Freedom.

Yes, I think that's what I have gained by quitting Facebook and Twitter.  Freedom.  I have followers and I followed others.  The problem is that a lot of those followers are  family and many are coworkers.  Then top that off with some folks I share interests with like model railroading and games.  and sprinkle in the random strangers and I felt a bit constrained as far as what I wanted to post. 

Things my family may find funny are too personal for strangers or coworkers.  Darker humor intended for strangers would offend family.  I also don't like bringing my personal life to work as well as my attempt to separate work from home life.  Too much pressure!

So here I sit.  Blogging on Blogger.  Or should I say venting.  But that's just it.  Here I feel I can say what I want.  There's no pressure to acquire or keep followers.  No worry about offending my boss.  Yes I know they could always stumble across this,  but at least they are less likely to share it with all of my relatives and old high school friends.

I guess the other thing is, I have no desire to view "You may like this" posts that some bot found similar to something I typed.  Or the political ads disguised as pseudo-news articles.  Or the continuous  advertisements for the  lawnmower I searched for six months ago.  Yeah, fuck social media.

You are welcome to read this blog... or not.  The choice is yours.  Either way, have a nice day.