I decided to use the month of December to let others know I had moved. Then I deleted it. And BTW, deleting X is no easy task. I believe they want us to stay!
Well done. I deleted it from my phone a while back, and, along with many others, I plan to delete our accounts on January 20th. There are a couple of hashtags that you can help us pass around - #DeleteXOnJan20 and #stopelon
I did that 2 weeks ago. I'll admit I kind of had withdrawals. I'm over it & my mental state has improved. Glad to be free of the muskrat & the orange clown & their army of idiots!
I thought I was required to have twitter on my phone and read hours of hateful rhetoric daily, but Jesse showed me a better way was possible by inventing the idea of deleting the app and only checking in on the website occasionally!
When my twitter acct was hacked and I got suspended I was kinda mad but after awhile I too felt better. Twitter turns people angry and mad. But here at Blue Sky I'm happy, there's no one being mean and saying awful things. And discussions are civil. I feel bad for maga people so hateful and sad.
I didn' have to. After 2 or 3 suspensions, I was finally thrown off for good in early '22 for doing a nasty cartoon about the Governor of New York. https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3348
Things are seriously so much better for my mental health since switching here. I'm actually seeing people I follow again! My feed is cats, tabletop, and friends joking once more.
I deleted my account, which I opened in 2009, and the app yesterday. 15 years that started so well but after Musk everything went steadily downhill. The AfD comment was the last straw.
Never really had Twitter, but I did the same with Facebook several years ago and it took less than 48 hours to notice a massive shift in my mental health and attitude.
I actually stopped using blue sky very much. I don't like to be reminded of the situation we're in. I did everything I could to prevent it. Now I have to take care of myself.
Me too. My reach had declined by at least 2/3 based upon their algorithm & it was clear right wing BS was being prioritized & spread as a way to prop up conservative voices & silence others. Much better here & at Spoutible.
I took it off my phones homescreen and replaced it with this app, little steps I know. Once there's more stuff for my fandoms on this app, I will completely get rid of Twitter.
I left mine up for now directing people to BlueSky, but yes, my mental wellbeing improved substantially by leaving that cesspool of hate & propaganda #MAGAMusk created. Twitter is toxic now.
Give us “fence-sitters” some guidance. I keep my X account active because:
1. Sports
2. Sports
3. Sports
4. Ignoring the fringe got us here
If facts aren’t profitable, how do we get “news” back in sports and politics?
In the end I deleted my account. For lots of reasons, I find this place significantly healthier.
I eventually created another X account but leave it logged out and have no intention of getting followers. So it has to be a very positive choice to go onto it. Say 2 times a week.
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I've done so with some in this thread already.
People can use your ID if you delete it, apparently.
Best decision ever!
Same here
Good decision
Getting rid of book of Face, and riding out clok app.
2025 gonna be a dumpster fire already, my mental can't handle skewed news.
😊🤪🙃 have a decent day!
It was cathartic
Happy holidays to you and your loved ones Jesse! 😘
I deleted it once it became obvious that Musk was a terrible person with terrible intent.
And now everyone I cared about on Twitter is here.
X can die.
Deactivated my account, uninstalled Twitter, and didn't look back - because I learned from the stories of Orpheus and Lot's Wife.
Something about people pretending to be you if you delete.
Not sure how that works.
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=3348
I took a break from social media for almost a whole year.
THAT will improve your mental health.
I'm glad to be out of there. It really is a sewer.
#DeleteTwitter
Let them have their empire of shit.
Simply logged on my PC
visited Twitter in Firefox.
Word
The apps are meant to bring you CLOSER.
And rather than pointlessly trying to engage with any dickheads who find their way here, I am blocking
1. Sports
2. Sports
3. Sports
4. Ignoring the fringe got us here
If facts aren’t profitable, how do we get “news” back in sports and politics?
Continue fighting the good fight soldier!
I eventually created another X account but leave it logged out and have no intention of getting followers. So it has to be a very positive choice to go onto it. Say 2 times a week.
I can't even see the black X logo on businesses' websites without shuddering.
Ax X. Trust me.
(Actually, I was gone when it was confirmed that Musk bought it. I could see the decline in mental health coming.)
Forgot how sanity felt