Fraz Wahlah published 2 years ago
Many moons ago, I deactivated my social media (including Twitter/X and Facebook) setting them on the path to permanent deletion. This was after spending over nearly a decade and a half on some N4z! saluting, f4$c!$m promoting billionaire-owned platforms—taking breaks but always coming back—I finally made the decision to walk away for good. No regrets. No second thoughts.
At first, it felt daunting. some of these platforms were my go-to for news, trending memes, and updates in the tech and design world. The idea of being out of the loop felt almost like a loss.
Why Are We So Afraid of Being Out of the Loop?
What was I really going to miss? Another wave of doom-scrolling? Another algorithm-curated feed designed to keep me engaged but never fulfilled? Was being hyper-informed about everything actually improving my life?
The answer, of course, was no.
For years, I had been searching for a quieter, more intentional space—somewhere to track my work, share thoughts, and connect with others without the noise of corporate propaganda and engagement traps. That’s why I built Site.World, a project that took nearly two years to bring to life.
Now, I spend my time on Site.World—a platform designed to foster connection and growth rather than manipulation, validation, and endless scrolling. It prioritizes ideas and expression over engagement bait and fleeting trends.
As described on the Site.World About Page:
“While Twitter’s physical-space metaphor has always been the global town square, a more appropriate metaphor for Site.World might be a café on the Moon, where Earthlings connect, with views of the Earth offering a cosmic perspective and the ‘Overview Effect.’ A space to express, share ideas big and small, grow and learn with friends old and new, and get a pulse on the world around you.”
More Than Just a Social Platform
But Site.World is more than just an alternative to Twitter or Facebook—it’s an all-in-one platform that replaces the need for multiple sites and services.
It gives me my own personal website with a clean, memorable domain name—coms.now/frazwahlah. It’s a home for everything I need online: my bio, links, CV, projects, media, diary, blog, social presence, services, products, and more.
No need to juggle a dozen different platforms. No need to pay for a domain, hosting, design, or maintenance. Everything is in one place—my own digital hub, my site for life.
A Different Kind of Platform
There’s no ‘For You’ page feeding me yet another subscription-based product bragging about making a billion dollars in two months. No engagement bait. No recycling the same opinions, egos, and hot takes. No corporate propaganda, no malicious censorship.
It was exhausting to consume. Worse, it wasn’t good for my mental health.
On Site.World, the ability to over-share doesn’t exist. People post with more intention because the platform isn’t designed for endless self-promotion. There are no three-paragraph-long rants, no trends, no ads, no hyper-invasive algorithm nudging me toward outrage or distraction.
And maybe that’s why most people I knew on Twitter haven’t followed me here—because, well, it’s not Twitter.
Validation: The Creativity Killer
As creatives, we crave validation. We want to be seen, even if it’s just by strangers on the internet. We post our work hoping for likes, retweets, and recognition, measuring our success in engagement metrics. We tell ourselves that if the right people see our work and signal their approval, then maybe—just maybe—we’re good enough.
Twitter feeds this mindset by making numbers the focal point of everything. Every tweet is a performance. Every post, a metric. And if you want more engagement? You’re encouraged to buy Premium.
On Site.World, none of that matters. Follower counts? Invisible. Likes? Private. Engagement isn’t the goal—genuine connection is. There’s no pressure to post every thought, like every post, or reply to every comment. The platform removes the obsessive need to perform and replaces it with a space to simply be.
A New Digital Home
More than anything, I want Site.World to succeed—not just as its founder, but as someone who believes in a different kind of online experience. One that prioritizes community over engagement and expression over validation.
So here I am. No longer a citizen of Twitter. Instead, I’ve found a new home—a place built for people, not for algorithms.
Until next time.
