During the pandemic I deactivated my FB account for years because it felt so toxic as an environment. I reactivated it when Musk bought Twitter. At the time it felt like a “least worst” option, rather than a pleasant site. In the process I used FB extensively, and I found communities but I also found a lot of noise....
Posts tagged “toxic”
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The Rational Decision to Deactivate my Facebook account — Oct 16, 2025
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Social Media with Moderation — Jun 26, 2025When I look at Facebook, BlueSky and Threads I see a lot of content that should never be. I see sentences and phrasing that provoke hostility, and I see article headlines and more that provoke polarisation. In essence I think that social media is no longer a social network. I believe that social media is about emotions, rather than conversations, especially negative emotions.... -
The Bluesky Flame — Dec 6, 2024I had and have reservations about Bluesky. I worry about the venture capitalists funding the site and I worry about the community on the site. Today I wrote a post that was meant to show empathy but it got me flamed. The flames were just two posts, but that flame is enough for me to deactivate my account, at least until the flamers have given up....
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Boy Sober and Algorithms — Jun 10, 2024Today I spotted another clear sign that modern social media are toxic and unhealthy. I see this through the boy sober movement....
