Threads

Josh left Twitter long ago and halfheartedly set up a Threads account. I resisted even looking at Threads but finally broke down and set up an account. I followed three or four people I knew were on the site and closed it for the night.

Every few days, I opened the app again, followed another person or two, felt depressed reading the Threads suggested accounts, felt more depressed reading the replies under the posts of people I know, and then closed it down. I felt no fire to set it up, the exact opposite of how I felt back in 2008 when I joined Twitter.

Back then, I wanted to figure it out. I wanted to be part of the conversation. I wanted to hear from everyone all the time. Now, I only want to hear from some people some of the time.

I still feel the same about blogs as in 2006; that hasn’t changed. But social media feels less comfortable right now. Like a shirt I’ve outgrown but have to continue wearing because I don’t have anything else to put on at the moment.