Twitter is going through some stuff, as is said. Frankly, I'm not sure that stuff makes it sustainable in the long run, and as I've said in other places, I have reevaluated how much time I waste on social media. So, I have locked my Twitter account and created a Mastodon account. I'm not promising to be that active on Mastodon - because I try to not promise anything and because I don't know how useful Mastodon will be. I have set up my Mastodon to require my permission to follow me, because what sort of Computrix would I be if I didn't require folks to ask for permission? 😏
You can find it here The Computrix on Mastodon
I am not the biggest hashtag user - I find them about as annoying and distracting as in-text APA citations - but I will attempt to use them on the toot...no, I can't say it. Posts. The posts. I will continue the tradition of posting classical music pieces I enjoy in addition to cybersecurity and ethics - again, when I'm in the mood - no promises.
Update: First, a sort of backstory. My undergraduate degree is in psychology. I got a BA because that was perceived to be the harder degree back then because it had a language requirement (although I have forgotten more Spanish than I learned). I could have had the BS because I had a bunch of lab classes - I was pre-med for my first two years - but I liked how the BA sounded harder so there it was. I did not continue on in psychology because I realized I wasn't a good fit for the culture. So, I switched to history, and then technology. Before picking up the graduate degree in cybersecurity I explored whether I wanted to look into doing clinical counseling. I took 15 graduate hours before realizing that, nope, still wasn't a good fit for the culture. Some folks are. I was/am not. It's important to know that about oneself. I've always felt like I was a good fit for technology. I am not always the best fit for "academia", but it has its moments.
So, Mastodon...I'm probably not a good fit for it. I'm keeping my account to keep track of some folks over there, but in addition to the realization that my time is better spent offline than online I have realized that my personality is not suited to all the rules of Mastodon. It feels like an HOA, frankly. I can't say that it's because I'm too old, because I've always been this way. I'm not HOA; I've never been HOA.
Blogging seems better for me (and Tumblr for my non-work musings).