Paul Knightly, PhD on Nostr: I joined the Fediverse a year ago today, deactivating the bird a couple weeks later, ...

I joined the Fediverse a year ago today, deactivating the bird a couple weeks later, and my relationship with social media has improved significantly over that time.

I checked in on the other space several times before allowing my accounts to be permanently deleted earlier this year, and it felt like a fever dream.

I wish more people realized that social media (er, networking) doesn't have to be that way. Bluesky, Threads, etc still miss the boat.