twitter is the site where the world connects. everything else is just a product, a service. twitter really has become the public forum in a way nothing else rem

twitter is the site where the world connects. everything else is just a product, a service. twitter really has become the public forum in a way nothing else remotely competes with. i 100% feel & understand Jack's deep shame at singlehandedly ruining all the dreams of cyberspace. the products are irrelevant: what matters is connectivity, speech, freedom, possibility: twitter with it's mass adoption as public forum & strong centralization has ceased serving it's oroginal role, of being an enabler, of connection & communication, & become a dampener & duller & constrictor of communication. personally i dont think their moderation is that bad or biased, but like all online services has zero service & no forgivenance, is authoritarian in extreme. i dont mind their algorithmic slant, and dont find it particularly dangerous, mostly just dull & uninspired with occasional upside moments & surprises. but things like having to sign in, with increasing barriers to use... these speak of a company undergoing a sharp turn to Instagramification, to redditification, where the product is perpetually degrading & decaying into shit, with dark patterns rapidly rising & absolutely nothing of good note or regard being added. the mighty fall. the world having centralized it's public forums here, this is going to hurt a lot more than shitty instagram immolating itself, to no real loss.