Life without X

[@littlejimmy7402]

Social Media is virtual high school. Man I hated High School.

[@charlesratcliff2016]

Well, I agree with Chato. I had a similar problem when one those people with the Palestine flag said that Malcolm X warned us black people like you. I gave this person a direct quote from Malcolm X concerning self-defense this person response was "whatever."

[@Dr.Cosmar]

I'm surprised they responded. Every time I get on X, I get nothing but Atheist smooth brain takes. Really, they just have an unhealthy hatred for all things Christianity and use atheism as a valid experience while they pretend to know everything about religion and pretend they had a religious upbringing. It's toxic people being toxic, but why the fuck is it in my TL is my question?

[@raymathews1474]

I opened a twitter account long ago, but never logged in. Fate spared me when they cancelled the account for years of non use.

[@judgedrekk2981]

well if you never speak you lose your voice....lol Neo: why does my throat hurt? Morpheus: because you've never used your voice.... lolz

[@JoeOvercoat]

@@judgedrekk2981Yeah, no.

[@JoeOvercoat]

Evidently, i created an account in the process of commenting somewhere, then it was cancelled for being a bot. Progress!

[@kirk2767]

I stopped when I found out you needed to create a password. I already have too many as it is.

[@kevinfisher5492]

You don't simply "ban" Mr. Canoehead. X will taste gunwales for this.

[@judgedrekk2981]

long live Mr. Canoehead!

[@caryrodda]

I deleted Twitter from my phone years ago and feel no urge to go back. Glad to hear you are not missing it either.

[@richardkev3077]

I don’t understand “community standards”. I recently had a post removed from KZbin with a warning about “hate speech”. Of course, they never told me what the comment was, nor how it violated “community standards”. Very helpful, that.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

At least on X right now they tell you which post it was.

[@oldgoat142]

They are wussified slap happy nut bags who are offended by quite literally everything. Quit subjective, their standards, which are essentially none.

[@AnitaLife27]

I called Meghan McCain a “bimbo with weird hair” and was banned for life for “hate speech”. 😂😂😂😂 Best thing to get Twitter out of my life. They did me a favor!

[@JoeOvercoat]

I’ve gotten a half dozen such ‘strikes’. I have never been able to figure out what i might have said to offend.

[@boobah5643]

Not telling you is part of the point. If you're worried about them striking you, you'll self-censor more thoroughly than they feel they can, and keeping the offenses and limits 'fuzzy' serve to keep you (and anyone you talk to) on your toes. It's also harder to complain about their policies when you can't be certain what they actually are; was it the seemingly milquetoast take on _current thing,_ or is it something that is suddenly problematic in current day that you posted a few years ago? X may tell you (for now,) but that doesn't mean Blogger, KZbin, or Facebook do.

[@Ceyx000]

"It's not me, it's You."- Chato to X

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Never been there..Never will...

[@jasonmcintosh2632]

I quit Twitter when people started following me. Why the hell was anyone "interested" in what I had to say? I figured there was some scam involved and quit.

[@michaelfreedman1006]

Groucho Marx said "I would never join a club that had me as a member".

[@TaleOfTwoIdiots]

There's a lot of that on Instagram as well. Dozens of people with no posts suddenly following my page. It's weird.

[@homeslicehomeslice]

I have people follow me on youtube and i just watch channels.

[@snappertrx]

@@michaelfreedman1006 Dang you beat me to it!

[@jakeviolet2195]

Holy self-loathing Batman!

[@davidmoore5925]

I have never used X/Twatter, don't feel I've missed anything.

[@SAINTOBVIOUS]

it’s a dumpster fire

[@JarmamStuff]

@@SAINTOBVIOUS Always was. No different from SoMe in general

[@allouttabubblegum799]

You haven't.

[@mrtalos]

I started using it when Elon took over to witness the dumpster fire. It was too hot and smelled bad. I left. It is genuinely worse than 4chan

[@lonl123]

My condolences Paul, X's loss...a voice of reason on there is spitting in a bucket. I abandoned the platform years ago.

[@wachinima5927]

Chato, I’ve been watching you since you started, I’m so happy your doing well

[@SAINTOBVIOUS]

Love Chato

[@AncientYouth64]

Never been on it and never will.... it's where humanity goes to die

[@DarthPlato]

Hearing this video confirms I made the right choice is avoiding social media accounts. YT is my only exception.

[@jimjam51075]

I dip in there to follow up on something mentioned in an outside article or video. My biggest takeaway each time is the feed is engineered to make people upset.

[@NinjaRunningWild]

Duh. You can use the non-algorithmic feed you know.

[@jimjam51075]

@@NinjaRunningWild Why would I spend that much time on Twitter to adjust it?

[@fionnaitsradag5152]

I generally try to avoid arguing with people...mainly because at the end of the argument, each person thinks exactly the same thing as when they started. It's a total waste of time.😑

[@GoBudsGo]

I don't use X (tried Twitter about 10 years ago and deleted it) and I'm not a fan of Musk, but you sir Mr. Chato are a true gem in today's crazy world. God bless.

[@FirestreakRodimusPr]

Paul I've been banned off X for years for a sportsball comment. It was the best thing to happen to me and my life. Everything is much better w/o it, the sun is brighter, the air is cleaner, and food tastes better.

[@Hiccuple]

Elon destroyed Twitter and the platform. People just want/need an alternative. I'm happy seeing things like threads and blue sky starting to gain traction. Podcasts I listen are telling their listeners they won't engage on Twitter anymore and to find them elsewhere (i.e. Instagram, threads, bluesky, KZbin, etc.). Elon has basically turned Twitter into digg of the modern era.

[@RoberttAvro]

@@Hiccuple "Elon destroyed Twitter and the platform." Disagree completely and I am glad it is no longer a site attached to only one of two major political parties in the US. That was ridiculous how unbalanced the site was before he took it over.

[@mattfirestone1]

One thing I've learnt in my life is that everyone, even the smartest person you know, is capable of being incredibly stupid.

[@Dracounguis]

I open Twitter maybe twice a year. I leave most of my wisdom here on the KZbin comment sections. 😆

[@jennypoussin3866]

Well said Chato and Thanks for this wise reminder of not being addicted nor dependent of online and social media in general :)

[@revgregory]

Limiting blocking is a nonstarter for me, I block at least 20 large breasted fake account follows a week.

[@CallMeChato]

Hmmm, yes that's tiresome.

[@1977TA]

@@hannahreynolds7611 I get those too lol. I discovered not all of them were bots. Some were actual OnlyFans models looking to get their paws into my wallet.

[@willer3399]

@@hannahreynolds7611It wasn’t your charming and witty online persona? 😉

[@iomis2001]

I have an account that I have not checked in at least 15 years.

[@jb_makesgames2264]

I call it anti-social media - It always goes to the lowest common denominator in terms of intelligence and critical thinking.

[@anthonygray333]

The best conversations are indeed at Tim Hortons after overdosing on sugary delights and caffeine

[@Thx1138sober]

X is basically as pointless as yelling at other drivers while driving 70 mph down the interstate with your windows rolled up.

[@trublgrl]

I've never really gotten on the twitter/X bandwagon, but I feel like it's worth something in the 2024 election season. Some very good conservative voices are on it and it's better than the news. I have been looking at it for Trump stuff that makes me smile. Still, I can only scroll for 15-20 minutes before my brain says "This is not a good use of your time."

[@ehellstrom7127]

I voluntarily banned myself from Twitter. Never liked the interface.

[@DrCruel]

Not me. I must been perma-banned at least a half-dozen times already.

[@KrytoRift]

Yeah same

[@MrBenfranz]

I left Twitter around 2019, and I haven't missed it at all.

[@TheSolMike]

I dont use it. So I cant miss it.

[@robinhood9128]

Everyone was better in doughnut shops in the 70’s. I also believe Elon actually personally bans about 1% of the blocked posters, at most. He is busy inventing the future which will be great and terrible.

[@jackroberts6938]

I'm in the middle of another 7-day exile, and thoroughly enjoying all the free time I have by not being able to like, comment, or share. I jump in, see what's new, and jump out. Real life awaits.

[@DrVarner]

Best, most fun content on YT.

[@johnscott6984]

I may be a twit but I've never Twittered, or Tweeted or X-ttered or whatever so I have no dog in this fight...but any vid from Chato is good for a chuckle. Enjoy your freedom Paul, you had nothing to lose but your checkmark?

[@jcwoodman5285]

Gotta love billionaire Free Speach hustlers😘

[@scootertart]

Yes Paul - totally understand your reasons for not missing X (Twitter) I came off Twitter about six years ago, its cancer for the soul.

[@psymoniser8264]

Thankfully I have never had, and never will have an X/Twitter account. It is a silly place let us not go there.

[@paulheitkemper1559]

same with facebook.

[@ronbutler3431]

Never had a Twitter account. It was obvious to me from the start that it would be an enormous time-suck. The deranged trash-talk was just a bonus.

[@MandatoryReporter2015]

I’ve never joined twixt, Facebook, instagram or anything else. I’m so smart.❤

[@Spamkromite]

I only use that platform for a few seconds to post art and leave until my next art piece upload. The world is greener outside the social medias and more worthy to focus on (I has a new set of tomato plants growing nicely in my garden plot and they are almost ready for harvest 🍅I also planted a lemon tree because they are very expensive to buy from the market 🍋)

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

Friendly reminder that Twitter can only break into the top 10 unique monthly users list when you exclude social media platforms only available in China.

[@jakeviolet2195]

There is no such thing as social media in China. Only government controlled propaganda farms inhabited by slaves trying to boost their social credit scores.

[@danf1862]

Ok, simple math here. US population: 333 million. China: 1.4 billion.

[@superturkle]

never had a twitter account, and from what i hear, i aint missin nothin. welcome to the club chato :)

[@eddobh]

Poor Chato! In an act of solidarity, I'll create an account on X just to get banned too.

[@GundamWarrior1]

Spicy memes, Paul. That’s why we stay.

[@profhseldon]

For me X is for news and information about space related issues. I love your videos Paul. Saludos desde Uruguay 🇺🇾 🇺🇾

[@zoebaggins90]

DEI does mean Didn't Earn It!

[@Mr._Anderpson]

Using your real identity on social media is for those who make money on social media. I always preferred the anonymity of the early internet. Cyberspace is where we went to escape the real world, with its posturing, , pandering, purity rituals, & popularity contests. No extra charge for the alliteration. That's on the house. I couldn't tell you what that platform is good for. I've never Twattered.

[@manowar665]

I applied the 7-Up guy approach when it comes to Twatter... Never had it, never will.

[@carried9130]

Crisp and clean, no caffiene

[@thomaspinney4020]

'Morons, ne'er do wells and college professors" nice conflation there.

[@juddgoswick2024]

The ne'er do wells made their bed and now they must sleep in it! Being lumped in with the other riff raff will build character.

[@4.0.4]

Yeah, it tarnishes the reputation of the moron community and the ne'er do well syndicate.

[@stephenschroeder6567]

Bravo! I can happily say I have never had any social media account. I can also say I take some delight in what I predicted about its (Social Media) future having come true. To borrow from old Emperor Palpatine: "You have paid the price for your lack of vision!"

[@robinhood9128]

Thanks!

[@CallMeChato]

Thanks RH. Always nice to see you here.

[@oldjarhead386]

The take in this video is spot on. People!! Quit sending me links that I have to read to humor you!

[@CallMeChato]

Good comment.

[@oldjarhead386]

You are rubbing off on me!

[@Crihnoss]

I found out my account had been hacked/locked some time ago. Tried to get it back. It's a pain. Its better like this.

[@jensenchavez265]

KZbin is the only social media I frequent anymore, started a couple of years ago and have been much better off.

[@StevenMittler]

Mouse over thumbnail closed captions, "Hello Dennis of the Internet..." Wait. Chato? As in Paul Chato? As in Paul Chato of the legendary comedy troupe The Frantics, Paul Chato? Wow. He never did fill out did he? Still a skinny kid. But we love him.

[@CallMeChato]

I have a bit of a gut but I'm good. Thanks.

[@biffstrong1079]

I was never on Twitter. X doesn't really attract me. They haven't missed me. Which is hurtful. 12% of Americans use Twitter as a data source?

[@JoelEverettComposer]

Words of wisdom. Thank you kind Sir!

[@Edward-e7m]

I am really happy for you Paul. Your intelligence and your talents have no place among the swine. ❤

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

Good advice.

[@RealityCheck6969]

I was perma banned like a month after Elon took over. I don't know what I did but I haven't used twitter ever since.

[@erroneous6947]

Same here.

[@whya2ndaccount]

Enjoy the release. I've never had an account and don't feel like I'm missing anything.

[@Sim-rh4tj]

Leave it behind and don't look back.

[@AL-ws5yi]

I’ve never been on x/Twitter or any social media other than here.

[@madprophetus]

Yup. There is no return on investment with X. It's just a time sink.

[@tomstraub1148]

Here, there, wherever , stay in our ears .Nice to listen to wisdom and humor at the same time.

[@TriariusMetzer]

I have always said about X/Twitter; an unimportant medium for unimportant people with unimportant opinions

[@theengineer70]

listening to you reminds me how much i miss a 1/2 hour weekly radio comedy show. "mila, i'm home!"

[@jimclayson]

My childhood and early adulthood were pre-world wide web, before smart phones and streaming, when people couldn't easily share their every thought and opinion with millions of random strangers on a whim, much less hope to receive instant feedback nor remuneration for doing so. I've never posted to "X" and I've only read a handful of posts there... ever. I've no use for it. Whatever pertinent information is shared usually trickles down to KZbin, where it's disseminated by one of the MANY KZbinrs with news channels to which I subscribe. I've no particular love nor have I any particular loathing for Musk, but "X" isn't worth my time or attention.

[@Valoric]

Well said Jim

[@b.thomas8926]

I never cared about X or twitter or whatever they're calling it now. Mental illness is something we should study, and try to treat, not exploit.

[@gilgamecha]

Paul, I feel like we are your therapist.

[@anthonymerchant2597]

As a disabled Army veteran who had a buddy who was all over the national news and tweeted out about by celebrities on that very platform, that has had my account suspended twice indefinitely on there. I'm glad I'm not alone in this now. Welcome to the club, we have mettings every other month, but due to censorship we don't know where to meet up at. 😂

[@CallMeChato]

Hahaha

[@mariusmyhre7594]

Quit social media about three years ago, never looked back. Haven’t touched instagram and twitter since. Only Facebook perhaps once every week to keep up with some friends. Feels liberating.

[@domm6812]

Same, Paul. I try to have an open mind (to a point) and if someone makes a genuinely interesting point on a topic that I hadn't considered, I will tell them as much. There's a chance that a well informed argument that helps me understand something better than I did will change my mind ....but I find for most people on the internet they're not interested in ever being wrong, least of all admitting it. Part of being an adult is recognising when you've made a mistake and admitting it, otherwise you're mentally still a child.

[@kadourimdou43]

I deleted Twitter ages ago, and don’t miss it one bit. It’s nothing but a time wasting distraction, with a few arguments and drama thrown in.

[@douglaswarden2584]

Look at it this way Mr. Chato. You are 70 years old....OR will be....At your age you have STILL managed to be socially relevant. That is QUITE something of which to be damn proud. (When we were running around back in the 1970's....did we think ANY 70 year old was relevant or cool? I don't know about Canada, but in the good old U.S.of A. that would have been an unqualified NO!)

[@ardvark8699]

never used it, never had the desire to.

[@allouttabubblegum799]

I left long ago and haven't looked back. Looking from the outside in, it's very clear the cancer that social media really is. Except memes. Memes are gold.

[@BoSmith7045]

I only post my boring comments on KZbin to try to boot creators I like since I am in no position to help with memberships or other means. I learned 25 years ago that nothing I post online matters. It's just typing practice.

[@diegooland1261]

I don't have an X account, never tweeted, never even looked at the thing. And yet I still draw breath. Turn the Fing thing off and shut the Bond villain down. You will live to tell the tale, and be way better off.

[@rockgamiasedes677]

The last time I was this early, British were immigrating in Muslim kingdoms

[@RoberttAvro]

The British never went to live in any Muslim nation with large numbers of English people. They never actually "immigrated" to Islamic nations. So in fact, it only works the other way around.

[@syscruncher]

I closed or abandoned all of my social media accounts and found it quite liberating. The real world is much more rewarding.

[@RedemptionRoad]

Thankfully never got a Twitter/X account. Social media is far from social

[@lonelywolf9294]

I think you were almost on to something with the block limit, so let me propose a slight modification: when the limit is reached a user must pay $5 for each additional slot. With that change the service might even be able to hit profitability 😉

[@Hammerhead547]

I would eliminate the ability to block people unless they're actually making actual criminal threats against you personally or are engaging in actual hate speech (of the sort hitler used the jews) that posed an imminent threat to safety.

[@CallMeChato]

I like that.

[@singerap]

Never been on X and have not motivation to change that. I spend too much time on KZbin as it is and don't need to add to my addictions.

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

I haven't been on Twitter since 2015, and I see no reason to go back.

[@whitemagus2000]

I uninstalled X last month to free up space on my phone for more important programs. I forgot that it even existed.

[@charlesjmouse]

I call it ex-Twitter... or at least that's my hope.

[@jimstormcrow]

It's a vile hellscape, no loss. And it's getting worse.

[@DavidChristieCareerCafe]

I love how your closed captions say " Hello Dennis" (of the Internet)

[@donovan665]

I have written once on twit as if a time traveller asking what happened to the enlightenment, still relevant years later.

[@nigelgreen9369]

I never took the clickbait coolaid and I am very happy to say I don't have an X ('formally known as Twitter') account and never will.

[@joeleonetti8976]

I think I tried it a decade ago and then realized it was the same stuff I was seeing on other media platforms and just repackaged rather than new content so I stopped using it. Then, a few years ago I canceled facebook. Don’t miss that either.

[@insanogeddon]

The problem is w/o devils advocates things spiral out of control. If you keep bullies and narcissists busy, they are doing less harm elsewhere

[@student6140]

Been social media free for over three years. Couldn’t be happier with the decision. KZbin is enough

[@georgsyphers1437]

I could never even get in to twitter, never understood the appeal to a platform which limited length of communication

[@TheIndianaGeoff]

Can confirm. No I was never on Twitter to be banned but I had a similar experience when I left and deleted Facebook.

[@TheGreatSteve]

Welcome to the club.

[@carlosalfredolopezr.1709]

I would buy your 3 rule book, Chato, if only to read the foreword by Jordan Peterson. 🤣 Back on the subject, I still have my X account, but I've not used it for more than a year. YT is the only platform I keep using to keep track of subjects that interest me.

[@alexanderpetrow8668]

Wear it with a badge of honor. That musky mini change purse just lost us the latest spacerace with his failure at space X.

[@danf1862]

It's always amusing to hear the folks that scrape the bottom of the barrel complaining about the folks that rise to the top. Do yourself a favor and just look away.

[@alexanderpetrow8668]

@danf1862 lol. It's funny to see people who think they know what they're talking about speak with such misguided confidence. The only thing Lil musky has ever done is be born to a rich S. African blood diamond mobster who gave him money to buy other people's ideas and then fire anyone who originally created the science or products. He did nothing on ZIP drives. He funded it with dad's blood diamond money. Same thing with PayPal. The "Hyper loop" that he said he invented and said he came up with was originally penned by Richard Goddard in 1910. Goddard like the guy who the space center is named after. It was basically abandoned in the 40s as being to fragile and in need of to much infrastructure to maintain as the condensing chamber would have been longer than the train. Look up thunderfoot. He covers all his scams in detail.

[@alexanderpetrow8668]

@danf1862 lol. It's always amusing to see people speaking with such misguided confidence about topics they don't know anything about. The only thing Lil Musky has ever done is buy things with his daddies B-Dimond and drug money. He was born to one of the richest crime families on the planet. He copied dang near verbatim a video game that he didn't write any of the code for. He only funded zip drives. He never came up with the tech or coding then ripped off the creators. He didn't invent anything for PayPal he just did the same thing with daddies B Dimond money and ripped of the creators. The hyperlink/loop he said "He" said he invented was originally penned by Richard Goddard in 1910, later to be abandoned in the 40s as being infeasible as the condenser section of the (Vacu-Train) would have to be like 5 times longer than the actual train itself. That and any hillbilly with a good rifle and a bottle of whiskey could take it out of commission by firing at the tube. He's basically Edison if his dad was the S. African Don Corleone of B Dimonds ripping of Tesla's ghost for his name. Thunderfoot covers all of his scams better than me so go give it a look.