Living with Autism Spectrum and Major Depressive Disorders has given me a unique perspective on social media and its societal norms. Despite my cryptic Facebook Bio—limited to 101 characters, which reads, “🌐barryknudsen.com for 🗝️posts. MDD, ASD warrior💪😊” is hardly enough to encapsulate me—I’ve found myself posting more significant content there than I initially intended (instead of here on my own personal space). 🤷‍♂️

There’s really no simple answer to why I decided to begin February 23, 2021, leaving social media and its related platforms, such as: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., etc. There is truly a virtual cornucopia of reasons that I don’t have…

Though it’s kinda cool to have numerous followers, it’s not something that I care enough about, personally, to spend much effort trying to obtain with clever tactics, by understanding algorithms, best times of day to post, specific post/blog-wording or anything…