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The Wookie

@JesseSkinner

Who cares which is more popular. I care which is more effective and less toxic. I'm sticking around.

18 November at 18:12 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mindly.social
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dj.si

@NJWookie @JesseSkinner

Same here. I really don't care how popular something is - if IMO something is toxic and/or garbage, I simply will not use it. So I'm staying here, and staying off bsky (just as I've been staying off WhatsApp and Telegram).

18 November at 21:09 | Open on mastodon.social
The Wookie

@dj_si @JesseSkinner

Agreed. I left Twitter years ago, have purged my FB account of all friend connections so I can use it for the limited function of a few closed groups and want nothing to do with TikTok, SnapChat, Bluesky, Telegram, WhatsApp, or anything else. Maybe I am less connected but the connections I have are real and impact my life in a positive way. I have no interest in feeding the wolf that just wants me to be angry, mean, or selfish all the time. I have no time for clickbait and no interest in feeding any billionaire's AI bot.

@dj_si @JesseSkinner

Agreed. I left Twitter years ago, have purged my FB account of all friend connections so I can use it for the limited function of a few closed groups and want nothing to do with TikTok, SnapChat, Bluesky, Telegram, WhatsApp, or anything else. Maybe I am less connected but the connections I have are real and impact my life in a positive way. I have no interest in feeding the wolf that just wants me to be angry, mean, or selfish all the time. I have no time for clickbait and no...

18 November at 21:17 | Open on mindly.social
dj.si

@NJWookie @JesseSkinner

Likewise, I barely use FB these days and have no desire at all to use any of the other platforms you named. I'm selective about who I connect with, both online and IRL - I want to be in contact with people who enhance my life, not negative/toxic individuals who will only drain my energy.

18 November at 22:00 | Open on mastodon.social
The Wookie

@dj_si @JesseSkinner

The lament in all this is well meaning people who were still willing to have a polite normal conversation and engage in fact driving political discourse have been driven from the "virtual public square" to protect our own wellbeing. What's left is a mob willing feed on each other, share misinformation, and rip away at society. Sane voices on those other platforms were drowned out, now they are just gone. The inmates run the asylum.

18 November at 22:08 | Open on mindly.social
millennial falcon

@NJWookie same here. popularity orientation is an illness. whereas quality orientation is what serves me best in all cases.

18 November at 22:47 | Open on mastodon.social
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