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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bidisha Mamata

I too quit Twitter this week – and have never been more relieved

Elon Musk
‘Elon Musk walked into Twitter and then all the good people left.’ Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Last month, Elon Musk walked into Twitter and then all the good people left. I quit, too. It was a time-sink, a brain drain and an eye strain.

In 12 years, I gained nothing, while witnessing peers and colleagues at their worst. Oh, the bliss of not turning every little thing into a quip. The delight of dealing with reality in the moment, like a grownup, instead of running to tell teacher about every unpleasant incident. Truly, you don’t realise that something is pointless, negative and colonising your brain until it’s gone.

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