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I have a prediction that will make you happier: This is a temporary thing, that will generate a TON of press (outrage ; praise by the fans at the amazing bold s

I have a prediction that will make you happier: This is a temporary thing, that will generate a TON of press (outrage ; praise by the fans at the amazing bold strategy move) and will also generate a TON of signups right as there is a wave of people leaving Reddit. And then it will magically open back up. (More press) And that's the story of pretty much every one of the outrageous/bold/brilliant/terrible strategic decisions you've heard of since the Twitter takeover. What's most amazing is that it works everytime, I'm surprised there isn't an Onion copy/paste article about this each time.

kator 3y ago
New Coke anyone?
jyap 3y ago
This wasn’t the case for Twitter API pricing changes. My Twitter usage is down a lot since they killed off 3rd party clients.
- nkozyra 3y ago
  > My Twitter usage is down a lot since they killed off 3rd party clients. Every user hostile move they've made basically halves my usage. I used to spend way too much time on Twitter, now it's 10 minutes a week and I don't feel like I miss much.
  - spaceman_2020 3y ago
    It’s a gigantically dumbass move that’s killed off all amateur creators and consumers. My feed is just filled with full-time content creators churning out 1/20 threads that are consumed by other full time content creators. Just a boring echochamber.
    - blitzar 3y ago
      > 1/20 threads Its the twitter equivalent of youtube thumbnail face with 10 million $$$$$$$ in the title.
  - papito 3y ago
    This EXTREME EMERGENCY that Musk is talking about is not AI - it's Musk himself. He is killing engagement and ad income, has to slow the bleed, and is now looking under every rock for some gains, GOTO 1.
Dalewyn 3y ago
>will also generate a TON of signups I've been meaning to make a Twitter account since I follow a few accounts for some games that I play. Between Twitter not being owned by a loon anymore and finally a reason to overcome my laziness, why not? And yes, I know I'm playing right into Twitter's hand. Whatever, I actually like Musk anyway (an unpopular opinion that will no doubt get me flagged around these parts).
- foderking 3y ago
  hilarious how this is downvoted

kator 3y ago

New Coke anyone?

jyap 3y ago

This wasn’t the case for Twitter API pricing changes. My Twitter usage is down a lot since they killed off 3rd party clients.

nkozyra 3y ago
> My Twitter usage is down a lot since they killed off 3rd party clients. Every user hostile move they've made basically halves my usage. I used to spend way too much time on Twitter, now it's 10 minutes a week and I don't feel like I miss much.
- spaceman_2020 3y ago
  It’s a gigantically dumbass move that’s killed off all amateur creators and consumers. My feed is just filled with full-time content creators churning out 1/20 threads that are consumed by other full time content creators. Just a boring echochamber.
  - blitzar 3y ago
    > 1/20 threads Its the twitter equivalent of youtube thumbnail face with 10 million $$$$$$$ in the title.
- papito 3y ago
  This EXTREME EMERGENCY that Musk is talking about is not AI - it's Musk himself. He is killing engagement and ad income, has to slow the bleed, and is now looking under every rock for some gains, GOTO 1.

Dalewyn 3y ago

>will also generate a TON of signups I've been meaning to make a Twitter account since I follow a few accounts for some games that I play. Between Twitter not being owned by a loon anymore and finally a reason to overcome my laziness, why not? And yes, I know I'm playing right into Twitter's hand. Whatever, I actually like Musk anyway (an unpopular opinion that will no doubt get me flagged around these parts).

foderking 3y ago
hilarious how this is downvoted