I think journalists have fooled themselves when it comes to Twitter. Hey, that's where everyone in media is, it must be the place to be! But I think it has actually *hurt* writers (and tech people). Chasing trends, getting caught up in the never-ending feed, and getting a distorted picture of the real world. Most will never, ever quit Twitter, even if they're distracted and irritated and exhausted, and if they do they'll either quit for a week and then come back, or they'll move to Mastodon. And if you just move to another social media platform you're missing the point.
I quit all social media years ago and wrote about why here:
I think journalists have fooled themselves when it comes to Twitter. Hey, that's where everyone in media is, it must be the place to be! But I think it has actually *hurt* writers (and tech people). Chasing trends, getting caught up in the never-ending feed, and getting a distorted picture of the real world. Most will never, ever quit Twitter, even if they're distracted and irritated and exhausted, and if they do they'll either quit for a week and then come back, or they'll move to Mastodon. And if you just move to another social media platform you're missing the point.
I quit all social media years ago and wrote about why here:
https://sassone.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/thoughts-on-social-media/
And a follow-up I wrote last year when everyone was supposedly quitting:
https://sassone.wordpress.com/2022/11/05/you-should-have-quit-twitter-years-ago/
"Twitter will likely enter the typical decline of social platforms. Nothing lasts forever."
Do you think twitter will ever file for bankruptcy?