If you want ad-free, then there's good news: Mastodon exists.

Although this may also be considered bad news.

Zogabong/s were a national phenomenon!

Nah if you have a good team, you can get someone to do that for you and advice when needed.

As is tradition!

People behave significantly less abusively when they're posting under a persistent pseudonym (ie, their username is self-chosen, but they always use the same one) than they do when posting under their "real name". The effect has been replicated a bunch of times, too!

The classic example: people always suggest that a site can reduce abuse by requiring everyone to register with or use their "real names" and that would mean a far more civil environment. In reality, "real names" is the option that produces the *most* abuse.

Munch of Masochists in denial.