This is the End of Twitter

Okay, I know I have said this before, but this is it.  This is my last direct post on Twitter.

I've been talking about officially leaving Twitter since Elon took over because it was clear he was here with an agenda. We all now see what that agenda is; to promote Trump through lies, misinformation, and aggressive posters while at the same time limiting anything the site deems too damaging to Trump.  It's the second part of that which is the most egregious offense. As Musk insisted he was all about freedom of speech, he's actually the opposite.  He wants the speech he likes trumpeted, and he has limited access to/blocked information he doesn't want you to see.

Plus the majority of accounts here are bot accounts or 'alpha bros' whose default mode is massive douche. Twitter is MISERABLE to be on.  I've dreaded every time I've come here.

Bluntly, Twitter has been a depressing pit of despair, which has darkened my days for the last 6 months.

And Elon's latest strategy, to allow blocked people to be able to see your posts but not interact with you, is an absolute travesty.  I do not want the trolls I have deemed to not be worthy of my time to see what I'm up to, but that's nothing compared to women who have active stalkers in their lives being told they have to take their account private or risk their stalkers having access to their lives.  What kind of sicko thinks that's a good policy?

So why did I stay so long?  I was encouraged to do so by a handful of people who felt staying until the election was important.  I felt there was some legitimacy to their argument, so I hunkered down and stayed here far longer than I wanted.  Now that the election is over, I'm gone.

I won't shut down the account. There are still people I want to follow who are pretty much only here.  I've pleaded with them to go to another social media site, but they are determined to be here.  More power to them.  I will occasionally check in on them. 

I also might repost someone else's post, or comment on one of the aforementioned friend's posts, but that's it.  The daily show recaps/news posts are not going to happen here anymore. If you comment to me, and you are not someone I care about, I will block you and be done.

My main social media stop will be Threads.  That has the best interactions so far. That's @matthewmcneil1, and is also my Instagram page (although I do not post that much there).

Facebook is BY FAR my most popular page with over 9,000 followers: 'Progressive Citizen X Matthew McNeil Show.'

BlueSky is pretty good: @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social

And also Mastodon too: @MattMcNeilShow@mstdn.party 

And that's that.

I do hope you follow me elsewhere, and I really do suggest getting the hell away from Twitter.  It's rare to ever feel good after spending time in that God-forsaken hell hole.  PEACE!