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hutzlibu 4y ago
Politicans and companies all over the world are using it. Controlling that information space, is real power. And I am not yet clear, how much that release will bring needed transparency. As the algorithm in production, can have major tweaks.
sillysaurusx 4y ago
I'd be nothing without Twitter. It's had more impact on my life than any other platform. I got lucky, but luck was only part of it. Being able to DM people is incredible. It's the AOL Messenger of 2023. If it went offline, it'd be a terrible loss.
- zachnwhite 4y ago
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  - anigbrowl 4y ago
    This isn't /g/, you have to employ a minimum level of politeness here.
  - sillysaurusx 4y ago
    I did. Your mother sends her regards. (Joking aside, you’ll find HN to be a wonderful place to hang out, but only if you get into the right mindset. In the meantime, enjoy your weekend.)
    - zachnwhite 4y ago
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- jytechdevops 4y ago
  its literally led to the complete change of my future due to the ability to follow the interactions of successful people who are active on the platform. I've learned from them as if they were my direct mentors and made huge life decisions based on some of their talking points / motivational mindset. Without it, my life would've been a bubble in Virginia with my nearest network being 5 friends who love cranking out bottle on the weekends.
kayodelycaon 4y ago
The importance of Twitter was it being the primary posting location for a lot of things. A number of the artists and other creatives I know have gotten absolutely gutted by this.
- nicky0 4y ago
  Gutted about what exactly? Twitter is still there and pretty much works like before.
  - culi 4y ago
    > pretty much works like before ... did you see the source code? Blue checkmarks are weighted 4x as much as non-checkmarks. That's just one example of a major change that wouldn't have happened were it not for Elon
  - kaba0 4y ago
    Except when it doesn’t because somebody was so competent and fired more than half of the engineers.
- nonethewiser 4y ago
  By open sourcing the algorithm? Or what?
JSavageOne 4y ago
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Politicans and companies all over the world are using it. Controlling that information space, is real power. And I am not yet clear, how much that release will bring needed transparency. As the algorithm in production, can have major tweaks.

sillysaurusx 4y ago

I'd be nothing without Twitter. It's had more impact on my life than any other platform. I got lucky, but luck was only part of it. Being able to DM people is incredible. It's the AOL Messenger of 2023. If it went offline, it'd be a terrible loss.

zachnwhite 4y ago
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- anigbrowl 4y ago
  This isn't /g/, you have to employ a minimum level of politeness here.
- sillysaurusx 4y ago
  I did. Your mother sends her regards. (Joking aside, you’ll find HN to be a wonderful place to hang out, but only if you get into the right mindset. In the meantime, enjoy your weekend.)
  - zachnwhite 4y ago
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jytechdevops 4y ago
its literally led to the complete change of my future due to the ability to follow the interactions of successful people who are active on the platform. I've learned from them as if they were my direct mentors and made huge life decisions based on some of their talking points / motivational mindset. Without it, my life would've been a bubble in Virginia with my nearest network being 5 friends who love cranking out bottle on the weekends.

kayodelycaon 4y ago

The importance of Twitter was it being the primary posting location for a lot of things. A number of the artists and other creatives I know have gotten absolutely gutted by this.

nicky0 4y ago
Gutted about what exactly? Twitter is still there and pretty much works like before.
- culi 4y ago
  > pretty much works like before ... did you see the source code? Blue checkmarks are weighted 4x as much as non-checkmarks. That's just one example of a major change that wouldn't have happened were it not for Elon
- kaba0 4y ago
  Except when it doesn’t because somebody was so competent and fired more than half of the engineers.
nonethewiser 4y ago
By open sourcing the algorithm? Or what?

JSavageOne 4y ago

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