Thread by @DexFenik, I know that to some this was repeated over and over, but [...]

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DexFenik

I know that to some this was repeated over and over, but I thought I& #39;d give my take on it. I can& #39;t help but feel that Twitter is so...exhausting.

It used to feel very art and community-driven, with news and trends being an optional on-the-side feature.

But now it& #39;s so...hostile? Or negative? I mean that& #39;s understandable, since the world sucks right now. What I mean is the photos are cropped, the character limit doubled, and brigading behavior is rampant (which I think is the worst part), and those started before covid

Comparing it to how it felt when I first started using it, it doesn& #39;t feel like an "escape" anymore. Instead I feel annoyed, angry, scared, and lately I& #39;ve been seeing more and more people either step back, lock their accounts, or just leave

At the same time, though, there& #39;s a lot of exclusivity and traffic on it that I rely on. All those furry cons? Twitter. A bunch of artists I like? Twitter. Some acquaintances I like? Twitter. And so on.

But this place just isn& #39;t meant for artists and small communities, and the websites that were are either dead or inadequate. Now it& #39;s all about news, trends, celebrities, public figures, and spreading as much information as possible, often misinformation and outrage.

I& #39;m not sure how many people actually care about my presence here, but I& #39;ll be quiet, perhaps more than usual, while I work on relying on this site less.

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