Last night I deleted my Threads account. I have beenmostly avoiding Threads/BlueSky/Facebook for a while now but occasionally dip in to check… nothing of real importance.
I only popped on last night ahead of the Scotland vs Brazil match —a match we are not gonna talk about— to share the camaraderie and whilst I was there I did a little scrolling and replied to a couple of threads.
A few minutes later I got a not so nice response to my reply, then another backing it up.
I’m a reasonable guy, and mindful of many things, but the knee jerk reactions of internet strangers has always sat awkwardly with me. I know they don’t know me, but my approach when considering replying to someone is either to find out a bit about who has responded, or more often than not to just not reply.
It reminded me of why I’d stepped away from social media.
And with a big wave of FUCK THIS SHIT I deleted the account. Bluesky will be next.
I’m talked all of this round and round before. Last night though I realised that in keeping the likes of Threads and Bluesky around I am being wholly insincere with how I use them as, for the last few months they have been solely places that my blog auto posts to, not a place I visit to interact with people.
These spaces clearly hold no value to me —Facebook Groups do, and my Instagram is mostly so keep up to date with the adventures of my friends— so why do I even have them.
Mastodon may remain as it’s a useful Fediverse tool and I’m intrigued to see how that all plays out in the coming years.
What are your thoughts?