-it feels amazing to only be aware of twitter problems after theyve been posted to tumblr or cohost, which means they've breached the filter of people trying to make shit sound as dire and annoying as possible and i can shrug off as being stupid or pathetic
-increased production. i havent made some damn project or whatever but ive still been drawing more this month than i did for maybe most of january
-severe reduction in me posting every instance of me Going Through It and giving words to things that dont need it. venting serves a purpose but there were times i was just giving life to something that would pass if i just went to lay down
-not being aware of every fucking schism going on between different circles bc i love everyone i truly do but holy shit my heart needed a break
-a genuine, palpable lightness from not subjecting myself to the microwave hallway from mgs4 just to kill time
i do intend to like. use twitter again because i do miss friends posts and goings on + artists i like to keep up with etc etc. we are all social beings and for what it is, twitter does fulfill a social need to connect and vibe and shoot the shit.
that all said i genuinely cannot make it be this thing that stays open at all times just waiting for Something to Happen On It. gonna likely impose specific times of use and/or other means to just minimize blind usage of it because the benefits of being off it more than on it are too real to me now
in a better world, the good that twitter has for connection would be more lovingly moderated and people who need safety and care would be prioritized but we are not in this world and twitter is literally engineered to make you feel as overwhelmed, emotionally frayed and horrible as possible wherever it can find a way to monetize your free time
humans were not meant to have to process so much shit all at once. nobody should have to be forced into sitting by the elephant's foot for hours on end i wish the people i know who have to be reliant on twitter for their livelihoods could be able to take these kinds of breaks too.
