I’m slowly finding my way on social media again. I’m not spending every day or posting a lot of updates but I’m checking it again to get updates on those around me.
I’m sad to say I’ve resorted to at least checking FB occasionally. I was really disappointed to see so many drift back over time. I can’t surf FB or even IG for more than a few minutes and I’m just over the ads. I put out updates about the surgery and it was an onslaught of responses vs the few I got on BS. I don’t know what I was expecting, but don’t expect me to ever embrace it again. I’m mostly only posting critical info and/or sharing posts from here. Everything else will be on Bluesky.
Bluesky is a worthy alternative, has a large user base now, and thankfully free of the massive ads and junk for the moment. I’m not so naive as to think it won’t ever have ads, but cheese and crust the avarice never ends on FB. BS is coming out with a sub app called Flash to offer an IG alternative. The Apple version is already out and I’m anxioulsy awaiting the Android version. Basically, it allows you to focus on photos and vids and filter content, even though it’s still part of BS. I kind of like that approach instead of the terrible Threads adaptation IG tried. Ugh, what a mess.
I won’t ever go back to twitter unless it is sold and purged of all the hate.
Well, there you have it. I’ve succumbed to the demon that is FB…for now,