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>>...the largest distribution source of worldwide news>> That's not really true is it? My understanding is that it's actually the smallest of its immediate pee

>>...the largest distribution source of worldwide news>> That's not really true is it? My understanding is that it's actually the smallest of its immediate peers in social media. And perhaps the same in the field of the broader definition of media. As a separate issue, my personal sentiment on social media, like a number of others I know, is that it has all become a steaming pile of toxic garbage, not unlike the pile of junk mail I dutifully retrieve from my physical mailbox once a month (and even then only so that the mail person has room to add more). My concern on a deal like this is that if that sentiment takes off in the mainstream a property like Twitter could experience a MySpace style collapse overnight.

aNoob7000 4y ago
Yes, social media has become toxic but a lot of people use it to get their news and information. Twitter is a great way for Musk to get into social media without having to get users and build the infrastructure. He can compete at a worldwide level with Facebook on day one.
bombcar 4y ago
Over the next week, mark down every time you see the following news: 1. News such as an HN post which is a ... twitter link 2. News in an article or on TV that reverences a ... twitter link 3. Social media referencing a ... twitter link There's a lot more than appears at first, even if you aren't consuming news on Twitter or Tik Tok a lot of it is being broken there.
- boringg 4y ago
  This is what I was referring to. Sure there are infinite other sites but Twitter is where it is being broken and where majority of all the journalists live. It is currently the site with status and clout for important news. Will that change? Always possible but it is the site du jour.
  - mbostleman 4y ago
    Ok gotcha. So largest by volume of breaking stories used as opposed to users.
  - rstupek 4y ago
    It's also the site for the unimportant news that journalists decide to transform into "important" news. Too many "click bait" news stories end up being "xxx is outraged" and the story links to 3-4 random twitter comments

aNoob7000 4y ago

Yes, social media has become toxic but a lot of people use it to get their news and information. Twitter is a great way for Musk to get into social media without having to get users and build the infrastructure. He can compete at a worldwide level with Facebook on day one.

bombcar 4y ago

Over the next week, mark down every time you see the following news: 1. News such as an HN post which is a ... twitter link 2. News in an article or on TV that reverences a ... twitter link 3. Social media referencing a ... twitter link There's a lot more than appears at first, even if you aren't consuming news on Twitter or Tik Tok a lot of it is being broken there.

boringg 4y ago
This is what I was referring to. Sure there are infinite other sites but Twitter is where it is being broken and where majority of all the journalists live. It is currently the site with status and clout for important news. Will that change? Always possible but it is the site du jour.
- mbostleman 4y ago
  Ok gotcha. So largest by volume of breaking stories used as opposed to users.
- rstupek 4y ago
  It's also the site for the unimportant news that journalists decide to transform into "important" news. Too many "click bait" news stories end up being "xxx is outraged" and the story links to 3-4 random twitter comments