I write this almost pointlessly, aware that updating a blog once a year in an era when blogs are Out and substacks are In is begging to be ignored. Life has felt like a series of little steps up, this past year (and one period in the middle which was less of step back and more of a collapse into the pit that we all sidle around and pretend isn’t there, and that some of us slide into more often than others). One of the steps was convincing myself I have useful things to say, adding noise to this horrific mess of a world. But I’m not so stepped up I think you’d want to actually pay or subscribe to this nonsense.
No, the reality is, I’m back because I have finally, actually, after far too long a space of half-leaving and then slipping back, actually quit Twitter (X, whatever). I’ve also left Bluesky, where I briefly was. I barely logged in and when I did it was so apparent that both sites are just draining and unnecessary, so I thought I’d do myself a favour.
But I do also just like typing observations into the eyeballs of passing people, and most of all I like typing without it becoming a conversation, so I’m back, to dump stuff here and run away and wean myself off That area of social media. I’m still on Instagram – I like pictures (videos, less so). I’m on Facebook out of necessity but mostly only post via Instagram. So…
hi, hello. I’m back, to some extent. With a longer entry next time, maybe.
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