DefaultGen | 5,413 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) Anything that makes Twitter worse is good for society. Especially since these platform’s entire goal is to get you scrolling endlessly through ads or propaganda. If people were limited to 300 Tiktoks, so much less human life would be wasted. Edited July 1, 2023 by DefaultGen 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Twitter is no different or worse than Reddit or Facebook tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,794 Administrator · Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Abandon for-profit social media, return to monke forum. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 11 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Anything that makes Twitter worse is good for society. Especially since these platform’s entire goal is to get you scrolling endlessly through ads or propaganda. If people were limited to 300 Tiktoks, so much less human life would be wasted. I understand your POV but before EM took over it was probably the biggest forum for discussing things like pursuing a better workplace, unionizing, organizing, etc. That is very specifically the entire reason the dude bought it, in order to kneecap any sort of widespread discussion that betters the lives of vermin commoners like us. The ads and propaganda came in droves after the dude bought it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,413 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Strange said: I understand your POV but before EM took over it was probably the biggest forum for discussing things like pursuing a better workplace, unionizing, organizing, etc. That is very specifically the entire reason the dude bought it, in order to kneecap any sort of widespread discussion that betters the lives of vermin commoners like us. The ads and propaganda came in droves after the dude bought it out. In the long term people need to move away from platforms that billionaires use to control public discourse. The enshittification of Twitter is happening over months and years. People need to see the writing on the wall for what it is and will be. I dunno what the alternative is, but hoping the Company Store stocks signs for the picket line isn’t sustainable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,413 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I don’t think it’ll ever happen though. People are lazy AFFFFFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,413 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 You can always go to Mastoson and get raided by the FBI Murica https://kolektiva.social/@admin/110637031574056150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 11 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: In the long term people need to move away from platforms that billionaires use to control public discourse. The enshittification of Twitter is happening over months and years. People need to see the writing on the wall for what it is and will be. I dunno what the alternative is, but hoping the Company Store stocks signs for the picket line isn’t sustainable. Totally agree with you there. Corporate social media sucks ass, I just wish communication and assembly wasn’t being restricted faster than we can find an alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 21 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: I don’t think it’ll ever happen though. People are lazy AFFFFFF. Nonsense back in the day they built a whole library in Alexandria for the sole purpose of enshrining human progress and ideas and… oh my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,090 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 5 hours ago, Strange said: This walking failure at life... Ummm, wtf? If going from almost nothing to being one of the richest and most influential men on the planet makes him a "failure at life," what does that make you? Seriously, you can hate the guy all you want for his beliefs or agendas or whatever, but to call someone with his accomplishments a "failure at life" is beyond ridiculous. (You do realize he hates twitter, right? Or is that part flying way over your head... ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,405 Administrator · Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 I think it depends how you define success or failure. I wouldn’t describe succeeding at life as meaning getting rich and powerful, especially depending on how it is used. I won’t deny the man’s accomplishments and financial success, but let’s just say I wouldn’t trade places with him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange | 1,700 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said: Ummm, wtf? If going from almost nothing to being one of the richest and most influential men on the planet makes him a "failure at life," what does that make you? Seriously, you can hate the guy all you want for his beliefs or agendas or whatever, but to call someone with his accomplishments a "failure at life" is beyond ridiculous. (You do realize he hates twitter, right? Or is that part flying way over your head... ) Saying that he started with almost nothing is a fundamental misunderstanding of him and his background lmao. I was critical of this dude waaay before it was clear what his politics were. The one smart thing I’ll give him though is that by announcing them he’s successfully deflected all criticism by crying about it being because of his politics. 2 hours ago, Dr. Morbis said: what does that make you? A guy who isn’t hated by all of his kids and exes or self conscious about what people on Twitter think of him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,090 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Strange said: Saying that he started with almost nothing is a fundamental misunderstanding of him and his background lmao. Please enlighten me. I checked Wikipedia and, while it said he was from a "wealthy family" it doesn't mention him inheriting millions or anything like that. It says he got a couple of degrees before dropping out of Stanford to "join the internet boom" and starting a business with his brother and some other dude with a 28k gift from his father. So yeah, that is technically free money to start with, but how you can discount his ability to turn 28k into BILLIONS is beyond me. So, as I said, please enlighten me, because even the Forbes list of richest men designates his wealth as "self made." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,729 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Dr. Morbis said: So, as I said, please enlighten me, because even the Forbes list of richest men designates his wealth as "self made." It's quite easy man. If his wealth is considered to be self-made, it suggests that anyone can achieve such wealth via their life decisions and actions, rather than just obtaining it due to outside factors such as inheritance, class, race, etc. We wouldn't want that now, would we, that people can achieve things via hard work and attitude? It's better just to make excuses and justifications for poor behavior and to play the victim, whilst knocking down the achievements of others. Though I suspect I'm probably preaching to the choir here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,013 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) Wow 7 pages of internet debate about a giant nerd who poises himself to be debated on the internet by nerds. Honestly though, they're getting ready for web 3.0 and they don't want it to be ran by AI that they don't own. All these surface websites are protecting the gate. Twitter is no exception. Twitter and reddit are unique in that they have actual useful information as opposed to fb and Instagram where it's mostly just about people's lives Edited July 2, 2023 by RegularGuyGamer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,714 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 hour ago, RegularGuyGamer said: Wow 7 pages of internet debate about a giant nerd who poises himself to be debated on the internet by nerds. 1 page per month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,691 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) I hope this entire Twitter saga has finally convinced people that Musk isn't a particularly smart human and he certainly isn't a uniquely talented business man. He's just another example of a right-place, right-time rich person who got extraordinarily lucky. You can't be a billionaire and a good person; it is impossible to make that much money without exploiting everyone and everything around you. Watching him blow a $44 billion investment has been extremely satisfying. Edited July 2, 2023 by DoctorEncore 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,714 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 45 minutes ago, DoctorEncore said: Watching him blow a $44 million investment has been extremely satisfying. *billion 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,860 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 I was thinking that blocking non-logged in people from viewing Twitters is actually going to be a great improvement for society. What a plague it’s been where so many news articles have basically just become a collection of Twitter quotes. Great journalism there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,103 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 All social media can burn to the ground. Nothing positive about it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,025 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 54 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said: I was thinking that blocking non-logged in people from viewing Twitters is actually going to be a great improvement for society. What a plague it’s been where so many news articles have basically just become a collection of Twitter quotes. Great journalism there. At first I was pissed about not being able to read Twitter without an account, but you may have a point here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 43 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: All social media can burn to the ground. Just ask MySpace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,103 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) I take it back, LinkedIn can stay because it’s a useful tool to find a job/career and grow a professional network (how useful that is for non-sales is debatable) All that other crap has gotta go. Started out with good intentions but is now just disinformation propaganda and another way to pit Americans against each other when we should be working harder than ever to find common ground and work through our issues like adults. Edited July 2, 2023 by a3quit4s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 27 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: All that other crap has gotta go. Started out with good intentions but is now just disinformation propaganda and another way to pit Americans against each other when we should be working harder than ever to find common ground and work through our issues like adults. There are no adults - just grups.... https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/2025cc2c-8128-46ad-b3f4-2fe7f797398d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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