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We’re in Denial About the True Cost of a Twitter Implosion
- jleyank 4y agoIsn’t HN one of the seats of startup or tech culture? If Twitter is that amazingly important, won’t it’s death spawn one or more startups to recapture its position? Is there some fundamental aspect that could be defended by a patent troll? I would think “social inertia” is all that makes it important and that can change on a dime when a cool alternative appears. Would not be surprised if it’s already there awaiting word of mouth to kick in.
- mikkergp 4y agoI don’t think it’s that each of the elements of what Twitter does won’t be recreated, but the essence of Twitter, the je ne sais quio won’t. Whatever you want to call it, the town square we all participate in. It will be recreated in the aggregate, but that won’t be the same.
- krapp 4y agoPleroma, Hive and Mastodon are alternatives having varying degrees of success, and a lot of people seem to be moving to Substack. I think we're going to see Twitter replaced not by a single platform but a number of platforms that serve more narrowly focused interests. Maybe people will even start blogging again.