In early January 2021 I unfollowed everyone on Twitter, involuntarily.

My experience changed drastically as I lost all of my followers and DMs as well. My signal was immediately silenced.

The algorithm wasn't the problem. The problem arose from complicit Twitter leadership at the time being corrupted by illegal actions of a tyrannical government. They chose to lie about it rather than expose those illegal actions, as was eventually done under new leadership via the #TwitterFiles.

Being able to own my identity, as is now possible thanks to nostr, is a welcome restoration of my voice and rights to free expression. Twitter is a dead man walking due to malevolent and benevolent actions and thankfully disruption grown from rejection of emergent central control.

Let us all remain skeptical of those supposed leaders, despite their "benevolent contributions". There are always strings attached, even if not explicit. This is how our once great ideals have been twisted to allow just this sort of massive rights infringement in the first place.

Influence centralizes power and then morphs into control.

Stay free.