A social media post's window of relevance is extremely short. But being hoarders by nature, we have a hard time letting go of our post history — much to the delight of AI scrapers and enshittificators. Here are a few thoughts on the benefits of traveling light.
It's been a little over a year since I ditched Twitter for Mastodon, and at this point I can say that it was one of the best decisions I've made in the last decade.