Tweetless

Yesterday, I finally deactivated my Twitter account (by resetting all tweets). I believe that the social media and news platform I have been using since 2009 has reached a point where it is no longer useful for me or society.

I can say that I loved Twitter until the very end. I enjoyed the communities, the exposure to opposing views, the unchanging interface, and its algorithm. Compared to many similar social media platforms (like Facebook) with their constantly changing structures, the consistency of the Twitter experience was a good thing.

However, I realized that I no longer enjoy spending time on Twitter. While I respect freedom of thought, I see that Twitter has turned into a tool for manipulation that distorts reality under the guise of a social media and news platform. Reality and honesty have been lost; instead of people sharing their free thoughts, there are unverifiable arguments, bot and spam messages, and fake advertisements.

For a long time, people have been using social media (Instagram, Snapchat as well) as a source of dopamine and a tool to fill their lives. This has led to the feed being nothing more than the shared content. The terrifying echo chamber created by this sameness can leave lasting damage in our minds.

I have sent 9,742 tweets (mostly conversations with friends). However, I don't think these tweets are significant data. I see that today's social media dynamics create a culture overly focused on the present and influenced by "recency bias." Therefore, it makes sense to delete my tweets from this data landfill.

I believe that my permanent digital presence should reamin focused on my platform, okanbilal.com, a space that contains my general ideas. I might use Twitter occasionally, even if I don't share anything. However, I predict that this won't last very long either. Due to its dynamics, it will completely lose its place for me over time.