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.
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