@kel None of my 'online friends' want to drag themselves away from the toxicity, I know its addictive, im also one of them but the last few days ive been seriously rethinking it. I need a new home. Meh Im fed up tonight might do some g rated ranting, might sit in a social realm all on my own lol.. better than the utter human zoo over there. Thanks x

@Paige814 Most people find that a few days detox in a place like this really changes the perspective on all of that.

Twitter's toxicity is worse than it has ever been, and it doesn't stay there. It seeped into my life in ways that I couldn't understand while I was chasing the dopamine hits of algorithm-driven, hollow engagement.

This place is better for me in every possible way.

Good luck! Prying yourself out of that isn't easy.

@FrankCannon I need to make some online friends here like me who are ADHD, Aspergers, trying to be a good person and hating everything at the same time lol.

@Paige814 There's quite a few neurodivergent here,not too sure if there's a # for it.I know for a fact that there's no abuse dished out for it here,unlike other platforms.

@FrankCannon I'm not adverse to a bit of drama and gossip but X is just getting too much its just showing the worst side of everyone and its making me into a sharp tongued shrew in kind, I am sharp tongued but I am kind, but it keeps bringing out the worst in me. Funny thing is, I only trust this platform now, hence im here, roaming around, its just so calm and you feel safer (that sounds snowflakey but you may know what I mean)

@Paige814 I know exactly what you mean.That place has form for bringing out the worst in a lot of people,it's done that way by design.Hate and rage create likes.

@FrankCannon I am going to sound mental but I can feel it coming over me with everything I type, i see one thing I dont like and it puts me in a bad mood and the tongue sharpens lol. I seek deep connections and its just not happening over there, not anymore anyway and the only dms i get are from women porn bots wrongly assuming Im either male or gay and wanting money 😂

@Paige814 Far better off at least cutting your time down on it gradually and only interact with anyone on it who you know isn't going to wind you up.That's the beauty of this place....you'll see disagreements occasionally but they rarely blow up the way they do elsewhere. If they do,block/mute and that's it resolved permanently.SM has sadly conditioned too many people to act like twats.

@FrankCannon you are telling me what my rational, sensible brain tries to tell me, and i keep ignoring it!! Then I snap back and log off feeling like I need a shower 😂I think i'll just read and try and slowly deprogram my social media trauma!

@Paige814 It can take time but it's doable and wortg it.I only ever pop over to keep in touch with people I actually know.....I rarely interact with randos there.

@FrankCannon my problem is, is I get too involved in things and forget that online friends arent always what they seem to be and dont have the same morals etc. Then ir reread what ive written to someone and think..'you are as bad, wtf did you write that for?' then it repeats to fade! I can literally give myself the ick on there then I log on the next day and it happens again! I think its a pattern i need to break this yr

@FrankCannon ive just been more vulnerable on here than I have in 3 years on twitter, I could never say this sort of stuff over there, Id get dragged. I think there is a message in there somewhere

@Paige814 You'll always find compassionate ears willing to listen and help here.

@FrankCannon you lot are lovely

@Paige814 We do our best.👍

@FrankCannon you do great and ive just cancelled x :)

@Paige814 Cold turkey?😂 I suppose that's one way of doing it.

@Paige814 It's like breaking any habit,set yourself goals,expect set-backs but don't kick yourself too much over them. Deprogramming takes time and effort.

@FrankCannon I am going to take your advice here, and start to stop being on there so much and break it down. A sharp cull isnt the way, I just want to back out of the place slowly now if that makes sense. Thank you so much kind stranger for your support

@Paige814

That sounds an awful like many, maybe most?, of us. 😂

#ADHD #autism #neurodivergent #neurospicy

@ceorl thanks Ceorl, im in one of those 'no one loves me everyone hates me why dont i go and eat some worms' moods 😆

@Paige814

I just couldn't resist. You gave me the perfect set-up for one of those ancient TV ads that was burned into my brain without my consent :)

Twitter is indeed awful, but it's kind of nice here.

Be sure to tag your worm recipes appropriately :)

@ceorl 😂It is, I need to find my niche here and start coming on more

@Paige814

I think each of our niches here is just who we actually are. Nothing else really works here.

Just chill, relax, be yourself. I think there's a Movie Night tomorrow too :)

@ceorl Im such an idiot i went to go to one once and stood at the door and didnt feel I could walk in as if it were real lol. Hows that for sad!? I should just get over myself lol. Do you know what the film is and what time?

@Paige814

Oh sorry, I just saw you are not Pro. The Friday Movie Nights are for Pro accounts only.

But when Jester hosts one, like last night, I believe they are open to all. Just keep an eye out for when he is in the mood.

And don't hesitate to march right in. Say hi or say nothing. Nobody will judge or give you a hard time.

Though if you say hi, they might say hi back :)

@ceorl I think im going to stop paying for twitter anyway, I may as well pay for here if im going to make this work long term. I enjoy social media and talking especially making friends in dm and talking about life, what makes people tick etc, but this constant evilness over there is getting too much. I will be brave next time and actually stand in the corner so look out for me! 😂

@Paige814

Follow @MovieNights for alerts of upcoming features. Tomorrow night will be Red (2010) (PG, 1h51m)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245526/

They are at 9PM ET on Fridays usually, but there are other pop-up ones as well ;)

@ceorl @MovieNights just followed! I may come in a disguise lol

@Paige814

The avatars are quite generic, so we're all in disguise :)

@MovieNights

@ceorl @MovieNights I think i was a purple thing the last time, or a spotted thing 😂

@Paige814

Sometimes I agonize about whether to be the marshmallow-head in a suit or the marshmallow-head in a tie dyed t-shirt.

Last night I attended in VR though, so I didn't even see what avatar I got, probably something embarrassing *shrug* :)

@MovieNights

@ceorl @MovieNights I'' take what im given, quite fancy the marshmellow head one, jealous you got that! 🤣

@Paige814

Folks have been uploading some custom ones. I have not looked into how to do that though yet :)

In other VR worlds I never stick with one avatar anyway. :)

Here's one that's been feeling right to me in another world :)

@vo1de The one out of jurassic park that makes its head into an umbrella and spits venom before it attacks, called? Its that one

@Paige814 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilophosaurus

@vo1de isnt it amazing how they can scientifically tell everything about a fossil right down to its weight, capabilities and what it ate? Things like that just blow my mind, that these actually existed and for their stage of evolution, were quite sophisticated.