u/Hair2dayGoon2morrow

More of a personal dilemma than anything, but I am in a band, and we're currently trying to establish a social media presence to gain a following. Now, I have plenty of issues with SM as a whole, but it's more or less the way of the world and the tools of the day, so I know I'll need to suck it up. My question here is whether or not I should consider it crossing a line to use Twitter/X as one of our points of contact. The place is a cesspool of pretty much anything that ends with -ist or -phobe, but it is unfortunately still one of the biggest and most prominent social networks around. I know Bluesky is a better alternative, and one we intend to use, but as far as I know it's nowhere near the level of global social permeation that Twit-X currently is. I just don't know if using it to try to boost my band's following (we largely share the views expressed here) would be a compromise of our morals and an act of hypocricy. What do you guys think?

Can anyone recommend some good in-ear monitors without breaking the bank? I can't imagine this is an uncommon question. Currently my band does not have any IEM's, and we find ourselves understandably struggling to hear each other when on stage, so it's difficult to even know if mistakes are being made or if someone is off tempo, etc. Now, I know with IEM's you definitely get what you pay for, and we're willing to save up some to get some reliable ones, but we are more often than not pretty strapped for cash, so I'm looking for suggestions for IEM's with a balance of cost and quality (obviously I'm not expecting top of the line, but as long as they work reliably, that's good enough for us). There are 5 of us, so if they come in a set, that's ideal, but we're open to getting individual ones for ourselves if that's the better option. Thanks in advance, guys!

Had my bottom left wisdom tooth removed a week and a half ago, hurt like hell, came out in pieces (I think it may have been impacted, but not sure), dentist said he left some root in, no idea how much. The swelling has diminished to the point where I can almost completely open my mouth again, but I'm still in a lot of pain. Not as much as a week ago, but enough that I'm still gulping down pain meds like tic tacs. I have yet to go one day without being woken up in considerable pain. Not sure if I'd call it throbbing necessarily, but it does sometimes spread up to my ear and down my throat. Thing is, I don't know how much pain is normal and what is excessive after this much time, especially considering how rough the extraction was. There is still a small bump right under the site where it's still a little swollen (my jaw currently opens about 95% of the way or so), so maybe that's just creating pressure that causes the pain I'm feeling? I genuinely have no clue, but I haven't felt comfortable enough to even try to eat anything on that side. I've eaten nothing but soup and yogurt for the last 10 days and I'm getting sick of it. I just don't know if this is normal and I need to give it more time, or if I should try to get it looked at.

TL;DR, 10 days post op, messy extraction, still hurts like hell, though not quite as bad, swelling is MOSTLY gone, but not completely, is it normal, or do I need to make a call? This is my first WT pulled, so I have no precedent or common sense to go by.