Most Useless: Instagram

 If you're searching for my Instagram account, you won't find it anywhere. In fact, thesuperhotdotcom was banned by their AI 'overlords' yesterday. Although they claim my account was automated, it wasn't. 

I simply used a VPN from an area in the USA which is used by millions of other people - for privacy reasons. 

At first, I was angry, but then realized this was more of a gift to me than I thought: It saved me from the endless post-and-scroll cycle this platform delivers. 

I never posted any sexual or questionable content, and my images were above-the-board legitimate. If I offended anyone I never heard a word online about it. Truthfully, the account was used to post content and it really wasn't that useful at all.

Social Media can be addictive, but honestly, I have no twangs or urges to activate any new accounts. And quite frankly, Mark Zuckerberg and his media platform have dropped off my radar completely. 

But first, a little history is required - because this isn't my first dip into the so-called social media sphere.

Back in the late 2000's (2009?) I had ditched Facebook after slowly removing components from my main site. At first, I removed the wall because my so-called 'brother' had posted offensive content that made a Christian man at work angry. 

I can't even remember what it was about.

Then I removed each sub-component and I was left with a basic website with no feeds, no advertising, and no followings. I then unfollowed everyone, and deleted my account.

I went further and contacted support who assured me, that after 2 weeks of waiting, I was completely removed from their systems.

I sighed from relief. There were no more interactions with co-workers or family anymore. The pressure to update and keep content active magically disappeared. 

Sure, I wasn't really keeping up to date anymore with the minute-by-minute posts of people. But did I really need to know anything from the website? Absolutely not. 

I repeated this process with Twitter and Truth Social, abandoning and closing accounts when I could. I never really cared for any other social media content. 

I searched online and found thousands of people had also been banned by Meta's artificial intelligence. It doesn't give a fuck if you own a business, depend on followers for your livelihood, nor does it even think twice about blasting you into nothing when your rent is due.

I'm grateful I never linked my life to YouTube, blogger, or even Instagram. Most of those people have no hope in hell of getting their accounts back. Think about that for a moment.

One day, you're at 250K or maybe even a million or so subscribers. Your money comes from advertising and because you're on this platform, they'll pay you to hoist products into your timeline.

But then, one day, fate laughs evilly and your social media empire is crumpled because some bot created in God knows what country decided arbitrarily on it's own to end your only source of income.

Wow.

What a time to be alive, people. And you know, at 56 years old, I kind of figured out that social media is NOT for me in the slightest.

And for those who think their accounts are safe from bot annihilation, think twice: Bans happen every day, and for many reasons. Maybe the owner's pissed off, maybe they couldn't achieve an erection anymore, I have no idea - shit happens.

And you know what? I don't want to depend on automation to ensure I'm surviving within a gated community like that.

When the A.I. datacenter boom hits - and it will - you'll see entire companies and ecosystems dissolve instantly. And when that happens, be ready for the fallout. It won't be nice. People think social media corporations have a heart - they certainly don't.

If you're looking for sympathy from companies with no souls you're clearly mistaken.

Until the next post.

CS