The Pondering Absurdist

Well, I don’t know if “banned” is really the correct word. The official notice from Instagram said something to the effect of “your account has been restricted” (It was a couple/few weeks ago now and I can’t remember the exact wording). After the 2024 US presidential election I found myself spending a lot of time on “threads” bashing right-wing conservatives and pointing out their ignorance, just out of spite. Apparently I might have said something that got someone’s panties in a bunch and they reported me, or the supposedly intelligent algorithms on the site flagged something I wrote. Since threads is an Instagram child, I have a feeling it’s the site that got me restricted. I don’t remember posting anything inappropriate to Instagram proper. Since those two social media outlets and facebook all fall under the Zuckerberg umbrella of “Meta…” (picture me saying “Meta” in a slow, smooth, comforting voice), I just deleted my presence (albeit “fake” anyway) on the whole damned lot of them. Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say. I was spending way too much time steaming about the election anyway. I have to admit I was being a bit childish (it’s good when a 60+ individual can realize that, isn’t it?) with some of my comments toward the ignorant redneck populace. Without feeling the need to comment on threads all the time, I found myself with extra time to do more productive things. Imagine that. All of my accounts were super anonymous, based on my Pondering Absurdist persona. I set up a bogus facebook account a couple of years ago simply to gain access to fb marketplace. I had a real facebook account (with a real name and photos of my life events) for many years, several years ago… but when the 2016 election first proved how many people I knew who contributed to the orange man’s win (and my first subsequent shame and frustration), I deleted that account shortly after the election that year. I really didn’t feel like listening to/reading their conservative bullshit. In any case, the reason for this particular blog post is to explain to all of my many subscribers (what have I had, like 3 people look at my blog?) why the little instagram and facebook logos disappeared from my page.

I promise!!!… every future post will not mention politics. I’m really not that much of a political person, I just felt particularly frustrated about this latest election and the fallout that will be happening for yet another four years. Thank the gods I’m not a “minority woman,” or I might really be (figuratively) screwed. I really have MANY more topics lined up to talk about. I’ve even started dictating (the five-year-old in me giggles at that word…”dick” tating) into my phone every time I have a thought about what I think would be a good blog topic. My issue is just making the time to sit down and spill my guts out onto the keyboard, and ultimately the screen. When one works 40 hours per week, sitting behind the screen(s) of a computer (I’m an engineering CAD geek… have I mentioned that yet?), then comes home to take care of 3 cats and all the requisite house and yard work (three oak trees in the yard generate a shit-ton of falling leaves this time of year), finding the motivation to sit down and write (up until now, at least) has been a bit lacking. 2025 is coming though, and maybe I can make some New Year’s resolutions… because we all know how well those work, right?

PA