A little over a year ago, when Substack announced that they were adding Notes (about the same time that Muskrat decided to block all links from Substack on his vanity social media site) I worried that the toxicity would follow.
It was pretty good for a while. Then the whole incident with the Nazi’s and the indifference of MacKenzie and Best drove a lot of teeth gnashing.
But I have noticed that my feed and some of my posts have attracted some true shitbirds.
And it isn’t just right wing nutters, but the purity-ring lefties have come out to play.
Fuck that shit. I do not need this. I do not need to litigate my support of the president, and my abhorrence of the mango menace to those who want their preferred foil to Trump.
Life is too fucking short, work is too busy, and I do not need this level of combative toxin in my life.
How long will I be gone?
Dunno.
A week?
A month?
Forever?
Alas, I can’t tell at this moment. I will curl up with my product management blog and post there for the foreseeable future.
I do want to say that I am glad and honored by each and every one of the 588 subscribers I picked up along the way. You have all brightened my life immensely.
Thank you, and good night.
If you want to talk, drop me a note at geoff@sweatyspice.com.
Peace out.