In the beginning, starting an artist account on Twitter as bashobits was mostly good. I could focus on art and related topics, ignoring 99.9% of the other drama. Because art has enough drama already.

Being on Twitter was super helpful to share my first art collection, Seasons of Mobility

I kept sharing little snippets about my art, which is about a future 1010 years after humanity is gone, while life continues in the form of autonomous trains, buses, and cars trained on our data and culture.

Things were going in the right direction for creating and sharing the art.

Then it Went Bad

Apparently someone or something at Twitter didn't like:

A) my art

B) the snippets about my art

C) too many gm posts

D) all of the above

Here's some screenshots of what I was able to salvage from a few of my banned tweets. Don't worry, they're safe for work, unless you work at the dumpster fire formerly known as Twitter:

After getting suspended, I had multiple exchanges with nameless humans, or maybe they were bots.

The conclusion was the message above.

No details why.

Just 'case closed' and for good measure 'replies will not be monitored'.

They ended with 'Thanks, Twitter'.

Freedom was the Best

It turned out getting banned by Twitter was actually freedom.

Freedom to explore alternatives.

After stumbling around for a while and trying some different things, I ended up drifting into Farcaster and Paragraph and Base all at the same time.

I happened to join when Farcaster Frames launched, so that was a fun start:

Farcaster

bashobits on Warpcast

Inspired by the ⚡️💨 progress with Farcaster Frames, here are 69 ideas to explore https://paragraph.xyz/@bashobits/69-ideas-for-farcaster-frames

And of course I'm sharing some of the story behind my art:

Farcaster

bashobits on Warpcast

Started with @paragraph and it runs super smooth 🚅✨ This post is an intro to my collection Seasons of Mobility https://paragraph.xyz/@mobility/seasons-of-mobility-collection-introduction

I'm just getting started with this, and it was all because I got banned from Twitter.

Thanks, Twitter.

Here are 69 ideas to start:

1. Interactive polls on trending topics.

2. Real-time reaction feeds for major events.

3. Live updates for sports scores.

4. Audience Q&A.

5. Real-time news feeds.

6. Real-time meme translation.

7. Travel simulators.

8. Open-source project collaboration updates.

9. Scavenger hunts with real-time clues.

10. Interactive fashion shows.

11. Real-time weather updates.

12. Real-time public transport schedules and updates.

13. Customer feedback.

14. Interactive recipe guides for cooking.

15. Real-time market updates.

16. Interactive art galleries for virtual exhibitions.

17. Improv comedy.

18. Interactive travel guides and maps.

19. Real-time tracking for delivery services.

20. Real-time team poetry.

21. Real-time polling during political events.

22. Fitness tracking and interactive workout guides.

23. Live updates for charity events and fundraisers.

24. Interactive tutorials for DIY projects.

25. Real-time chocolate purchases.

26. Interactive maps for environmental monitoring.

27. Virtual tours with interactive elements in museums.

28. Interactive puzzle games.

29. Virtual pets.

30. Searching for alien life.

31. Podcast audience interactions.

32. Sports team collectibles.

33. Discounted retail inventory.

34. Interactive job boards.

35. Real-time bidding in online auctions.

36. Interactive language learning tools.

37. Live cultural event updates.

38. Interactive financial advice and tips.

39. Real-time collaboration tools for remote teams.

40. Interactive documentary experiences.

41. Crowdsourced music remixes.

42. Interactive menu ordering in restaurants.

43. Real-time tracking of airplanes.

44. Interactive guides for home repair and maintenance.

45. Live updates on scientific research findings.

46. Dice rolls for strategic business decisions.

47. Real-time tracking of environmental conditions.

48. Interactive adventure stories.

49. Live updates for remote community events.

50. Interactive wedding planning tools.

51. Publishing open science.

52. Interactive schedules for conferences and seminars.

53. Live updates on emergency situations.

54. Interactive music playlists and recommendations.

55. Real-time doomsday clock updates.

56. Interactive maps for real estate listings.

57. Live updates during fundraising campaigns.

58. Interactive fashion and style guides.

59. Real-time progress tracking in project management.

60. Interactive city guides.

61. Live updates for space exploration events.

62. Interactive meditation guides.

63. Stickers.

64. Interactive guides for automotive repair.

65. Live health alerts and advisories.

66. Live updates from local farms.

67. Real-time energy usage monitoring.

68. Interactive travel booking and itinerary planning.

69. Real-time lists.