Shawn HickmanJul 17, 2023

Hey gang, I’m going to be reducing the number of feeds I’m looking at which means I’m going to be closing this account on Mastodon along with the @sofa account in a few weeks. I have nothing but love for Mastodon, but I’m just looking to simplify things for myself.

If you want to follow my work the best place is YouTube and my newsletter.

Also, if you’re on Threads I’ll be hanging out over there so say hi 👋.

https://www.youtube.com/c/shawn.hickman

https://shawnhickman.substack.com/

https://www.threads.net/@shawnhickman

Show threadJeroenJul 17, 2023
@shawn @sofa bummer, cause we still don’t have Threads in the EU
Show threadShawn Hickman
@JeroenSchaper I'm sure it will be there soon!
Jul 17, 2023 at 4:20pmWeb
Show threadJeroenJul 17, 2023
@shawn I hope so! How come you’re ditching Mastodon in favor of Threads though?
Show threadShawn HickmanJul 17, 2023

@JeroenSchaper I’m simply reducing the number of social accounts I'm on to free up more time to work on Sofa and the YouTube channel. My brain can't handle all these different accounts lol.

There are a lot of people I wasn't following on Mastodon because they simply never came over here. Threads just has more of those people.

Show threadjoe kimberlinJul 17, 2023
@shawn @JeroenSchaper idk how anyone can find that threads algorithmic timeline to be bearable.
Show threadShawn HickmanJul 17, 2023
@Joekw @JeroenSchaper it def needs improvements, but I haven't found it to be too bad 🤷‍♂️
Show threadjoe kimberlinJul 17, 2023
@shawn @JeroenSchaper for me it just gives me 30 random posts every time i pull to refresh 🤔 really odd behaviour
Show threadShawn HickmanJul 17, 2023
@Joekw @JeroenSchaper that’s very odd. I've actually noticed an improvement in posts and recommendations the past few days
Show threadJeroenJul 17, 2023

@shawn FOMO over here tbh. Threads will take a while to adhere to privacy law of the EU 😕

I understand though. I’ve been reducing these things myself as well. Timeline apps are becoming a bit exhausting 🤔