Why I left this profile/identity behind

Hey gang, it's me with another post explaining myself. I promise this is the last one,
I just have to get these things off my chest.

I've kinda made a mess in some ways, but in other ways I'm completely justified in
my reactions to shit. Ultimately, I just wasn't right for this space. Anyone who's
followed me for like a week can tell I have a lot of problems getting along with others,
and all these problems feed back into my brain to make me paranoid that everyone
hates me, or that I'm doomed to ruin all my friendships and break my friends' patience with me.

Ultimately I broke things by letting my politics get in when nobody else really cares!

I knew almost nobody would feel the same way about every issue as I did when I made it all
a part of my public persona, but I underestimated how lonely and isolating that would be. I made
good and helpful friendships through my politics, but basically all my acquaintances became
tenuous because of it. I couldn't stop seeing links to bad actors and wondering what it meant.
I struggle to consolidate with that suspicious part of me, but I think it has to be wrong, anyway.

I don't really think ill of most people I knew in vtubing, I know most of you have your hearts in
the right place, and I'm grateful people stuck around with me even as I started getting more difficult
to deal with. You've been wonderful. I never meant to be a jerk, but I often acted like one anyway.

That said, I don't really regret anything. Engaging in ruthless criticism of everything that exists
(as Marx put it) is a rough way to live or be happy, but it's me. I'm going to keep being critical
of everything and everyone I know, and hopefully I'll be more honest and at peace with that.

Take care, folks. If you want to see me, my new handle is in this account's display name.

- Nathan / The Artist Formerly Known as Wes K. Dance