The why and how of leaving X. The joy of Bluesky and the fear of what it might become.
Yesterday a friend of mine, a defense reporter in the Pacific, asked a simple question. “Do I have to actually start using Bluesky now?” I told him that I thought it was time. A lot of people seem to feel that way. I’ve gained thousands of followers on Bluesky in the past week and early reports indicate that some 700,000 people have
A lot of people stuck around on X long after it stopped being fun. I was one of them. I don’t doubt that many will continue to use it. But there are several reasons, beyond just the election, to finally pack it in. AndThe biggest reason is that it’s not fun anymore. There was a battle for the soul of the site after Elon Musk purchased it in 2022 and he won. There is an evil and anarchic energy on the internet that flows through sites like 4chan and Gab.
November 15 is also the day Texas takes over legal disputes around the social media site. “The laws of the State of Texas, excluding its choice of law provisions, will govern these Terms and any dispute that arises between you and us, notwithstanding any other agreement between you and us to the contrary,” the site says.
Once that’s done the account has 30 days. After that time has passed, the X account will go die and take its likes, posts, and replies with it. This is the nuclear option. It’s also not what I’m doing. After that, I’ll follow the steps above but stop short of deactivating my account. Instead, I’ll just lock it down. To do this I’ll go to “settings and privacy,” “privacy and safety” and then “audience, media and tagging” in the settings. There’s a box there that says “Protect your posts.” After the deletions are done, I’ll click “protect your posts.” That’ll lock down my account. I’ll lurk, but never post and no one who isn’t already a follower can interact with me..
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