This website will no longer interact with “X” (formerly Twitter). It is time for the Last Post. Recent events in Ireland highlighted how toxic a platform it has become. Real evil lurks among its many posters. Many using anonymous handles for vile threats and comments. Most of the posts are by the same people pretending to have a vested interest in a cause or by artificial intelligence (AI) bots (A bot is software that performs tasks automatically, usually by following rules or patterns instead of needing a human to do each step.). Bots created by malicious people hoping to destroy democracy and world order. People who are failures in the real world but have the tools to hurt in a virtual world.
Whatever about the artificial forms, the human ones are the vilest of them all. You know the handle, the cause, the aim is highlighted. The profile gives no indication of the real identity either in words or pictures, just the cause which usually involves undermining or threatening democratic authority and due process. However, if you dig down through their history, inevitably you will discover that they are not even from the country they are attacking. They are just cowardly excuses hiding behind anonymity and trying to sound like brave warriors. The reality, a keyboard warrior is never a warrior in the true sense.
Disgusting also in the past few weeks, is the use of AI to produce completely false videos and narrative. What a wasteful use of human intelligence! The anonymous threats including death threats to people in authority or indeed their families. Their posts are a reflection on those anonymous criminals. They need prayers and they need counselling. They lack courage and honesty to reveal their own identities. Along the way, many gullible people get dragged into their online crusades, misled by evil leaders. Some, front of stage and some, behind the shadowy scenes. I challenge any of them to a real public arm wrestle, but they are too cowardly to accept as it will reveal who they really are.
If you were to read recent social media comments, you would be forgiven for thinking the whole world and country has a certain viewpoint that is promoted through the comments. That nobody wants people in authority and would harm and undermine, if at all possible. To truth is, these posters are clueless about how democracy works. Each one wants to be a Trump like dictator themselves. Fortunately, the reality is that less and less people are using social media as their news point. What once had wonderful potential is slowly being destroyed. The majority of the population have given up on social media or never ventured that way in the first place. Most young people do not interact with X or Facebook for that matter. Young people are more and more looking for comic book communications but unfortunately now even video can be totally manipulated by AI. Nobody wants to read articles (like this one) anymore. They have become too long and too challenging for the younger reader. Their knowledge depending on an instant picture rather than well thought out and verified words.
I got involved with Social Media, to primarily promote my writings and my GAA Coaching skills. It seemed like a good route at the time. I have found, none of these platforms to be successful with very minimal hits and engagement when required. Little or no interaction from drama groups, producers, directors or indeed GAA clubs. This has been noticeable from performance data for a long time. “X” can be useful for keeping up to date with live scores from GAA matches around the country. At this stage it is not worth fuelling the already bulging pockets of Elon Musk. Me, moving away from “X”, on the face of it, is not going to upset Elon too much. I don’t pay for his product in the first place. However, I am a target for those who do pay for the advertising on “X”. If more do what I’m doing and stop using and promoting the platform, it will eventually hurt the insatiable greed of its owner. Remember, how much support this platform supports the dark web of conceit and lies that we are witnessing.
In future, I will use my websites and investigate alternative promotion options. The GAA also must find alternatives for promoting and providing live information. Anyway, the platform is extremely transient and too easily flooded with articles that are not of interest. A posts lifespan is very short. With AI in particular, posts have become confusing and not capable of providing proper advertisement of events. If they are posted too soon, they disappear in forest and if they are not up in time, they provide inadequate notice.
I would urge people to find alternatives. Social Media is becoming a blight on the world, lets start by moving away from “X” interactions. If you are using it for viewing purposes, dig deep to see if you can validate the poster by looking at their profile and studying past posts. Understand their agenda and motivations. Start from a point of “that’s not true” on everything. I will continue to monitor Meta contributions which does seem to do a tiny bit better in its feed delivery, for the moment. I do succeed in getting lots of sport and writing articles, most of which are valid. I am not ruling out following suit and kicking their logo off my website. I have blocked so many contributions at this stage, I am almost down to just sport and writing, but sometimes I do miss useful information. In the meantime, let’s play the last post for “X” and stop feeding the muck from Elon Musk’s product and filling hid pockets with advertising revenue!