Looking around here today, seems like the social media landscape has changed a lot in 12+ years. More self-promotion vs connection. Regurgitation vs conversation. Personal branding. Relationships if any are parasocial at best. Just my first (or newest) impressions. 3/3

Ended when I couldn't keep up the charade. That isn't who I am, or at least, it isn't who I could ever be. Water under the bridge now, I guess. 2/?

More background... I was an avid Twitter user between about 2009 and 2013; part of an active special interest fan community. Spent a lot of time "shouting into the void", raising awareness and (hopefully) acceptance for the issues I cared about, basically being the person I couldn't be IRL. 1/?

Bahá’í - I am a member of the Bahá’í Faith. If you'd like to know what that is, our website explains quite well: bahai.org.au/index.php/th...

Australian - I have spent most of my adult life in Australia and became a citizen in 2011.

Xennial - I am part of the micro-generation born between 1977 and 1981; the last generation to grow up without the Internet. I did all my high school work and most of my university work on paper, and did not own a mobile phone until 2003.

To that end, I not only work on my own family tree but the genealogical histories of my local, national, and international Bahá’í Faith communities. 2/2

Genealogist - I've been doing family history and research since 2015, primarily on WikiTree. I believe we are all members of one human family tree and our ancestors' stories should be freely accessible and shared with all. (while giving researchers proper credit of course) 1/2

Hello BlueSky! This is my first post. Please be kind to me. 💐