i've had people tell me "you just gotta curate the feed; my timeline is fine!"
no. i don't believe you.
i've seen you panic scroll past something the moment it appeared the slightest bit distasteful. that's reflexive. you've trained your brain to avoid the toxic sludge like it's a predator in the wild. impressive! and horrifying. you should NOT need to do that just to get some peace of mind online.
fedi does something absolutely wonderful that twitter will never, ever do for me.
it lets me get bored.
i'll scroll through my feed, check up on my mutuals, and once i'm about 15 minutes in without a good hook, i'm off again. i get to continue on with my life. it's delightful.
i'll end on that positive note. it's late, but it's cool and rainy out. i'm gonna get some sweet petrichor in my body 🍃