I've come to the conclusion that most people seem to be willing to sacrifice their privacy/personal data if it makes them feel connected to the crowd. The millions that have left Twitter to go to Bluesky have gone from one collection agency selling heir data to another one, one that's albeit only slightly less so.
People I follow on the bird keep asking me to transfer over and when I tell them no I'm over here where privacy is the default, show them the comparison graphic, they still go.
They will live with the consequences of their actions.
@NorthernInvader we all want to "belong" - it's sad how a basic human need has been weaponized against us.
@Zevon Yup. I guess being a diehard introvert has it's advantages after all - I've never tried to belong to anything really. It goes against my very nature (and likely accounts for a lot of the problems I've had in life.) My latest Hoodie (from https://www.slashgraphics.com/) says it all
@NorthernInvader herds are exhausting lol - I like your hoodie :)
@Zevon The artists/creators are in either Edmonton or Calgary and do a number of designs for local mountain bikers. I ran across them in a tweet by a Calgary ER doctor showing off his latest which I loved
@NorthernInvader my son told me he finally left Xtwitter when the blocking rules changed. How has that affected you at the bird?
@stuckinaredstate The change allows those you've blocked to see your posts but they can't respond so, not at all.
@NorthernInvader Can they repost your posts?
@NorthernInvader yep; my experience as well - except for the smart folks; theyβre joining CoSo π€·ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈ
There is now speculation on Twitter and Truth Social maybe merging.
This is not a fact only speculation.
@TwistedWhim It wouldn't surprise me. There is a concerted effort there to get rid of Trudeau and replace him with Harper's butt boy PP - Canada would be doomed at that point. Countering that is the main reason I and many other Canadians stay there.
My heart goes out to Canada. π
@NorthernInvader
This is why ppl had such a hard time staying home during Covid. If you aren't happy with yourself, no one will make you happy. Surrounding yourself with people to believe you are happy is an illusion. Find your inner happiness.
@LindaWisner I can't say I'm happy with myself I just can't handle being around more than one or two people at a time.
You cannot give away something you do not own.
@LnzyHou @NorthernInvader
Same with respect.
I only stay thee to fight for Canada against the MapleMAGA and for jokes, cartoons. I've blocked thousands and muted more so my feed is pretty clean. And my posts are set to only those I follow can reply so the assholes and trolls can't.