Took A Much Needed Break - I'm Back Again!

What's Going On.

So I've been away for awhile. There really wasn't any specific reason. I didn't get disgusted with Hive, or discouraged by its price fluctuations. It was actually a combination of several things, none of which concerned Hive.

It started with my Twitter break. God, I'm so happy I did that. After deactivating my Twitter account, I felt so good I decided maybe I'd do an internet free summer. Well, not exactly internet free, I'm not a troglodyte. Lets call it social media free. The only time I really went online this summer was to place a trade, check a news feed, or look at the live crypto prices. With a couple forays into Reddit's dual-sport, and crypto communities.

I have to admit, it felt really good. I'm actually contemplating if I want to carry on with this social media free lifestyle. It just feels better.

Why I Took The Break?

It started with the constant barrage of political propaganda in my Twitter feed. No matter what I did, I just couldn't get rid of it. Then without a Twitter blue check it seemed like posts weren't being seen and I wasn't really getting any engagement. Honestly, it seemed like I had been talking to the same 5 to 10 people regularly for the last couple years. I had close to 50K followers yet I regularly talked to about 10 people. Seriously, that's strange.

It took about a month to get used to not Tweeting. Often I would find myself reaching for my phone ready to Tweet something out, only to remember I was giving it up. So after a few weeks of this, and breaking the Twitter (I'm not going to call it an addicition, it was a habit.) habit, I decided to maybe give up all of it.

It Made Me Feel Icky...

So, Hive never made me feel icky. But the rest of social media really did. After giving up Twitter I decided to cut out anything that made feel icky for lack of a better word. Not depressed, not sad, just plain icky. I stopped with the news, newspapers, conspiracy sites, and unfortunately, Hive just got left behind because I was rarely on the computer.

The bottom line was I needed a break. I was tired of constantly talking about politics and political issues. I realized it dominated a huge chunk of my conversations IRL. After giving up social media, and news media, I was forced to find new subjects to talk about. Like the old days, when we talked about normal things, like work, cars, motorcycles, and mostly fun stuff that happened throughout our day.

After a summer of giving up "Media" in general, I really contemplated whether or not I missed blogging. Short answer, I did a little. I missed Hive...

If I'm being truthful, I really didn't have a lot to blog about over the summer either. I spent the majority of my weekends, (when I usually travel) to sourcing resell items for eBay. Outside of that, I didn't have a lot of exciting, or positive things to blog about.

A family member also fell ill. So I've been spending a nice part of my week at hospitals and medical centers. The only thing I really accomplished was getting the DR650 in order. Next season, I'm changing around the gearing a bit with a new chain and sprockets and hopefully, I'll be able to get a couple trips under my belt.

With all that said, I discovered the joys of Reddit. It has become a great source of cryptocurrency and Suzuki DR650 information. Reddit has become everything Twitter used to be for me. Good information on the crypto space and great way to engage with the community.

I also recently started a Bluesky account. @thedudetravels.bsky.social

I'm looking for fun accounts to follow so if you're on Bluesky, please follow and DM and let me know you're a fellow Hiver. I'll be using Bluesky to promote Hive and some of the other projects I'm working on. I.e.; The travel site, reselling. I just wanted an alternative social media account to promote stuff on. So long X/Twitter! Never going back to that dumpster fire.

I'm going to try and get back to regular Hive blogging. I'll be posting at least a couple times a week. I even slacked a little on my Hive voting, something I've always done consistently. So, I need to get back in the swing of things.

Anyway, that's what's up with me. Hope you all are fine and well. Hope you had an awesome summer. Looking forward to getting back to Hive. Upcoming topics should be, could be, current state of US politics, reselling, autumn, motorcycle riding, and motorcycle repair.