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Twitter was really pretty solid for what it was, had lots of great accounts and even with the stock UI was pretty operable for me. Even advertising on Twitter w

Twitter was really pretty solid for what it was, had lots of great accounts and even with the stock UI was pretty operable for me. Even advertising on Twitter was pretty fun. You could reach people all over the world at reasonable cost and get feedback on your product and messaging. Most recently I used Twitter pretty much exclusively for following the war in Ukraine, and it’s been a big loss for me—Telegram is a good source for primary content, Twitter was great as a human-driven social redux. I followed a person in Mariupol, some people in Russia and Belarus, lots of people in Ukraine and Europe. It was a great for keeping up with such a terrible thing. RIP Twitter.

wyclif 4y ago
> RIP Twitter Reports of Twitter's demise are greatly exaggerated by people with "Spaceman Bad" political brainworms.
- bioemerl 4y ago
  Unfortunately it takes a lot, and I mean a lot, to overcome network effects when something like Twitter is involved. The only way it goes under is if they are losing revenue and they actually go bankrupt at some point. Elon has already been muzzled quite a bit and I haven't seen much out of him recently, so I imagine as long as that keeps being the case going forward we're going to see Twitter do just fine.
  - wyclif 4y ago
    >I haven't seen much out of him recently Ever heard of Space X, Tesla, and the Boring Company?
    - minimaxir 4y ago
      "much out of him" is a relative qualifier. At the least his tweets haven't been making news unlike the week where he was taking polls whether he should step down and unban journalists.
    - bioemerl 4y ago
      By recently I mean the last few weeks and by much out of him I mean stupid tweets.
  - dmitryminkovsky 4y ago
    To be clear, I meant "RIP Twitter" for me personally. I wouldn't bet on Twitter failing. I think he'll make it work one way another. > The only way it goes under is if they are losing revenue and they actually go bankrupt at some point. That said, > According to press reports, Twitter requires more than a billion dollars a year just to maintain its debt service and anything that endangers loan repayment or workforce security could endanger the business. it won't be easy.
- amatecha 4y ago
  I find it hilarious when people say stuff like this. Every day, Twitter shambles ever closer to the distant, cobweb-laden corridors in which you can find Myspace, LiveJournal, or DeviantArt. Yeah, they're still out there, technically operating, but with not even a fraction of the social/cultural relevance they once held.
wingworks 4y ago
tbh, I haven't noticed much change on Twitter. I think for the average user it's BAU.
- dmitryminkovsky 4y ago
  I meant for me, I should have been clear.
  - wingworks 4y ago
    aaah, that's fair enough.
    - dmitryminkovsky 4y ago
      My wife is still on, I peek from time to time, it seems disorienting with the new blue check semantics. But I guess you get used to that?
      - wingworks 4y ago
        Yeah, the blue checkmark means nothing anymore. That I do find annoying. But I ignore it as best I can.

wyclif 4y ago

> RIP Twitter Reports of Twitter's demise are greatly exaggerated by people with "Spaceman Bad" political brainworms.

bioemerl 4y ago
Unfortunately it takes a lot, and I mean a lot, to overcome network effects when something like Twitter is involved. The only way it goes under is if they are losing revenue and they actually go bankrupt at some point. Elon has already been muzzled quite a bit and I haven't seen much out of him recently, so I imagine as long as that keeps being the case going forward we're going to see Twitter do just fine.
- wyclif 4y ago
  >I haven't seen much out of him recently Ever heard of Space X, Tesla, and the Boring Company?
  - minimaxir 4y ago
    "much out of him" is a relative qualifier. At the least his tweets haven't been making news unlike the week where he was taking polls whether he should step down and unban journalists.
  - bioemerl 4y ago
    By recently I mean the last few weeks and by much out of him I mean stupid tweets.
- dmitryminkovsky 4y ago
  To be clear, I meant "RIP Twitter" for me personally. I wouldn't bet on Twitter failing. I think he'll make it work one way another. > The only way it goes under is if they are losing revenue and they actually go bankrupt at some point. That said, > According to press reports, Twitter requires more than a billion dollars a year just to maintain its debt service and anything that endangers loan repayment or workforce security could endanger the business. it won't be easy.
amatecha 4y ago
I find it hilarious when people say stuff like this. Every day, Twitter shambles ever closer to the distant, cobweb-laden corridors in which you can find Myspace, LiveJournal, or DeviantArt. Yeah, they're still out there, technically operating, but with not even a fraction of the social/cultural relevance they once held.

wingworks 4y ago

tbh, I haven't noticed much change on Twitter. I think for the average user it's BAU.

dmitryminkovsky 4y ago
I meant for me, I should have been clear.
- wingworks 4y ago
  aaah, that's fair enough.
  - dmitryminkovsky 4y ago
    My wife is still on, I peek from time to time, it seems disorienting with the new blue check semantics. But I guess you get used to that?
    - wingworks 4y ago
      Yeah, the blue checkmark means nothing anymore. That I do find annoying. But I ignore it as best I can.