the unpleasantness is now at a minimum (especially if one resists the urgency to feed the trolls).

Effectively #twitter / #X is now back to functioning as a microblogging platform for many people worth following.

But if one is using X for microblogging, why not #fediverse (longer posts for free) ? When #WordPress fully integrates with #ActivityPub, one can monetize on WordPress and distribute via the Fediverse (and get the interactions in a moderated environment).