Leaving twitter isn't easy, but the reason for me wanting to do so happened long before musk. As someone who has struggled with ocd anxiety my whole life, the non stop deluge of ai-art, nfts and fascists in my daily experience was just raw sewage for my mental hygiene. However - I think it is important to remember how important twitter has been for large groups of people and I think this article captures something important:
https://www.garbageday.email/p/one-giant-slow-motion-fail-whale
One giant slow-motion fail whale
Read to the end for a pic of the person who ran next to your car when you were a child
Also I think it's worth adding that being in a position where I can say no to twitter for reasons of mental health is a huge privilege and has very little to do with my own hard work. I grew up white, middleclass and male, in one of the richest and safest countries in the world, with free education and free health-care. As someone who's able to live independently off of my art I think it is important to remember how much structural help I've had since birth.
Simon Stålenhag
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