Technology

How I use social media in 2022

Remember when social media was just seeing what your friends were up to? That was about a hundred years ago!

Here’s how I use social media in 2022, which roughly mirrors how I’ll probably use it in 2023, too.

Instagram: I use this solely to post my photography and drawings, and to look at birb photos Nic posts. I follow a few people who don’t post much, so most times I’m on and off in a few minutes. Recent changes to IG make it really wonky on the iPad, which still lacks a native app because who’s ever heard of the iPad, am I right?

Facebook: My IG posts automagically go to FB, so I will see if anyone liked or commented on them there. Friends and family post more on FB, but most of the posts are memes and travel photos of places I’ll never get to, and I’m totally not jealous. FB is also stuffed full of annoying ads.

Twitter: I rarely used Twitter and started logging in more when Elon Musk bought it, and every decision he made regarding Twitter was terrible. But I don’t check anymore and deactivated my account. I don’t have a good analogy, but imagine driving a regular route and seeing this spectacular flaming car wreck one day. Then imagine you see it every day, forever. Eventually, you’re just done with flaming car wrecks.

Tumblr: I have never purposely used Tumblr.

Mastodon: A decentralized Twitter-ish service run by non-profits. A little clunky, but I made an account and pop in to check the few people I follow there. I have only made a few posts, and will probably not make many more.

Post: Another post (ho ho)-Twitter refugee camp. I made an account, will probably never post.

TikTok: I have never used the app nor been to the site. I’ve probably seen more TikTok videos on IG than IG videos.

I think that covers most of them. If I have accounts on anything else, I’ve forgotten about them.

Basically, I don’t use social media much, and I am good with that. I spend more time creating than consuming, which scratches the itches I have better. Although I do watch a fair number of YouTube videos. Do they count as social media? Probably.

Software I used in 2022

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Don’t copy…Photo by S J on Pexels.com

Thinking back over 2022, which was equal parts wonderful and horrible, what software did I use? Did I use any at all? Was all my computer-related stuff done inside a browser?

A lot of it was, yes. But here are apps I used on my Mac and PC regularly or semi-regularly in 2022.

Windows and Mac:

  • Obsidian. I’ve bounced around note-taking apps for a long time, trying to find one that could serve as a storehouse for all of my many random thoughts and lists, but everything I tried always had some flaw (quite often the “flaw” was being Apple-only, as I spend most of my desktop time in Windows). I tried Obsidian, and it had some immediate appeal: Free! Mac and PC compatible! Works on iPad*! Markdown! Local files, you don’t need the cloud! Links links links! In reality, there are issues with Obsidian, too. It only works on iPad if you’re willing to use iCloud as the intermediary. It gets very weird if you don’t, so I just use it on Mac and Windows, and don’t take notes on the iPad. But between an array of handy plugins and relative simplicity, I’ve grown comfortable using it and will stick with it, at least until something else shiny and new gets my interest.
  • TickTick and To Do. First, To Do is a terrible name for a to-do app. It’s too (ho ho) on the nose and hard to search for. Microsoft should have just kept calling it Wunderlist. In fact, they should have just kept Wunderlist instead of killing it and making To Do with the same team. That said, To Do is also free, and I’ve settled on it as my main checklist/GTD app. Runner-up is TickTick, which I used for a year, but I let the sub lapse in my great Culling of 2022. I’ve poked around it again recently, so this battle is not yet over.
  • Microsoft Word. Mostly because I had to, to send documents off to others to read. This may be the biggest use case of Word these days. I otherwise don’t use it for any writing. It’s fine.
  • Diarium. I gave up Day One (Apple-only, subscription required for all practical intents) for Diarium, which is a pay-once app and covers what I need for a journal. Like To Do, the name is terrible, but in this case because it sounds like a series of unpleasant trips to the bathroom.
  • Firefox. Still using good ol’ Firefox. I peek at Edge occasionally, but Microsoft seems intent on taking a good browser and larding it with cruft, ads and junk.
  • Affinity Photo 2 and Affinity Designer 2. This was the year I really dove into vector graphics with Designer, though I still have oodles to learn.
  • Luminar AI. For some photos, I like using the effects in Luminar to create reality that’s just a little heightened.
  • Bitwarden. To manage passwords and other security-related info.
  • Blender. Still learning this, will be using it more in 2023.
  • Visual Studio 2022. I can now remember that C# is case-sensitive!
  • Unity. I’m completing a game in 2023. Or else!
  • DaVinci Resolve. I have only edited one full video in this, but it’s for a game on Steam!
  • iA Writer. Largely superseded by Obsidian now, but still a good app with a nicely minimalist interface. The Windows version lags way behind the Mac version, though. It almost feels abandoned at this point.
  • Signal. I use this to chat with a few people. I love some of the weird/funny sticker packs (Roo!). I don’t love that I can’t correct my typos in sent messages.
  • Discord. To chat with the gaming crew I’ve known for 20+ (!) years.
  • Outlook ended up being my one-stop for email by year’s end. I use the web client, since the Windows version is in a weird place, caught between the old and new Outlook. It’s fine, but nothing special. I liked a lot of what HEY does, but finally felt I could no longer give money to a company run by a couple of techbro poopheads who elevate people like Elon Musk.
  • Steam. For the games I play. Epic Games Launcher for the copious free games they hand out. And sometimes for the games I play.
  • OneDrive. To manage files between the Mac, PC and iPad. I have a subscription to Microsoft 365, so get one terabyte of storage. I’m not sure if this counts as software on Windows, since it’s so tightly integrated with the OS. By comparison, it’s a little clunky on the Mac.

Windows-only:

  • Windows Media Player. The new version is pretty good. I use this to play my non-streaming music. For streaming on PC, I’ll use Cider, which is an Apple Music-like app, or, grudgingly (since it supports downloads) the crusted relic known as iTunes. It’s so bad. Apple is going to make Apple Music for Windows available in 2023, which will be an improvement, but a) Why didn’t they do this years ago? and b) The Apple Music app isn’t that great, either.
  • PowerToys. I use several power toys regularly, like Color Picker, File Explorer add-ons, Text Extractor and more. Very handy stuff.
  • Notepad. Yes! It’s surprising how useful it can be.
  • I use ShareX to grab screenshots in Windows. It’s free and works well. I take a lot of screenshots.
  • Weather. Yes, Windows’ built-in weather app. It’s pretty good! It’s had a bug where weather alerts display without text for a few months, though, so boo on that.
  • Clipboard History. Technically, this may not be an app, but it’s built-in, awesome and everyone should use it. Windows + V = handy!

Mac-only:

I spend less time on the Mac, but here are the Mac-specific apps I used this year:

  • Ulysses. I begrudgingly resubscribed, because it doesn’t have any good alternatives. Obsidian comes close, sort of, and I’m noodling around with Typora. But no other text editor seems designed first for fiction writers, rather than coders or technical writers. I mean, Scrivener does, but it’s a sprawling, ugly mess of an app in comparison.
  • CleanShot X. My app for taking Mac screenshots. I really like it, though I think the corner icons on its pop-in window were designed for 20-year-olds with eagle vision and could use a re-think.
  • Weather. Macs now have a built-in weather app and it’s perfectly decent. I actually prefer the aesthetics of the Windows app, which shows how far Windows has come since Steve Jobs accused all of Microsoft of having no taste.
  • Bartender. To keep the menu bar tidy.
  • Raycast. I’m only scratching its surface, but it’s a very nice Spotlight-on-steroids.
  • Pixelmator Pro. My go-to for editing photos on the Mac.
  • Tot. For quick notes in the menu bar.
  • CopyClip (clipboard viewer, though now replaced by Raycast)

Make-your-own weather warnings, Windows 11 edition

For awhile now, the Windows 11 weather app (which I quite like–it covers all the basics and has a pleasing, subtle aesthetic) has been missing text for weather warnings or alerts. For example, right now I see this:

I mean, it’s nicely minimalist, but some text describing these dire-looking warnings would be handy!

(And yes, I used the Feedback app to report the issue, like a good interweb citizen.)

Hyberbolic tech headlines of 2022, Verge Edition

Here we go:

Maybe the definition of “amazing” has changed, but here’s what you can do on the iPhone’s lock screen with IOS 16:

  • Change the wallpaper
  • Add 1-4 widgets in a row directly under the time, visible only in black and white
  • Add a weather widget beside the date
  • Choose from 8 fonts for the time and change the color of the font

Here’s what you can’t do:

  • Add widgets from many of the built-in apps (they don’t exist)
  • Add widgets to any other part of the screen
  • Add more than four widgets
  • Have color widgets

Now, I will grant one thing from the article (found here), it’s nice to be able to customize the lock screen and wallpapers easily now, without having to go into the Settings app. This also encourages people to have different lock screens, whether for variety or other purposes (maybe a work/play split). But none of this is “amazing.” Also, the article mentions vibes multiple times. How very 2022!

Really, I just take issue with “amazing.” The improvements are welcome. They’re nice. They’re good.

They are not amazing.

Also, I’m kind of grumpy right now. That’s my vibe. RAARR.

Apple is boring and fat (my last Apple rant*)

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Generic photo of outdated Apple products. Burn! Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

And yes, even its shiniest, newest products, like the Apple Watch Ultra, are ho-hum.

I used to get at least a cheap thrill from some of the Apple rumours that would come out, but Apple has fallen so madly in love with its image as a “premium” brand that I now no longer look forward to anything, knowing how absurdly high-priced it will be. I feel like the entire company is in a funk, even as it hits massive new profit and revenue records. It’s also boring and cut through with a deep cynicism.

Both of its monitors are overpriced and its “consumer” monitor is an overengineered and actually pretty ordinary 27″ LED display ($1600 US with no way to adjust the height without paying extra)

The Apple Silicon era started impressively in late 2020, with the M1 MacBook Air, but there were disappointments right from the start, such as reducing ports on the Mac mini and restricting the M1 to only a single external display (technically two for the mini). Since then, it’s been a decided mixed bag, In two years Apple has only released a single new SoC, the M2, with some minor improvements, and has yet to update its entire line. The Mac Pro is still MIA, the higher end Mac mini is still an Intel machine, they nuked the 27″ iMac with no replacement. The M2 MacBook Air clearly shows cost-cutting shortcuts, despite costing $200 more.

The iPad line is a muddled, confusing mess, filled with a confusing array of features sprinkled across its low and high-end offerings. And dongles!

The iPhone 14 is about as close to an incremental upgrade as you can get without actually not updating at all. I’m not sure why it even exists. The “Dynamic Island” of the 14 Pro is not only the most twee name Apple has come up with in many years (and Apple is generally terrible and wildly inconsistent about names1Explain the difference between Pro, Plus, Max, Extreme and Ultra.), it’s also bifurcating the UI experience between product lines, which is bad design. Users should not have to pay more to get the “best” UI experience.

And then the price hikes as the US dollar strengthens, making its stuff even less affordable around the world.

And of course, let’s not forget the real legacy of Tim Cook: hitching Apple’s success to China and bowing obsequiously to its government’s every request as it continues to be an oppressive force against its own people. But hoo boy, that supply chain is efficient!

And yet…record revenue, record profits. Apple is secure. If they ever fall, it will be, as I’ve said before, a slow descent (though it will quicken at the end).

And I really do think it will fall, eventually. The company is no longer hungry, it’s fat (and nakedly greedy–I don’t think the company has ever been more transparent in trying to squeeze as much from their customers as they can), content and full of itself, convinced of its own greatness. It displays naked hypocrisy and misrepresents reality all the time to make its case on whatever the topic may be (like claiming a forced USB-C connection on the iPhone will stifle innovation, even though their lightning port has remained unchanged for the past ten years). Only direct government action, such as the changes mandated by the European Union, will actually push it to change. And, like a petulant child, it will only do the absolute minimum it can get away with.

One rumour going around is that Apple will allow third-party app stores to comply with upcoming EU regulations, and it’s all but expected that Apple will make such stores as unappealing as legally possible, such that no one will ever want to use them, technically complying with regulations, but completely thumbing its nose as their intent.

And so I end here, disillusioned by a company that once tried to position itself as the ones who did things differently. Apple has eaten itself. It’s time for others to show real innovation and kick it to the curb.

* My last Apple rant for now, though I really do not plan to write more. Honest!

The Culling 2022, Twitter edition

Tonight I deactivated my Twitter account. I have 30 days to change my mind, and then it goes away forever.

Good.

Casey Newton, in today’s edition of his Platformer newsletter, wrote the following:

…observing Elon Musk’s escalated attacks on a former employee and continued promotion of far-right ideas and personalities, over the weekend I found myself thinking: I just don’t want to be on Twitter anymore. 

It has all been bad, of course. From the moment Musk dragged that sink into Twitter headquarters, assured the assembled employees there that he wasn’t about to eliminate 75 percent of them, and soon did exactly that, Musk’s hostile takeover of the company has been ugly to behold.

Any acquisition is bound to cause turmoil in the lives of its employees, but Musk seemed to revel in it: laying off employees so indiscriminately that he was forced to beg many to return a day after terminating them; forcing a mostly remote workforce back into the office on a day’s notice; imposing impossible deadlines on those that remained; requiring workers to sign a digital loyalty oath promising to be “extremely hardcore”; putting workers through regular “code reviews” that have often served as a pretext for firing them; purging workers who were found to have been critical of him in Slack or on Twitter; installing beds in the office to encourage workers to sleep there.

And:

More recently, he falsely stated that the company had “refused to take action on child exploitation for years” — an especially egregious statement given that he had just purged 80 percent of the company’s contract workforce, which included the majority of its content moderators. (We’ve reported that Twitter’s efforts here were indeed understaffed, but it’s not true that the company took no action.)

In recent days, Musk has increasingly advanced the narrative that Twitter was a den of corruption before he bought it. And over the weekend, he made his most disgusting smear to date. 

Here’s Dana Hull at Bloomberg:

Elon Musk posted tweets including an excerpt of Yoel Roth’s doctoral dissertation Saturday that suggested the former Twitter executive is an advocate for child sexualization — a baseless trope that leaves Roth susceptible to online abuse. […]

“Looks like Yoel is arguing in favor of children being able to access adult Internet services in his PhD thesis,” tweeted Musk, with an excerpt from the 300-page dissertation. “Gay Data,” the title of Roth’s 2016 dissertation at the University of Pennsylvania, is about Grindr, the geosocial networking service popular with the LGBTQ+ community.

To be clear, the dissertation is about how to keep predators away from children. But in an interview with Kara Swisher, Roth had dared to criticize Musk after resigning. And so this was his punishment: a smear pushed out to 121 million people, which led immediately to Roth being overwhelmed with death threats.

As if all of that weren’t terrible enough, Musk followed up by tweeting “My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci” — a smooth-brained, Tucker Carlson-ass Mad Lib of a post that served to bolster the kind of anti-trans and anti-vaxx culture warriors that most people have absolutely no desire to hear from, ever. (Culture warriors who, I assume, made up a good number of the 60,000-plus accounts Musk recently returned to the platform after falsely saying he would first consult with a council of experts before doing so.) 

There’s more, but you get the point (Platformer is great if you enjoy reading about how social media is affecting our world. It can feel a bit like doomscrolling at times, but Newton writes good stuff).

It’s reached the point where Twitter–which I rarely used before, anyway–has gone from being worth watching in a “flaming train wreck” kind of way to where having an active account starts to make you feel at least a bit complicit in what Musk is doing. I’ll still see and hear about Twitter news, of course. It’s nearly inescapable if you read any sites, blogs or newsletters that cover social media, but I’ll be doing it as someone on the outside, looking in, not as someone participating directly in the hellscape Musk is making.

Clowning around (with appropriately terrifying results)

Using DiffusionBee on my Mac, I entered a photo of myself using the Image to Image feature, then entered the prompt Dressed as clown.

It produced this nightmare-inducing result:

Available to traumatize guests at your next birthday party

Original photo as reference:

I got a fancy cap in the process, along with a dress shirt (?), and it made the background more overgrown.

I will experiment more, but maybe with fewer clown prompts. Or more. I haven’t decided yet.

Mac vs. PC, 2022 edition

I have an Obsidian document that I’ve been working on for some time that chronicles my current take on the whole Mac vs. PC debate. I’ve added to it, tinkered with it, but it’s occurred to me that I may never actually finish it in a way that I’ll be satisfied with.

So today I’m presenting a more off the cuff take on this decades-old debate.

Short answer: They both suck! And they are both pretty good!

Longer answer:

First, a tiny bit of background:

My first PC was acquired in 1994. It came with a floppy drive and no CD-ROM drive. I added the former later, at a cost of $200, so I could play Myst.

My first Mac nearly came four years earlier, when I considered a Macintosh Plus for around $1,000 while attending university. I dropped out of school and abandoned the plan to get a Macintosh. My first actual Mac was a MacBook Air I got in 2013, with stock specs. I ended up not really taking a shine to what was then OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and sold the Air a year later, getting a Surface Pro 3 at a now-defunct Microsoft Store. It would be seven more years before I’d get my next Mac.

Currently, I have:

  • A custom-built PC I put together in April 2019, with 32 GB of ram, a pair of 1 TB SSDs and a GeForce 2070 video card
  • A base Mac Studio with the M1 Max: 32 GB of ram and a 512 GB SSD, with a 2 TB external SSD attached
  • A 2020 MacBook Air with M1, upgraded at purchase to 16 GB of ram and a 512 GB SSD

The Air is kind of vestigial at this point, since I currently have no need for a laptop. I will either sell or trade it in eventually.

So! What is my take on Mac vs. PC in 2022?

It depends, but it’s mostly down to preference for very specific things.

If you are doing most of your work in a web browser, and at a desk, there is almost no functional difference between the two. I use Firefox on both and the experience is so similar they could be the same machine. The only difference I’ve noticed is that Google Maps seems to load faster and scroll more smoothly on the Mac, for reasons unclear to me. Firefox is happy to crash in either OS, though thankfully this is fairly rare.

The one exception to the browser experience is if you use Safari, as it’s only available on Apple devices.

Obsidian is pretty much the same.

Discord and Signal are the same.

These similarities are less surprising when you consider that the above are Electron apps, so they’re basically web apps in a wrapper, modified just enough to run on specific platforms. None of these feel especially Mac or Windows-like.

If you use Apple for your music, the Mac experience is better because Windows is still saddled with the decrepit iTunes. But Apple has already confirmed their Apple Music app is coming in 2023, so that won’t be an issue much longer.

The choices come down to a few things and again, this is specific to desktop-only.

Where Macs win out:

  • Interoperability between Apple devices. If you have an iPhone and/or an iPad, Apple makes it easy to share data, messages and photos among all three. You can still do this to some degree on a Windows PC, but it’s not as seamless or effortless. But this is where the Mac has a clear (and obvious) advantage. It’s probably the best reason to get a Mac desktop, so if you also have a Pixel 7 and a Samsung Galaxy 8 tablet, this may not be so compelling.
  • Mac-only apps. A lot of smaller companies and developers make apps that are only available on Mac. A few examples are Ulysses (a writing app) and Pixelmator Pro (photo editing). If you rely on these apps, you can find approximate equivalents on Windows, but nothing quite the same.
  • The menu bar. Apple has had a menu bar along the top of the screen since the first Macintosh in 1984. It’s home to tons of little utilities that some Mac users absolutely love having. The closest equivalent on Windows is the System Tray, which is not as accessible or flexible.
  • Font rendering. While Macs have issues with resolution scaling, the approach to font rendering looks nicer to my eyes than Windows. It’s easy to see (ho ho) why so many writers use Macs.

Where Windows wins out:

  • Gaming. The Windows gaming scene is decades-old and is both deep and wide. Many people will buy PCs exclusively for gaming. Apple has improved the state of gaming on Macs with its own silicon, but it trails far, far behind the PC.
  • Windows-only apps. Macs usually get a version of most popular software out there, but not always. The situation here is probably better for Mac users overall (which is to say, there are more Mac-only apps than there are Windows-only).
  • Cost. Do you have a small budget? Windows PCs run the gamut from dirt cheap to ultra high-end. The same variety simply doesn’t exist on the Mac, which start with “premium” pricing and go up from there.
  • Variety of form factors. Do you desire a particular form factor? Speaking of variety, on the desktop, Apple gives you the Mac Mini, the Studio (which is basically a tall, souped-up Mini) or the pretty much obsolete and outrageously overpriced Mac Pro. And that’s it. Meanwhile, on the PC side, you can get everything from adorably tiny NUCs to monster gaming rigs and everything in-between.
  • Window management. The ability to easily and flexibly snap windows is built-in and can be easily expanded further with the officially supported PowerToys app. Apple’s options are crude and insufficient by comparison, forcing you to go the third party route.
  • Multi-monitor support. Both systems can work with multiple monitors, but on Windows it’s effortless and largely glitch-free. On the Mac, it’s more fiddly if you use third-party monitors, and there are bizarre decisions like only having the dock show on the active monitor (and needing a weird mouse gesture to get it to appear on another monitor).

Where neither wins out:

  • GUI and overall user experience. While some may prefer the aesthetic of macOS over Windows 11 or vice-versa, the reality is they are much more alike than they have ever been. They both have light and dark modes, they both have rounded corners on the windows, they both have a bar/dock at the bottom of the screen (though only Apple now lets you move theirs). For me, neither OS really looks better than the other, it’s just a matter of personal preference.
  • File management. Both have notable flaws or quirks. Windows has File Explorer, which is actually pretty good (and even better now that they added tabs) but it often seems slow, as if it’s indexing a folder every time you open it. On Macs, Finder is solid but has weird design choices, like not showing all folders in certain views, requiring an extra click to “Show All.” Maddening busywork for no benefit!
  • Bugs. Apple and Microsoft have both proven equally capable of shipping bug-riddled software. Enjoy!

In the end I spend most of my time on Windows because I’ve used it longer and am just more comfortable with it, plus I game and as I said above, Macs are not great gaming rigs, though they are improving. I mainly use my Mac for writing and when I want a more distraction-free environment (ie. my vast Windows gaming library is unavailable).

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Culling 2022 (bonus post): From many lists to one

Another recent culling decision was to move to a single reminder/to-do app, and the winner there ended up being Microsoft To Do. TickTick was a close second, and I could see myself possibly going back to it eventually.

The things I like about Microsoft To Do:

  • It’s free, with no limitations (free is good, no subscription was my real preference)
  • At first, the My Day feature bugged me, but I’ve come to embrace it. It’s basically a blank page for you to add things to and it’s easy to add daily stuff (which is also viewable elsewhere). It provides a way to focus, which I need.
  • The UI is unusually pleasant
  • Sync works fine, regardless of platform (PC, Mac, phone)

The thing I don’t like:

  • The name. Come on, they didn’t even try! And this replaced Wunderlist, which is an absolutely delightful name.

AI likes cats

I asked the AI chat tool ChatGPT to write a blog post about cats. This is what it came up with. It seems very pro-cat.

A Blog Post About Cats

Cats are fascinating creatures that have been beloved by humans for thousands of years. From their playful personalities to their graceful movements, there is something captivating about these mysterious animals.

One of the most interesting things about cats is their unique ability to make themselves at home in any environment. Whether they are living in a cozy house with their human family or roaming the streets as a feral feline, cats are experts at adapting to their surroundings.

Another thing that makes cats special is their independent nature. Unlike dogs, which are known for their loyalty and eagerness to please their human companions, cats tend to be more self-sufficient and aloof. This can make them somewhat challenging to understand, but it also adds to their charm and allure.

Despite their independent nature, cats are also highly social animals. They are known for their strong bonds with other cats, and they can form close relationships with their human companions as well. Many cat owners describe their feline friends as being like family members, and there is something deeply satisfying about the special bond that can develop between a human and a cat.

In conclusion, cats are fascinating creatures that are full of surprises. From their adaptability to their independent nature, there is always something new and interesting to discover about these captivating animals. Whether you are a lifelong cat lover or just getting to know these mysterious creatures, there is no doubt that cats are truly one of a kind.

***

And here’s a picture of cat from DALL-E (prompt: house cat sunning itself indoors) to round off this AI edition of cats cats cats:

And a somewhat less successful (that “face”) “digital art” version:

The best Twitter/Titanic comparison

I use Twitter very little, so its possible demise is not something I would lament on a personal level, though I realize it has immense value for some communities.

Elon Musk’s so-far disastrous stewardship of the social media platform has produced many metaphors, but I think this one from the comments on an Ars Technica article might be my favourite because it encapsulates the absurdity of so much of what Musk has done, and his so-far unerring ability to then make tihngs even worse.

Even more 2022 pruning: No way, no HEY

Apologies for the terrible title.

I knew the people behind HEY’s email service had controversial opinions on running a business, and I mostly ignored them, because I found HEY does some genuinely interesting stuff with email. But after reading the latest piece from co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson I could no longer in good conscience continue to use the service. I’m paid up until April 23, 2023, so I have plenty of time to move stuff over to another email platform, likely Outlook as I already have an active account with the service, but it’s still going to be a big ol’ bother after having already done this once already moving away from Gmail.

But when you throw in with monumentally shitty people like Elon Musk, you are basically telling me you don’t want my business. So I am done with HEY. And I save $100 a year as a bonus. HEY, that’s pretty nice.