In April of 2022 I plotted my escape plan from Twitter and posted the attached image. People made fun of me because I had LinkedIn on there. Then I also left LinkedIn for 8 months. And came back.
LinkedIn is a social media oddity but it has certainly become an increasingly important platform for many. And will likely continue to play an important role in the foreseeable future.
Coming back to LinkedIn also meant I made sure to have a plan for avoiding content lock-in. Which is why I post many of my longer posts here over on my blog as well. This way I ensure findability and longevity on the open web.
But the funniest thing I realised about this escape plan is that I'm not even on Mastodon anymore, I'm on Akkoma.
Of course, if you are on Mastodon you can certainly reach me there, since I'm part of the Fediverse. If there is any tech I personally am excited about at the moment (and since I made this illustration) it's ActivityPub and its derivatives.
It's far from perfect, but it's a step toward bringing ownership and power back to each individual participant.
But hey, that's honestly a story for another time. Right now I just remembered this plan, and I believe I was right to include LinkedIn.