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I’m curious how you think this is going to ruin anything for you. Do you mean on a tangible level, or on an emotional level? Do you actually think there will be

I’m curious how you think this is going to ruin anything for you. Do you mean on a tangible level, or on an emotional level? Do you actually think there will be large scale policy changes that will damage your ability to communicate with people via the platform? The valuable parts of Twitter seem to be when niche experts tweet about their niche and specific niche comedy. Everything else seems really unhealthy. I could see a lot of monetization efforts ruin Twitter. I could also see people saying “I don’t want to support Elon, I’m leaving Twitter” if that’s what you mean.

MBCook 5y ago
I’m worried about tangible changes. As their largest shareholder with a seat on the board (not to mention lots of fans/popular with some) I don’t want him to be able to drive product decisions. I know what I would like to change (better 3rd part app support, better anti-harassment tools). I don’t see why he would push for either one. I don’t know what he WOULD push for, but I worry I won’t like it. He called for the edit button. I know that’s long requested but carries some serious downsides. And I don’t want them glossed over because they push to get it out to make him and his army happy. I’m not a fan but I don’t think my liking Twitter and Elon being a big shareholder implies I am a fan of his. Twitter has enough of its own identity.
- Nathanael_M 5y ago
  Well Twitter never really hooked me, so I’m mostly just a curious onlooker, but to me it seems that Twitter is pretty stagnant. Do you think there’s a possibility that this change has a positive outcome?
  - MBCook 5y ago
    No. I’ll admit I’m pessimistic on such things. Sure Twitter could improve, but I don’t see how/why that would be led by Musk. I don’t see what he brings to the table other than himself as a person. It’s not like he was an expert in a similar field/company like FB, IG, TikTok, etc. Edit: so it seems Elon is already promising changes, but Twitter says he has no say in content policy. So the nonsense may already be starting. Source: https://twitter.com/reckless/status/1511387364563767298 https://twitter.com/reckless/status/1511387364563767298

MBCook 5y ago

I’m worried about tangible changes. As their largest shareholder with a seat on the board (not to mention lots of fans/popular with some) I don’t want him to be able to drive product decisions. I know what I would like to change (better 3rd part app support, better anti-harassment tools). I don’t see why he would push for either one. I don’t know what he WOULD push for, but I worry I won’t like it. He called for the edit button. I know that’s long requested but carries some serious downsides. And I don’t want them glossed over because they push to get it out to make him and his army happy. I’m not a fan but I don’t think my liking Twitter and Elon being a big shareholder implies I am a fan of his. Twitter has enough of its own identity.

Nathanael_M 5y ago
Well Twitter never really hooked me, so I’m mostly just a curious onlooker, but to me it seems that Twitter is pretty stagnant. Do you think there’s a possibility that this change has a positive outcome?
- MBCook 5y ago
  No. I’ll admit I’m pessimistic on such things. Sure Twitter could improve, but I don’t see how/why that would be led by Musk. I don’t see what he brings to the table other than himself as a person. It’s not like he was an expert in a similar field/company like FB, IG, TikTok, etc. Edit: so it seems Elon is already promising changes, but Twitter says he has no say in content policy. So the nonsense may already be starting. Source: https://twitter.com/reckless/status/1511387364563767298 https://twitter.com/reckless/status/1511387364563767298