I’m trying to push back against an ongoing trend in web development to over-complicate… well… everything.

The promising social media platform started by former Twitter employees is shutting down on November 1.

Some initial reactions, as well as some thoughts on the changing social media landscape.

The latest Twitter competitor feels more like a Twitter beta than a mature product.

Or, see what happens when you fire thousands of employees willy-nilly.

Remember: We don’t need Twitter. Twitter needs us.

A study like this should raise questions about effective time stewardship, i.e., how we can best use the time that has been allotted to us for God’s glory and our good.

The former president’s vaunted social media platform has had a rocky rollout since day one, with little sign of improvement.

Or, reflecting on my recent Facebook experience in light of the latest “Big Tech” controversy.

The slick-looking social network promised free speech, privacy, and better handling of user content. It’s been offline for over a month.

A 620-mile walk allows Craig Mod to use technology in a more mindful way.

It’s increasingly difficult to see Facebook as anything close to resembling a positive for society.

Sites like Facebook and Google exert massive control over what we read and see. Maybe it’s time to start bypassing them.

Also: Alien civilizations, musical nostalgia, revisiting classic Christian albums, video games as digital literature, social media darkness, music’s ongoing devaluation, and removing advertising’s influence.

Also: The music industry’s production tricks, crowdsourcing’s fatal flaw, Tarkovskian video games, Kendrick Lamar’s new single, adoption, a better Facebook community, and more.

Also: The story behind a new HTML tag, Facebook damages public discourse, developing virtue, and leaked nude celebrity pics.