Grimes criticized Elon Musk’s X as “a poison” and acknowledged that the platform drove her to stop social media altogether.

Grimes referred to as out Elon Musk and his possession of X in a scathing critique of the platform’s impact on digital discourse and her personal psychological well being.

The Canadian artist resurfaced on-line after an extended break and didn’t maintain again.

“OK, I’ve basically been entirely off social media and returning here it is overwhelmingly, abundantly and profoundly clear that this place – and all of these places – are a poison, a prison of utterly short form deep deep-sounding nonsense attached to no one that ur brain will discard imaging its learning,” she wrote.

Musk finalized his $44 billion purchase of Twitter in October 2022, in accordance with The New York Times, and rebranded it as X in 2023.

Musk has confronted ongoing criticism for his modifications to the location.

Grimes, who shares three youngsters with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, mentioned the platform’s present state pushed her to step away from the web altogether.

She described the net world as “the entire thing is a theatre” and a “sh**ty pale simulacra of a life.”

The pair, who started relationship in 2018, cut up almost 4 years in the past.

Despite their breakup, they proceed to co-parent their youngsters: 4-year-old X Æ A-12, 3-year-old Exa Dark Sideræl and 3-year-old Techno Mechanicus, who was born in 2022.

Grimes additionally shared that she’s been channeling her power into music, particularly praising British producer Sub Focus.

“I literally could not be more hyped on (British DJ) Sub Focus,” she mentioned. “Dance music has felt bizarrely sterile and increasingly so over time.”

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