Social Media Truly Is A Shithole

I have really cut down on Twitter (fuck calling it X), and my big regret is that I didn't quit it sooner.  I waited until the results of the election, which was a mistake, because I had heard and seen that the new owner of Twitter was turning it into a white supremacist cesspool.  It wasn't the free-wheeling Twitter of even 2016, when it was used to peddle Republican disinformation.

You know, come to think of it, I should've quit Twitter of the 2016 election.  And I knew how destructive that platform was leading up to November, but I stayed on because the algorithm successfully engaged my rage.  But now that I saw how successful it was in brainwashing The Enemies Among Us, I had to leave ... and the owner and his fascists followers have the last laugh.

Now, I'm not deleting my account or anything.  In fact, I still go there from time to time.  I think I hear that the worst thing you can do is just keep your account dormant, because then hackers can get into your account and post as yourself, and I don't need anyone acting as an impostor.

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What I have done with Twitter I should do with Facebook.  It has also gone downhill lately, namely around the time Zuck went to suck Trump's dick.  I see a lot more ads than status updates from friends, especially when I'm scrolling through the app on my phone.  There isn't much disinformation I'm seeing, but there are a hell of a lot more ads, and I am kind of over being sold stuff that doesn't interest me.  Also, all these tech bros kissing the ass is anti-democratic.  Every time I get on Facebook and interact is more money I'm giving Zuck.  So I'm trying to cut down, but goddammit, it's so goddamn addictive!