Even after the switch from Twitter to #Mastodon, and even after migrating from my previous instance to the haven that is @QOTO, I keep on having occasional discussions that I find very frustrating.
@fidel's [words yesterday](https://blog.fidelramos.net/personal/new-years-resolutions-2024) resonate with me:
> _“I wasn't anticipating […] the mental and emotional effort of opposing the hegemonic zeitgeist. This is something that has taken a toll on my happiness and mental health. It would be easy to bow to the majority and return to the fold, to avoid #arguments and #fights, but I think I would feel bad about myself for intellectual dishonesty. […] One thing is the ideas you have and another is that you do not want or can dedicate greater efforts to supporting them in opposition to almost the entire society. I will focus on educating my children in the values that I want to see in the world. […] I will dedicate #SocialNetworks only to the topics that interest me […] and I will reduce ideological topics.”_
I'm thinking of giving up #microblogging, at least for a while.
We'll see.
@tripu is there not any good from social networks to counter balance the occasional frustrating discussions? It would be a fail to lose you.
@tripu
It would certainly be a loss to the community to lose you. That said, I do understand how daunting social media can be and how inhumane many can be.
@QOTO @fidel