f you’re reading this on X, consider it the final broadcast. The “On Air” light is flickering, the tubes are cooling down, and I’m officially cutting the feed to this corner of the internet.

Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way: Yes, I think Elon Musk is a world-class douchebag. But honestly? My personal feelings about a billionaire’s mid-life crisis aren’t enough to make me quit. If I stopped using every product made by a jerk, I’d be sitting in the dark in a cardboard box. His business is his business.

No, I’m leaving because of the math.

The $400 Handshake

I just did the audit, and I’ve been paying $395 a year for the “privilege” of having a blue checkmark and broadcasting to… let’s check the meters… 25 people.

In the radio world, that’s what we call a “dead frequency.” Paying nearly $400 a year—basically an “admission fee” to a digital asylum—to a guy who already has more money than God is a level of stupidity I can no longer justify. It’s not a protest; it’s a sanity check. And Elon, buddy? You failed.

I’m paying for a Premium+ signal, but I’m getting a short-wave broadcast in a basement. The ROI is officially zero.

Where the Real Signal Lives

To the 25 of you who have been riding along: I love you, but it’s time to move. I’m not disappearing; I’m just moving the transmitter to ground I actually own. Over the next few days, I’ll be stripping the X branding off the website like old wallpaper. No more “Follow me on X” buttons. No more subsidizing the douchebag tax.

If you actually want the high-fidelity version of Rolling with Scissors or the latest chapters of Signal Drift, find me here:

• The Mother Ship: rwsradio.com (The only pure signal left.)
• Instagram: We just built a new bridge there. Follow @rwsradio.
• The Newsletter: Subscribe on the site and get the signal directly in your inbox—no algorithms, no billionaires, no $400 fees.

Final Sign-Off

I have access to these “Premium” features until November, but I’m not waiting around for the battery to die. This is the last post you’ll see from me here.

Elon, thanks for the memories (and the “edit” button), but I’m taking my $400 and putting it into gear that actually makes a sound.

Prince of Darkness, out.

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