I'm only Meta-dead

 I am, in fact, not dead.

The recent disappearance of my Facebook and Instagram accounts are not the result of my death, but of my disgust with Meta. First, they introduced AI profiles, with no way to block them. They withdrew them in the face of customer backlash, but I am certain they will be introduced again. I do not log into social media to talk to robots. 

Then, they quite publicly got out of the business of fact checking. To be fair, I've never seen an article that was fact-checked one way or the other, but to do so now, in the face of political organizations on both sides employing the Big Lie tactic, is irresponsible.

As far as I'm concerned, Meta can go hang. 

I'm fairly well settled on Bluesky, so if you want to media socially with me, look for me there. If you want me as a follower, be aware that you need to post some content, not just repost other people's stuff. Your content needs to sound like there's a human brain behind it, rather than an AI. And there's this: I do not go on social media for news. That's like getting news from the writing on the bathroom wall at Walmart. So if your feed is all about what a shmoo this or that politician is, on either side, I probably won't follow you. I might even block you altogether without discussion. I'm tired, I don't want to listen to how awful this or that is—I know already—and I'm conserving my sanity points for stuff that matters.

Like my next book.

-JRS