There are presently three social media sites listed under my "usual" bookmark: Mastodon, Post, and FaceBook. (I also have a link to Patreon, but that's in connection to a writer we support and follow, and I am also on Instagram as far as I know, which tells you how often I log into Instagram.)
I bailed on the bird site (as it is not so affectionately known) about the same time that Elon let Mike Flynn back on (Jan. 6th), for that and similar reasons. I have nothing more to say about Twitter that hasn't already been said better by others. I wish it and its "owner" all the worst. In the news this am, Singapore police escorted Twitter employees from their Singapore building for failure to pay rent. In the immortal words of another noxious cretin: So Much Winning!
As for Post, I haven't made up my mind. It's sort of Twitter lite, no surprise there since it and the bird site were created by the same guy. I have many reservations, not the least among which the element of capitalism present in having people tip others, presumably for posts that the readers enjoy. Seems to me that posts people enjoy bring in revenue for Post, and maybe it's Post that should be doing the tipping, but what do I know? When I open Post it takes me to a feed of my "favorites." Despite my having "favored" a number of people, most of the posts in this feed are from Seth Abramson. Slow down, Seth - take a breath! Post clearly has him in its crack-like grip. So sad. I usually quickly move on to "Explore," and, shrug. It's okay.
Big fan of Mastodon. It is quirky and there's a learning curve, but I like the set-up, I like the federated nature of the beast, particularly in that no one, or not even several, hold the reins. Most of all, I enjoy the posts, clever posts, deep posts, dazzling photos and art, and sufficient snark to fulfil my curmudgeonly needs. There are lots of nice touches. I can only urge you to try it for yourself.
I desperately want FB to be what it could be, and hang on mainly because it's my only connection to certain people and so far, Meta hasn't COMPLETELY pissed me off. But close. So close.
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