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I check my political-news account every so often, and Twitter is a blatant conservative grifter psy-op. I've seen left-leaning replies with more comments, more likes, and from blue-check users gets pushed under right-wing blue-checks with less engagement. That site is hell.

Like… I’m still on there?? But the only time I visit anymore is when someone links some good art, and I check the profile to see if the artist is anywhere else before I leave again

Yeaaaaaaaa, the moment you think you're above it to the point of handling it just fine, that's how they get you!!!

I have some friends that just refuse to get off there, and it's beyond disappointing. Like they're not just deciding to chill in the cesspool, by posting there and engaging, they're contributing to it. Any amount of force I could try to persuade them with would make them dig in harder. :/

Leaving twitter was one of the best things I’ve done for my mental health and business . I have far more reach, a much more solid base of folks that follow me. And Bluesky though imperfect, -leagues - better . So glad I’m not contributing to Musk’s fart huffing party.

Speaking from what I've seen; There's at least two really big accounts on here that have been absolutely dragged right thanks to Twitter's algorithm trying to maintain popularity on there. Very few can actually manage to make it "Work" for them and it's just easier to leave Twitter entirely.

Locking your account helps. Moving the app off of the front page of your phone helps. I have more followers on Bluesky in two years than I managed on Twitter in nearly 10. I only ever post there once every month or two with an article saying "get the fuck off Twitter here's why, it's poison."

You could, partially. The majority will not, and will instead ingest what they are fed.

Never used Twitter/X anyway

I stayed on 4chan for a few years throughout my teens and early 20s. That poison stays with you for a long, long time. Xitter is no different.

I tried to stay on 4chan during and after Gamergate happened and while it didn't manage to make me right-wing, it did manage to make me frustrated and cynical and less happy. So: I left Twitter a couple of years ago. I don't need to learn that lesson twice, y'know?

Like how folks who puff out their chest and proudly proclaim they're too smart to fall for scams regularly fall for scams because they never think to put their guard up

Stop using X folk. Its gone. It will never be what it once. It is ACTIVELY trying to make you a shittier person.

I am invulnerable actually because I actually have empathy and like using critical reasoning. I don't go on Twitter anymore though because the posts on there are so insane that it's hard to tell if real people are actually producing the majority of the content there.

people will see the trope of making the ultimate sacrifice for fame, and say "I would never". But it's easier to feign ignorance if you gain it before the devil comes a-knockin' for your soul

I ask them to stop, and get "But I need to be there because..." They don't realise that they're banging their heads against a brick wall.

Thing that get me the most is the constant "you wont believe whats happening on twitter right now *posts screenshots and links*" like, we left to not see it so don't bring it here? thankfully those post have become less and less on my feed.

Still get frustrated that popular furry artists continue to post there and leave their bluesky and other accounts empty

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Good for you! I’m worried about all the others though.

He's deliberately turned it into a Nazi pub.

I dunno man. I think it’s impressive what skew can be pushed into a feed from these algos. Especially since they all have random noise from popular posts put in to hit test and nudge. I think it’s a bit presumptive you can train it especially with its ads and out-of-network post spot testing

You make the exact point that it's not just black and white. Screenshots bother me a bit, but they don't make me interact with the site. A direct links leads you straight there. Posting there drags your following there. Different levels, but being active there (and paying) I think is the worst.

No one is being forced. They are simply taking the route of least resistance. Their friends hanging out there make it easier for them to stick around. If they moved, they would too. Since they hang there, they get fed by the fascist algo (maybe not you—you know how to block things).