I used to pride myself on not falling for the "short hit" side of social media - I avoided Tik Tok, Twitter and while I watch a lot of YouTube it's mostly long form, useful, content.
But I won't lie - Facebook Shorts has utterly got me. I can easily zone out for ages just scrolling through, frankly, mindless shite.
Thought of the old place recently and making my amusingly irregular swing by to be pleased that you and other folk still exist in this magical world.
You're right.
The reason I've thought about it was because I've been retreading my career path and the old PC format forum and the folk from it, some of whom made this place, was instrumental in my social development as a geeky 20 something in the late 90s and early 2000s.
It was through there that I got my job at criterion games in derby, where I joined the rock city message boards and made a life in the midlands that still has imprints on me now.
Through both places I got jobs, went to exclusive events and gigs, which I doubt would be possible these days.
Anyway, nowadays I tend to watch creators on youtube who seem more down to earth who seem to be of my generation or my style, like adventureme, rick beato, jonny harris, and grassroots political commentary. I quit x and rarely touch anything away from Facebook/insta which is for small circles of old friends.
I have distractions in my real life that take a lot of focus from any of the old fun stuff (also fun) but it is nice to think about the old west of the www.