Alternatives to Twitter

Adam Campbell-Schmitt
2 min readApr 26, 2022

They’re not ideal, but they’re not owned by Elon Musk.

Photo by Souvik Banerjee on Unsplash

So you’ve found yourself making a sudden departure from Twitter but still craving the communication platform and captive audience that social media provides? Here are a few options to consider:

Comission Aerial Leaflet Drops
Hire a cargo plane or zeppelin to scatter printed slips of paper bearing your spoiler-filled opinion of the latest Batman reboot across enemy lines.

Publish an Influential Society Gossip Pamphlet
Just take your old Twitter handle and slap “Lady” or “Lord” in front of it, then spill all the tea on whichever annoying YouTube Kids personality your toddler is obsessed with this week to the entire “ton.”

Write Popsicle Stick Jokes
Sure, it’s best to shoot for crowd-pleasing riddles, but it’s probably okay if the occasional super serious comment about current geopolitical events slips in.

Start Direct-Mail Advertising
Trying to grow your follower count? Take the money you’ve just saved from canceling Twitter Blue and buy a list of leads from a datamining company. Then send your complaints about older/younger generations to everyone’s physical address for the reasonable cost of bulk-rate postage.

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Adam Campbell-Schmitt

A writer and editor living, laughing, and loving in the NYC suburbs. Twitter: @adamcswrites