from that same platform.)
Some Thoughts on Current Events
"The best prediction I've seen about what is likely Twitter's future is neither the optimistic nor the extreme pessimistic views, but rather that it will be mostly the same but go back to the less governed model of half a dozen years ago in which there was more harassment, neo-Nazis and government-backed disinformation campaigns. The simple truth is that content moderation is much, much less about 'free speech' or unpopular opinions than some random guy DMing pictures of his penis every day for a year to a woman he's harassing, or hoaxes about people dying, or copyright infringement. Of course, as Musk knows as well as anyone, Twitter is also a great tool for market manipulation and securities fraud. In other words, it's less about 'speech' than the digital amplification of the predatory dimensions of people's personality disorders."
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Doomscrolling
After a self-imposed multi-year exile, last January I decided to dip my toe back into the toxic hellstew that is Twitter. I did it mainly for the pr0n, but soon enough the usual onslaught of political bullshit started filling my timeline—even though I'm not explicitly following any political Tweeters.
Last night—and if truth be told, most of yesterday—I was holed up on the sofa obsessively scrolling through the muck, becoming more and more sofaressed with each passing hour. I basically lost it last night and after sobbing uncontrollably literally (for a variety of different reasons) on Ben's shoulder, I decided it was time to kill my account there once again.
Not even the endless stream of 15-second videos of guys jerking off is enough to keep me there—especially since only about one in twenty of them are deemed worthy enough to go through the hassle of downloading and reposting for you cock hounds.
For that reason I'm removing the app from my phone and desktop. I'm not killing the account outright, because I still may occasionally stumble across some boy on Instagram who advises to go to his Twitter account to "see more," but it makes doom scrolling a bit harder having to go through the website itself.
And with all the bullshit regarding Elon Musk…why even bother?
We are Fucking DOOMED.
With so many people firmly entrenched in the orange and red zones, I seriously doubt this country is going to make it out of this period intact. There is just simply TOO MUCH STUPID circulating, and the fault of that can be squarely placed on Facebook, Twitter, and GODDAMNED DAUGHTER-FUCKING TRUMP and his minions pushing the idea that "my ignorance is as good as your knowledge!"
Am I Right?
And Yet, Here We Are
Adding To The Good News…
Oh gawd YES PLEASE.
Fuck Twitter
