I know it has been a while since I updated this website. Truth be told, I have been incredibly busy, so I have not had time to create videos nor update this site. That may be coming to a change soon. My schedule is opening up a little bit, so I can probably return to making some content.
But that’s not the reason I am updating this site. Some of you may know what is going on in the social media world right now. The largest social media platforms have lost tons of money and the trend isn’t improving. I had left all social media except for Twitter about two years ago, and things were going great. Lately, Twitter has become yet another cesspool on the internet, so I am winding down my time on there. I still have my Instagram account for Mnemonic Tutor, but have not logged in or posted to it in a long time. Instagram has always felt more like a home to me than Twitter, but I did not like that it was owned by Facebook. Twitter was the lesser of two evils, but that is no longer the case.
So, what do I do? I am considering a move to Mastodon, and that is what the title of this post is about. I won’t go into a whole lot about Mastodon, but it is similar to Twitter, while very different. I have had a Mastodon account for a while for professional purposes, and so far, it is a much better experience overall. It does have its quirks and it is not as easy to use as Twitter, but I am fine with that. The issue is that many people will not be fine with that and prefer to use something like Instagram, Hive or the coming Bluesky.
I feel like the right thing to do for now is to keep my Twitter account as-is and stop posting on it. I actually stopped posting a few weeks ago. I don’t know if I want to go back to Instagram. I may go to Mastodon, but the one thing that will never change and I will never go away from is this website. That is the reason I am posting this here today. While Mastodon is about decentralization of social media, having a personal or business website is about decentralization of the web in general. Decentralization has its challenges, but it is the future of global technology.
So all that is to say that I intend to make this website the central hub for all things Mnemonic Tutor. Any social media I have will point to this site, and I will list my socials on this site. I will no longer point between socials (from one to another) nor will I rely on single companies to host my content (of any form). So, if you’re a fan or former fan, please follow the RSS feed for this site for updates from time to time. I am not sure how often I will post, but I can assure you that I will be posting here more often that Twitter as time moves on.