3 Reasons I Stay On Twitter (Refuse To Call It X)
Twitter is truly one of the worst places on Earth. it was always bad, but not it is really bad. Especially since you can get monitized for being horrible.
It has forever been very racist and Anti-Semitic there, but now, more than ever the Antisemitism has risen to a level of absolute disgusting. And it is not just the right. Not even remotely. There are pockets of both sides who are just hateful, disgusting people. And while I will forever be aligned in my social and political views (And have for years), I find myself feeling more and more distant from those who I befriended in the past. But to be clear, and to be very clear, if you only think Trump supporters are hateful, you really are just as bad as Trump supporters who think al liberals are bad. I mean, just look at the people attacking John Fetterman. Look at those attacking Joe Biden. Those are people I was once friends with. And truthfully, many of their words are now attacking me.
But alas, I am on Twitter. I am not the same person there. not by a long shot. I do not run to comment on political hacks like Trump and Boebert. I mean, sometimes they say something so stupid I cannot resist, but it is few and far in between. I rarely retweet political tweets because a lot of times, their is no source for the comment. So I truly have become boring, and my follow count has reflected it. Now, like I said, my views have not changed, and I have a lot to say, especially with Aaron Rodgers, who I think I like a bucket of shit more than him. But no reason to discuss that anywhere but here. Expect a paywall post about that real soon.
There are three, and only three reason why I stay on Twitter. While it is horrible, it is good for a couple of things. So I thought I would share those with you now.
My Partner- Over the last five years of selling art, I have made an incredible amount of friends. Truly good people who I love to hear from and continue to do so. I will always respond to anyone who supported me over the years. But a lot have left. My dear friend just recently departed from Twitter, so we talk on Whatsapp. Another is rarely on, so I will message here on IG from time to time. But I do have some solid friends who I love checking in on.
In June, I went full time into sports cards with someone who is family to me. She has supported me throughout the years with kind words and kindness. She is an amazing human being who is very selfless. Her life is devoted to helping others and that is her enjoyment. We do a lot of talking on Twitter although we can talk on every platform and/or phone. But I am not ready to leave the good people I met as well. While I have muted and blocked a lot of accounts, I truly am loyal to the good ones. And I do not think I could go a day without talking to her.
Sports Cards- So I have had a couple jobs since I left restaurants. Luckily, I am now able to sell sports cards full time. I do it a lot different than most. I refuse to buy singles and flip them. I do not want to take advantage of people and profit right after. I only sell on eBay. I used to sell direct, and will to a slect group, but I truly hate selling direct. it was the worst. And I do not grade cards. i never want people to think I am picking and choosing what cards I sell. So Twitter is actually a good place to promote card sales.
Three Year Letterman- There is a parody account who is actually a lawyer in real life, but he comments on everything and people get so angry with him. He then turns around, and donates every single penny he makes from Twitter to really good charities with receipts. It is truly one of my favorite things. People get mad and fall for it, but truthfully, after the one time you do fall for it, truly look how he crafts responses. It is pretty brilliant.
So those are the only three reasons I am there. Politics and Art, going to be here. Once in a while I pop in Threads with a fun post, but no desire to use Bluesky, and my IG is private.
The election is this year and both sides are not the same. I am a Democrat and truly know the importance of keeping Joe Biden in office along with flipping seats. I am not going to partake in stupid fights with the same side because they get their info from sources that are “Trust Me Bro” (Most large liberal accounts are that way, they only care about analytics. I know this for a fact.) and a meme. But locally, I am going to and have been very active. And I also have absolutely no desire to fight with the far left or right about anything. None.
So that is all. This is going to be a free post, this week expect some deeper dives behind a paywall. Have a great day!