Apple Tree Farm

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I’m not going to lie, I’m genuinely upset by this but I’m not surprised. I’ve been very anti-AI across my personal and public pages, and I know that’s caused a complete three month ban on all pages and a hefty warning. But I’m still annoyed.

I fucking hate Facebook. It’s a trashy excuse for “social media” and they do a great job at punishing creators who don’t toe the line. Unfortunately I’m now added to that list of scorned creators.

I don’t want to go back to “X” or BluSky (?)…and especially not TicTok. I think I might just not be up for this game anymore. Chasing algorithms for years, having my content stolen, having others who stole my content claim copyright on me (yea, Facebook made me take down my own content on my page), people taking screenshots to call me nasty names and slander my business. I’m also tired of the trolls and audacity of some of the things said to me.

Honestly, why? Why have people decided they can say whatever they want just because they’re not in the same room as someone? It’s a complete breakdown of social norms and common sense.

Why am I staying? Genuinely….why?

I guess it’s because I’m monetized, but with this ban it’ll largely dry up. Thankfully it’s not needed. Of course I can and still will have my Amazon shop and collabs on here. So those are more important and mean something to me.

But Facebook? It’s like going on the Titanic. Exciting and everyone wants to experience it, but it doesn’t end well.

I know this is a rant of all rants. It’s not going anywhere, if you’ve read this far….sorry. I guess I’m trying to talk myself into or out of a decision. The good thing is that I’ll have this, my little safe space on the internet to share my printables and outlandish rantings….and maybe something interesting.

I will have a Newsletter though, and it’s been YEARS since I’ve had one of those. So maybe dialing things back to the golden days of the internet, even if it’s only here, is the right direction to go in.

I’ll sit with my thoughts. But I’ll definitely be taking a longer break than anticipated….I need to go touch some grass.