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If Twitter and Mastodon were taken permanently offline tomorrow, would this be of any significant loss to the world? When I see people like the author getting
by buckaroot 4y ago
If Twitter and Mastodon were taken permanently offline tomorrow, would this be of any significant loss to the world?
When I see people like the author getting so publicly and verbosely upset about a social media website, I wonder about their perspective. There are surely much more important things going on than preening to the crowds.
- mongol 4y agoIt is not what would happen if Twitter disappears that is worrying, it is what it might become if steward unwisely.
- oneeyedpigeon 4y agoThere are more important things happening on twitter than preening to the crowds. It's easy to dismiss if you don't find utility in it yourself, of course, but many people clearly find it very useful. Twitter is a very simple tool - it's what you make of it. That can be preening or organising revolutions or anything in between.
- zero_shift 4y agoTwitter is a great place to read work by scientists, researchers and other academics. There aren’t many places to tap into that world if you’re not already working in academia.