"But I HAVE to stay for marketing myself as an acto—" You don't. You genuinely don't. If you're a creative professional, eX-Twitter's been an unsafe place for a while (hi, Al), but it's increasingly become a f4scist-friendly surveillance dome. I kept my handle intact + obliterated everything else. - ThreadSky

jettbarker.bsky.social • 21 days ago

"But I HAVE to stay for marketing myself as an acto—"

You don't. You genuinely don't. If you're a creative professional, eX-Twitter's been an unsafe place for a while (hi, Al), but it's increasingly become a f4scist-friendly surveillance dome.

I kept my handle intact + obliterated everything else.

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Holy fucking shit

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jwashtear.bsky.social•21 days ago

It's why I moved all my stuff here, as soon as I could. I'm still a starting author, but I don't trust any of my work on Twitter anymore. So I came here

saiyanserenityv.bsky.social•21 days ago

Genuinely, I kept my account for much longer than I needed to because for a while people were reluctant to leave and I didn't want to lose touch with the VA sphere

Reached a breaking point and did it anyway, and I'm doing just fine. Better, even.

saiyanserenityv.bsky.social•21 days ago

And I feel the need to tack on that even if I did lose touch with some people or missed work opportunities or something, it was still worth it to leave. I checked back once or twice since I left and was horrified at how fast I came across HEINOUS shit

jlist.com•21 days ago

But my customers are there.

jettbarker.bsky.social•21 days ago

I apologize for being a little heated, but it's a matter of self-preservation at this point.

The powers-that-be for the other site are participating in governmental *horrors* intended entirely to enact tangible harm against all but a very specific segment of the population.

Be kind to yourself.

dearmissvalerie.bsky.social•21 days ago

I lost my account for basically praising the series Pose. Fuck that twat.

prof.hazardlabs.com•21 days ago

these are the days to get a little heated, I think you said what needed to be heard

bryymiller.bsky.social•21 days ago

Pls, Musk himself essentially said Twitter for exposure was useless.

vrika.bsky.social•21 days ago

If you are still on X, you're on the Nazi's watchlist.

boreian.bsky.social•21 days ago

frankly if youre still on that site for any reason at all youre just asking to be used and abused and i dont really have any sympathy for you at this point. just leave

gabrielcastrova.com•21 days ago

As far as social media goes, the best place is Linkedin ngl.

theanimationvoice.com•21 days ago

Damb. Glad I deleted my account and never looked back.

riebread.bsky.social•21 days ago

I know some people’s reasoning for staying there is “My audience/customers are there.” sorry, you don’t have that anymore. That site is a breeding ground for hatred, politics, AI shills, and every other account is a bot. You CAN rebuild, it’s not impossible, just takes a bit of effort.

darkcerbshaun.bsky.social•21 days ago

It's all fascists, pedo's and bots as well...like, what marketing? To who?

Half of them aren't even real people.

liltristi.bsky.social•21 days ago

I still have a few friends over there who don't have bluesky. Plus, I promised I'd stay to the very end to watch it all unfold. That being said, I've transitioned to being more active over there and only checking the dumpster fire 1-2 a day. No more doom scrolling + deleted phone app!

ladyjazzington.bsky.social•21 days ago

I literally only have the account at this point just so no one tries impersonating me in my absence and causing shit. Other than that, I'm SOLELY on here.

afrocube.bsky.social•21 days ago

My whole job is social media for a charity and my boss let me drop Twitter at the drop of a hat

Fuck eLon.

theredusagivo.bsky.social•21 days ago

I only keep my account to avoid impersonation and to share when I go live on Twitch, and then I dip. I'm only ever on here. 😭✌️

eonity.bsky.social•21 days ago

I didn’t even keep my handle. Just deleted everything of mine on there not long ago.

xinthus.bsky.social•21 days ago

And all the more reason I'm not sad I got banned from there.

mattdark.bsky.social•21 days ago

Keep seeing the odd clip/post from people who dare to venture on there, and feels like almost any notable account with enough followers just sees their posts flooded with hate.
Saw someone point out the reaction to the chess account taking suggestions of new names for the bishop.

mattdark.bsky.social•21 days ago

A prior post about renaming the rook came & went, but the bishop brought the usual bile that festers on twitter shadows. Really not doing anything to beat twitters look as being pro-nazi, with the amount of people trying to claim the account is ran by jews, and that they should off themselves...

slayerlightstorm.bsky.social•20 days ago

Nuke your account if you still have one on there.

faithfalkner.com•21 days ago

You do not have to be on social media. You do not have to be a brand. I know the names of several actors who get by on reels, submissions, and auditions.

Everyone's circumstances are different but also don't sell your soul for the mere hope of a gig.

bleaksqueak.bsky.social•21 days ago

It's an abhorrent den of filth. I deleted my account and refuse to even click on links to it, no matter how good the art/vid/whatever may be. It's filth and supporting it in any way is dangerous on so many levels now.

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