Twitter account deleted

I have deleted my Twitter account @pinkzomo.

Using Twitter made me aggressive. In some cases, I could keep calm but in general, after just a few minutes it made me angry. This is not in harmony with my Buddhist practice.

In addition, Twitter shares only short messages without explaining background and complexity. Instead of reading a longer text focusing on the subject for some time, Twitter forces users to jump from subject to subject — and mostly entangles emotionally.

But the worst of all: Twitter is a big US corporation engaging in manipulation and censorship. It is Twitter that controls what we see, when we see it, and if we see it at all. That is not acceptable. Sophisticated algorithms are surely active to manipulate the discussions in such a way that it benefits the company and the US establishment. Most likely the US State Department via three-letter agencies has some influence on Twitter, an influence probably big enough to drive people where the deep state wants them to go. As one of the main techniques of US policy is divide-et-impera (divide and rule), using algorithms so that people will hate each other or at least be divided is quite probable especially in the light that large accounts are routinely deleted so that consensus-building around some great voice is prohibited.

I described my concept for a Twitter alternative or social media alternative in a separate article. Like email protocol (SMTP) there should be a protocol for social media post exchanges so that social media can become application/site independent. In the same way that all email clients can communicate with each other, social media sites/applications could talk to each other.

Until then we might use existing technologies like RSS or newsfeed by email if we want to be free of corporate control as switching to another centralized provider is probably just a short remedy. Centralization is the main weakness, Gettr and others will probably just be intermediate solutions if any. (Gettr banned RT and other channels already … ).

A thank you for all inspirations and likes I received on twitter. If you have the strength and equanimity continue your good work there.

bye bye