@HZardoz I watched my engagement falling, almost in real time. Not sure whether it was sharing S ub sta ck links or that one trans article I wrote (which went semi-viral) or both.
I am slowly decommissioning this profile. I know when I'm not wanted.
@AnnieBNow I am sorry you have to deal with this.
I was putting a lot of work into Twitter—growing to 12K followers, etc. Then it seemed like my reach was going down rather than up. So I just stopped using it so much and switched to Substack.
The mafia metaphor is entirely correct They both say, "Pay us money or we will harm you and take your stuff. In exchange, we offer 'protection.'"
You are not allowed to opt out of either arrangement. Voting is an illusion, because all you do is vote for people who impose a slightly different variant of the same arrangement.
@PierreChTux@Th14278048David@PeterSweden7 Once enough people realize that democracy does not equal consent, and never did…humankind will be ready for the next evolution!