gonna think aloud a moment about the move back to CoSo

(if i can successfully do a thread)

deprogramming.

that’s what my move back here is going to take.

my (nearly constant) attention on twitter started as a compulsion to stay current on events. not much direct socializing.

and then i found a few interesting folks to follow and built up a nice network of genuinely interesting, caring people that i didn’t know and didn’t interact with

admiration from afar.

but that transformed into trolling for justice. piling onto high profile accounts doing shitty things, then sparring with all the shitty little followers

that’s incredibly unhealthy, morally satisfying, and completely ineffectual.

coming back from twitter to CoSo tonight, i feel a pang of loss; i’m giving up the opportunity to argue with strangers in public.

i know that’s healthy, and yet i feel sad letting it go.

@_jeremygray I've been less active over there lately. Can't say I've missed it much. If it gets any more toxic, I won't miss it at all, especially if the orange menace returns.

@DVillella no kidding. “if” is trending to “when” more by the minute.