Thanks for sharing why you left, which I noticed recently. I’ll miss your thoughtful posts. I agree that the platform has changed (it always required filtering, but it requires much more aggressive filtering than it used to). I hope this frees you up for both your journalistic and artistic ambitions!
I understand where you're coming from and agree that Twitter has fallen to a pretty low state in recent years. The worst example of this is how the readjusted algorithm deliberately suffocates any content not deemed "relevant" to whatever is currently trending in the news or pop culture.
There was a time when I could write threads about the most unusual and obscure topics, and many of them would surprisingly go viral, with tremendous amounts of feedback (both positive and negative).Now, no thread or post of mine seems to be able to reach anyone outside of a handful of devoted readers who regularly visit my account (and I'm far from the only one experiencing this setback).
This is what made the site such an amazing place. It was a fountain of exchanging opinions and creative ideas (almost like a digital version of an 18th-century London coffeehouse, but global in reach).
Now, as you've described above, it's become just another slop site.
Hope that either Elon returns it to the former ways or that he chooses to sell it to someone who will try to do so.
I am proud to see you take a stand, Comrade Alessandra! I’m surprised because I thought the trad e-girl had won and that you had opted for the path of least resistance. Do I think you were losing yourself on X? Very much so, it’s hard to avoid.
There is nothing to miss, really. The follower count is over-inflated. You have a strong enough reach that you’ll be able to build a stronger, more intelligent readership for both your artistic and journalistic impulses here on Substack — if you’re willing to put in the time. Believe less in America; believe more in yourself.
Do not hesitate to engage with your readership. The “distance” is made in the quality you select for, not in the posture you take. It doesn’t make you any less aristocratic. As a Bocchista, I’d like to be included in that too, of course. 😊
Welcome back Alata-
Thanks for sharing why you left, which I noticed recently. I’ll miss your thoughtful posts. I agree that the platform has changed (it always required filtering, but it requires much more aggressive filtering than it used to). I hope this frees you up for both your journalistic and artistic ambitions!
I understand where you're coming from and agree that Twitter has fallen to a pretty low state in recent years. The worst example of this is how the readjusted algorithm deliberately suffocates any content not deemed "relevant" to whatever is currently trending in the news or pop culture.
There was a time when I could write threads about the most unusual and obscure topics, and many of them would surprisingly go viral, with tremendous amounts of feedback (both positive and negative).Now, no thread or post of mine seems to be able to reach anyone outside of a handful of devoted readers who regularly visit my account (and I'm far from the only one experiencing this setback).
This is what made the site such an amazing place. It was a fountain of exchanging opinions and creative ideas (almost like a digital version of an 18th-century London coffeehouse, but global in reach).
Now, as you've described above, it's become just another slop site.
Hope that either Elon returns it to the former ways or that he chooses to sell it to someone who will try to do so.
We have to work with what we've got, flouncing out isn't the answer. Gutted.
I am proud to see you take a stand, Comrade Alessandra! I’m surprised because I thought the trad e-girl had won and that you had opted for the path of least resistance. Do I think you were losing yourself on X? Very much so, it’s hard to avoid.
There is nothing to miss, really. The follower count is over-inflated. You have a strong enough reach that you’ll be able to build a stronger, more intelligent readership for both your artistic and journalistic impulses here on Substack — if you’re willing to put in the time. Believe less in America; believe more in yourself.
Do not hesitate to engage with your readership. The “distance” is made in the quality you select for, not in the posture you take. It doesn’t make you any less aristocratic. As a Bocchista, I’d like to be included in that too, of course. 😊