Why I deleted my Twitter/X, and Bluesky accounts.

Last week, I made the decision to delete my Twitter, X, Bluesky and LinkedIn account. I did so with good intention: I was tired of social media as it stands today.

1,000 followers is just a number

What does a 1,000 follower number mean, if there is no real connection? Not much, I found out. At the time of deletion, I had around 1,000 followers on each of these aforementioned platforms. Even with such numbers, there was no guarantee that anyone would actually see my posts. I did some math, and it quickly became apparent that the chances of reaching a small percentage of my followers were slim. I found that there's roughly a 5 to 10% chance that a follower will see any post I made. Even if someone does happen to see it, the likelihood that they will engage by liking, sharing, or commenting, drops even further to maybe 0,1%. This realization made me question the purpose of posting at all. These numbers mean actually nothing when there is no real connection made. It is a mere gamble. Of those 1,000 followers (and I also followed them back) I had little to no real connection, I was missing a deep connection and felt like a number as well. Within a year of having those accounts, I had only two real interactions. Social media feels like a gamble: hoping to get connection out of something that gives you little to nothing in return.

Algorithms.

Most social media platform use algorithm to favor those posts/tweets that are already seen. They boost the most popular so that you'll get buried beneath. The only way for us to be seen on social media is by having a lot of likes or shares, like a viral tweet for instance. There isn't a random discovery function on those platforms, where one can discover someone by accident. Such a function would be fun, and organic.

Too political.

Another factor in my decision to leave these platforms was political divide. I've never been one to engage much in politics, and yet, it seemed impossible to escape from the political discussions on X and Bluesky. There was political debate in almost every thread. X felt increasingly aligned with right-wing perspectives, while Bluesky appeared to lean left.

Talkr.

Talkr was created out of the frustration I felt on regular social media. Our platform does things differently and aims to be a good alternative to Twitter, X, Bluesky and even Linkedin.

If you want to join us in creating something beautiful, then signup:

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