Retvrning to X

I nuked all of my social media accounts years ago and never looked back. My general take is that all legacy web 2.0-style social media stuff needs to be ground under a boot, and then the boot filled with cement and sank to the bottom of a particularly deep ocean. Just in case.

That said, I recently recreated an account on X using my old handle, @jaredtobin (some other dude has nabbed @jtobin, unfortunately), and will be experimenting with it for traditional microblogging purposes for things that don’t warrant a full post on this, my trusty long-form blog.

Why not nostr, etc.? Well, I could. I like nostr, and maybe I’ll mirror my stuff there just for the lulz. But, pragmatically, X appears to be where the action is, and I want my stuff to be easy to access and interact with.

It’s an experiment. I’m aloof by nature, so there’s no guarantee I won’t at some point turn up my nose and redeploy the nukes. But we’ll see how it goes. Follow me there, if you’re into that kind of thing!