a) Twitter, like other mediums, offers incredible influence. b) I don't think the powers that be really believe this is such a good thing. c) Musk is bad for

a) Twitter, like other mediums, offers incredible influence. b) I don't think the powers that be really believe this is such a good thing. c) Musk is bad for Twitter, almost assuredly. He could feasibly bring some operational rigour, 'more and better ads' meaning more profit - but I'm extremely doubtful that he will make Twitter better in the civic sense. The best answer to Twitter is mostly just 'less Twitter'. I've had Twitter account for more than 10 years and hardly ever used it. The war in Ukraine however, has instantly addicted me to it, what with news coming 'straight from the front lines'. I have found this to be immensely valuable - though a bit too much to handle. That said, stepping back, even the 'thoughtful comment's are 95% fleeting and rubbish. Finally - only a small % of people use Twitter. Most people could give a shit. I think that distinction is important. Imagine if you have all the journalists, NGOs, academics - people who are addicted to talking, ideas, their own voices, to 'making a name' - and now send them to one giant conference where they can yell at each other. Most people could care less and wouldn't ever want to participate. In the end, if something on Twitter is important enough - it will make the news and you'll hear about it.