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Twitter doesn't turn a profit, do they? If they get a couple months of losing users, that could easily pop their inflated stock. I'm not sure this is a good mov

Twitter doesn't turn a profit, do they? If they get a couple months of losing users, that could easily pop their inflated stock. I'm not sure this is a good move for them.

delecti 10y ago
Twitter probably recognizes that their prior approach of growth at all costs hasn't been working because of their large abuse problem.
pekk 10y ago
IF they don't turn a profit, doesn't that suggest they're doing something wrong and should change, rather than that they should conservatively refuse to change anything and hope that they will suddenly start turning a profit that way?
- MichaelBurge 10y ago
  Your conclusion appears to be "Twitter should change something". There are a lot of things businesses can do to increase profits: They can get more users, they can cut employees, they can move their offices to cheaper areas, they can pursue important business deals, and more. If a plane is off-course, you wouldn't go to the cockpit and start flipping levers and pressing buttons at random. But you could make the same arguments you've made against a person opposing that idea.
qadevleadgrunt 10y ago
Personally I have stopped using Twitter all together - along with Facebook news; as both channels are dominated by people that are into racist and misogynist behavior - all in order to spread their hate speech. Something I simply do not subscribe to. If they don't curb the hate speech and racism they are even closer to being cut entirely out of my life - I would think this is what they as a company has to balance vs people that are into those things and appreciate having a platform for such behavior. As of right now - I personally - would never work for a Twitter/Facebook, due to the online presences that they actively support, albeit I'm sure that talent pool is not #1 priority. It's definitely not an easy position, and I guess it kinda shows that touting yourself as a tech company when you are really a platform for good/bad/medium ideas comes with its own set of challenges.
return0 10y ago
As long as saudi arabians keep pouring money into its tanking stock, i 'm alright with it.

Twitter doesn't turn a profit, do they? If they get a couple months of losing users, that could easily pop their inflated stock. I'm not sure this is a good move for them.

delecti 10y ago

Twitter probably recognizes that their prior approach of growth at all costs hasn't been working because of their large abuse problem.

pekk 10y ago

IF they don't turn a profit, doesn't that suggest they're doing something wrong and should change, rather than that they should conservatively refuse to change anything and hope that they will suddenly start turning a profit that way?

MichaelBurge 10y ago
Your conclusion appears to be "Twitter should change something". There are a lot of things businesses can do to increase profits: They can get more users, they can cut employees, they can move their offices to cheaper areas, they can pursue important business deals, and more. If a plane is off-course, you wouldn't go to the cockpit and start flipping levers and pressing buttons at random. But you could make the same arguments you've made against a person opposing that idea.

qadevleadgrunt 10y ago

Personally I have stopped using Twitter all together - along with Facebook news; as both channels are dominated by people that are into racist and misogynist behavior - all in order to spread their hate speech. Something I simply do not subscribe to. If they don't curb the hate speech and racism they are even closer to being cut entirely out of my life - I would think this is what they as a company has to balance vs people that are into those things and appreciate having a platform for such behavior. As of right now - I personally - would never work for a Twitter/Facebook, due to the online presences that they actively support, albeit I'm sure that talent pool is not #1 priority. It's definitely not an easy position, and I guess it kinda shows that touting yourself as a tech company when you are really a platform for good/bad/medium ideas comes with its own set of challenges.

return0 10y ago

As long as saudi arabians keep pouring money into its tanking stock, i 'm alright with it.