[I'm reposting this here because I want it preserved in a place that's organized enough for me to actually locate it later on whenever I want to by searching tags, dates, memories, etc. Thank you, Dreamwidth.]

My Facebook page for The Anticareerist has just been deleted, despite having 1700 followers. I started it in 2010, so it lasted eight years. It served its purpose and it's time to let it go.

I will soon delete my Facebook page for Endarkenment: The Esoteric in Dark Ambient Music and Culture too. All future communications about the book will happen through the email newsletter on Substack.

Facebook is in decline. Pages haven't been worth the effort for me for quite some time. It's a relief to let them go. I'm making space in my life for great new things.

When I hit "unpublish my page," Facebook asked me why, and gave me a list of options. I checked the option that reads: "I didn't get enough value from the page." This was followed by a question asking me how the page could have given me more value. I wrote:

"I'm a professional writer. You could pay me for my work and take an appropriate percentage of my revenues, like Substack does, instead of asking me to pay you to reach my readers."

I doubt they'll pay any attention to it, but nonetheless, it sure was satisfying to write that.

I mean, they DID ask, so...