Let’s get one thing out of the way: I’m not here to dump on SEO. I’ve been playing that game for years. Keywords, meta descriptions, internal links, the whole dance. And for a long time, it worked. People searched, Google served, and traffic came. I even wrote about it a few weeks ago.
But something’s changed.
In early 2025, I finally deleted Twitter from my phone. Not in a dramatic rage-quit kind of way—just a quiet “this isn’t good for me anymore” kind of moment. The app that once gave me breaking news, spicy jokes, and Raptors trade drama had become, well… exhausting. Less barbershop banter, more dumpster fire.
So when I heard about Gander, a new Canadian-made social media platform that’s promising a safer, more civil alternative? I was in.
Yes, I’ve already signed up for the beta. And yes, you can too.
