Going back to the former Twitter these days feels a little like going back to your old high school once you've graduated; everything is familiar but it's not your place anymore, and you don't necessarily want to spend more time there than you have to.

This is not to disparage people who are still using it as their primary social media outlet (I still post career news/updates there). But I am glad it's no longer the focus of my social media life. There are other places to be.

Like here! Hello!

@scalzi
Twitter/x is indeed like my old high school, but they let it run down a bit, sometimes the pipes leak or the power goes out, and the skeezy guys seem more plentiful, or at least, the teachers have given up trying to reign them in. I no longer have any reason to visit much, and don't feel comfortable sending my kids there.