A few weeks ago I downloaded my twitter archive from X.com and deactivated my main account there. I assume this will result in blm849 being deleted, but who knows with that site.
I was unsure of what to do with this archive of mine. I had a lot of good memories of posting and interacting with people on that site, but the archive was taking up too much space for the value it contained, so I deleted it.
I still have all the blog posts I wrote about twitter, here. And an old tumblr of mine still has quite a few tweets contained in it. But overall it was time to let it go. Twitter was good while it lasted.
P.S. I always knew tweets were ephemeral. All digital media is, but tweets seemed more ephemeral than most. If you want to create or maintain a presence or a record, consider less ephemeral ways to do it. Don’t depend on a site or a tool that can be easily taken away from you, or a record that is hard to replay.
Smart People I Know 
I’ve stopped posting to Twitter and keep thinking of deactivating my account. But time has a way of getting away from me. Your post does remind me that I probably should do that.
Anyway, we connected via Twitter, and that’s one of the things I gained most from that platform. I’m glad I was able to find other ways to maintain that connection outside of that platform.
I agree: I got a lot out of twitter, including meeting many good people like yourself, Carl.
It’s likely time to pack it up. I get it if people don’t do it right away: there are so many higher priorities in life. I did it one day when I was finally fed up with Musk.