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I have deactivated my Twitter.
9 months ago
After 6 years on X, formerly known as Twitter, I have decided to start the new year off by deleting my Twitter/X account. I'm sorry, I didn't want to leave anyone behind there, but that site is just not working out, and I lost interest in posting there. Here are several reasons why I've chosen to leave X.
The first reason was the name change from Twitter to X. I don't like the idea of a website being simply named X because X can mean many things. Just look at a disambiguation page for X on wikipedia and it'll give you many results. If I call the website "Twitter" instead of "X", someone is likely going to correct me.
The second reason is the day I first joined. When I first created my Twitter, the website basically just locked my account accusing me of engaging in suspicious activity, and they forced me to give them my phone number to have the account unlocked and I don't trust that site having access to personal information.
The third reason is how less and less convenient the site became over time. Twitter has a limit on how much you can type on one post, they made the likes private, the block feature no longer hides your profile from those you've blocked, and you can't view profiles offline. Whenever you visit a Twitter profile, the site would just block you with a sign in page and if you close out the page, they'll just dump you off the site.
The fourth reason is that I just don't seem to get much engagement on my Twitter posts compared to Pixiv, Furaffinity, and other sites. Whenever I posted something on Twitter, I tend to get less than 4 likes compared to FA and Pixiv where I get a range of 15 to 30 likes.
The fifth reason is I wanted to have some extra time to focus on my personal life. My parents are getting old for example and it's getting harder for them to sustain themselves, and my uncle is not around to help anymore. When I don't have many social media profiles to manage, I get some extra time between work and helping my parents.
The sixth reason is that there are better websites out there. As I mentioned before, Twitter has that character limit and paying money for a subscription that lets you type more is not worth it, and the search feature on Twitter does not always get you what you're looking for and you have to tediously keep scrolling down for content. Twitter also limits you to 4 images per post compared to Discord's 10 images per post. As for Bluesky, they let you browse the site without an account as of this writing. Twitter is also not very art friendly where it reduces the resolution of my art.
The seventh reason for quitting is because Twitter is a toxic place. I've encountered several troublesome individuals on that site including bots, scammers, racists, antisemites, misogynists, misandrists, anti-ABDLs, and ragebaiters. There were these people in particular who go around following random accounts and then they later un-follow you. They don't engage with your posts either. I don't know why they do this, but what I'm assuming is they do this as a way to get quick followers, as a form of self-promotion. This happened to me six times and one of them have had a bunch of highly NSFW material on their profile. I tried protecting my posts, but this was not always affective in keeping the bots out. I've seen Twitter's algorithm shadowbanning some people. For example, seeing someone's post wishing someone a happy birthday only of the post to be marked as "offensive content".
With that being said, it was the best decision to leave Twitter behind to maintain my mental health. And if you're going to post comments like "This is not an airport, no need to announce your departure", it doesn't have to be an airport, and I want to let you all know what is going on. All the old artwork I had on my Twitter page will be moved to my Discord server. I notified everyone on Discord and Twitter to download the art requests I had on my page. If you were no longer using Twitter/X by the time I shut down my Twitter profile, drop me a note so I can send you your request. If you happen to come across someone impersonating me on Twitter, keep in mind that I no longer have an official Twitter account. I removed all my links to my Twitter page across my other social media accounts. I don't ever plan to come back to Twitter.
So, what's next? I'm focusing on personal life and I'm developing a game using GB studio. I'm still enthusiastic about the project and adding to it little by little each day, and I will continue the daily routine of drawing art!
Anyways, that's all that I have to say here. I hope you all have a happy New Year.
The first reason was the name change from Twitter to X. I don't like the idea of a website being simply named X because X can mean many things. Just look at a disambiguation page for X on wikipedia and it'll give you many results. If I call the website "Twitter" instead of "X", someone is likely going to correct me.
The second reason is the day I first joined. When I first created my Twitter, the website basically just locked my account accusing me of engaging in suspicious activity, and they forced me to give them my phone number to have the account unlocked and I don't trust that site having access to personal information.
The third reason is how less and less convenient the site became over time. Twitter has a limit on how much you can type on one post, they made the likes private, the block feature no longer hides your profile from those you've blocked, and you can't view profiles offline. Whenever you visit a Twitter profile, the site would just block you with a sign in page and if you close out the page, they'll just dump you off the site.
The fourth reason is that I just don't seem to get much engagement on my Twitter posts compared to Pixiv, Furaffinity, and other sites. Whenever I posted something on Twitter, I tend to get less than 4 likes compared to FA and Pixiv where I get a range of 15 to 30 likes.
The fifth reason is I wanted to have some extra time to focus on my personal life. My parents are getting old for example and it's getting harder for them to sustain themselves, and my uncle is not around to help anymore. When I don't have many social media profiles to manage, I get some extra time between work and helping my parents.
The sixth reason is that there are better websites out there. As I mentioned before, Twitter has that character limit and paying money for a subscription that lets you type more is not worth it, and the search feature on Twitter does not always get you what you're looking for and you have to tediously keep scrolling down for content. Twitter also limits you to 4 images per post compared to Discord's 10 images per post. As for Bluesky, they let you browse the site without an account as of this writing. Twitter is also not very art friendly where it reduces the resolution of my art.
The seventh reason for quitting is because Twitter is a toxic place. I've encountered several troublesome individuals on that site including bots, scammers, racists, antisemites, misogynists, misandrists, anti-ABDLs, and ragebaiters. There were these people in particular who go around following random accounts and then they later un-follow you. They don't engage with your posts either. I don't know why they do this, but what I'm assuming is they do this as a way to get quick followers, as a form of self-promotion. This happened to me six times and one of them have had a bunch of highly NSFW material on their profile. I tried protecting my posts, but this was not always affective in keeping the bots out. I've seen Twitter's algorithm shadowbanning some people. For example, seeing someone's post wishing someone a happy birthday only of the post to be marked as "offensive content".
With that being said, it was the best decision to leave Twitter behind to maintain my mental health. And if you're going to post comments like "This is not an airport, no need to announce your departure", it doesn't have to be an airport, and I want to let you all know what is going on. All the old artwork I had on my Twitter page will be moved to my Discord server. I notified everyone on Discord and Twitter to download the art requests I had on my page. If you were no longer using Twitter/X by the time I shut down my Twitter profile, drop me a note so I can send you your request. If you happen to come across someone impersonating me on Twitter, keep in mind that I no longer have an official Twitter account. I removed all my links to my Twitter page across my other social media accounts. I don't ever plan to come back to Twitter.
So, what's next? I'm focusing on personal life and I'm developing a game using GB studio. I'm still enthusiastic about the project and adding to it little by little each day, and I will continue the daily routine of drawing art!
Anyways, that's all that I have to say here. I hope you all have a happy New Year.
Giddyboy1212
~giddyboy1212
Quitting Twitter is like quitting smoking!
