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We see this pattern a lot. It's like twitter. You can write an app that works just like twitter in a short amount of time. A week tops. But that's not the hard

We see this pattern a lot. It's like twitter. You can write an app that works just like twitter in a short amount of time. A week tops. But that's not the hard part. Moderation, getting the product profitable, etc, are the hard parts. People often get a bit of tunnel vision and don't realize there's a whole bunch of behind the scenes stuff that's the real hard part. No reason to feel bad about it, it's a human thing, not just (the proverbial) you.

samstave 3y ago
>You can write an app that works just like twitter in a short amount of time. A week tops. But that's not the hard part. Moderation, getting the product profitable, etc, are the hard parts. You can buy a Twitter for 44 billion dollars, thats easy - but moderation and user management, not tanking the profits into the red, not killing the brand with weird behavior - these are the hard parts.
- ehutch79 3y ago
  Perhaps I chose that example for a reason ;-)
- godzillabrennus 3y ago
  <<insert>> not cutting the brand off the building as a seemingly random decision is also easy but who are we to judge…
  - ehutch79 3y ago
    I mean, if you're not paying rent, you might want to pack up the shit that's hard to grab in a hurry
- blauditore 3y ago
  It's not like Twitter was beloved before, and neither are people actually leaving the platform (except for the dozens who care a lot). Like most content on Twitter, the discussion around it is mostly a loud minority complaining.
  - wsatb 3y ago
    Are people actually not leaving? I had not used Twitter in about a year and a half until last week. I went there and it took 20 seconds to load the web app, then after I logged in it was Elon getting promoted, ads that look like mostly spam, and everyone with a blue check mark. I left because I thought the platform was deteriorating then and it is much, much worse now.
    - blauditore 3y ago
      The question is always: What's the alternative? People who are either addicted to what they get from Twitter, or whose job depends on it, have no other place to go. Of course there are other platforms, but those only have a tiny fraction of the user base, meaning less content and less attention.
      - nacs 3y ago
        A ton of people have moved to Threads from Meta which is the most direct competition. Then there is of course Mastodon and the upcoming Bluesky.
      - soneca 3y ago
        I would guess that people who are addicted to it or whose job depends on it are not the majority of Twitter users. I agree that even out of those groups, there are not a lot of people deleting accounts and moving to other places. But, my perception is that a lot of people are indeed spending much less time on Twitter. Twitter competitors are not only Mastodon or Threads. It is also YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Netflix and alikes, advocacy for consuming less social media overall, etc.
      - wbl 3y ago
        Addictions can end. Make the experience unpleasant and people stop seeking it.
      - key8chev 3y ago
        The userbase is the key to the entire platform. Any minority platform that has been created for small groups like Truth are just echo chambers of a single subculture. The wide range of individuals and subcultures on the Twitter platform is the whole reason people still use it.
- stOneskull 3y ago
  > You can buy a Twitter for 44 billion dollars, thats easy i'll have to try it one day
- robertlagrant 3y ago
  > You can buy a Twitter for 44 billion dollars, thats easy Go for it.
- nonethewiser 3y ago
  Twitter has been horribly mismanaged but the moderation hasnt been much of an issue. Twitters problems are technical, plus this new rebranding which just isnt going to stick .
  - lmm 3y ago
    Twitter has had two profitable quarters ever. The technical quality is actually great; its problems are on the product and business side.
    - nonethewiser 3y ago
      Historically yes, completely agreed. However there were major technical issues which made the site unusable recently. False positives on the rate limiter and even imposing the rate limiter due to problems dealing with load for example.
- horns4lyfe 3y ago
  I’ll take all of that if the CIA is no longer given access to censor opinions and promote propaganda.
- dspillett 3y ago
  > You can buy a Twitter for 44 billion dollars, thats easy I'm not sure about easy: it seemed to take a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth to complete the sale.

samstave 3y ago

>You can write an app that works just like twitter in a short amount of time. A week tops. But that's not the hard part. Moderation, getting the product profitable, etc, are the hard parts. You can buy a Twitter for 44 billion dollars, thats easy - but moderation and user management, not tanking the profits into the red, not killing the brand with weird behavior - these are the hard parts.

ehutch79 3y ago
Perhaps I chose that example for a reason ;-)
godzillabrennus 3y ago
<<insert>> not cutting the brand off the building as a seemingly random decision is also easy but who are we to judge…
- ehutch79 3y ago
  I mean, if you're not paying rent, you might want to pack up the shit that's hard to grab in a hurry
blauditore 3y ago
It's not like Twitter was beloved before, and neither are people actually leaving the platform (except for the dozens who care a lot). Like most content on Twitter, the discussion around it is mostly a loud minority complaining.
- wsatb 3y ago
  Are people actually not leaving? I had not used Twitter in about a year and a half until last week. I went there and it took 20 seconds to load the web app, then after I logged in it was Elon getting promoted, ads that look like mostly spam, and everyone with a blue check mark. I left because I thought the platform was deteriorating then and it is much, much worse now.
  - blauditore 3y ago
    The question is always: What's the alternative? People who are either addicted to what they get from Twitter, or whose job depends on it, have no other place to go. Of course there are other platforms, but those only have a tiny fraction of the user base, meaning less content and less attention.
    - nacs 3y ago
      A ton of people have moved to Threads from Meta which is the most direct competition. Then there is of course Mastodon and the upcoming Bluesky.
    - soneca 3y ago
      I would guess that people who are addicted to it or whose job depends on it are not the majority of Twitter users. I agree that even out of those groups, there are not a lot of people deleting accounts and moving to other places. But, my perception is that a lot of people are indeed spending much less time on Twitter. Twitter competitors are not only Mastodon or Threads. It is also YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Netflix and alikes, advocacy for consuming less social media overall, etc.
    - wbl 3y ago
      Addictions can end. Make the experience unpleasant and people stop seeking it.
    - key8chev 3y ago
      The userbase is the key to the entire platform. Any minority platform that has been created for small groups like Truth are just echo chambers of a single subculture. The wide range of individuals and subcultures on the Twitter platform is the whole reason people still use it.
stOneskull 3y ago
> You can buy a Twitter for 44 billion dollars, thats easy i'll have to try it one day
robertlagrant 3y ago
> You can buy a Twitter for 44 billion dollars, thats easy Go for it.
nonethewiser 3y ago
Twitter has been horribly mismanaged but the moderation hasnt been much of an issue. Twitters problems are technical, plus this new rebranding which just isnt going to stick .
- lmm 3y ago
  Twitter has had two profitable quarters ever. The technical quality is actually great; its problems are on the product and business side.
  - nonethewiser 3y ago
    Historically yes, completely agreed. However there were major technical issues which made the site unusable recently. False positives on the rate limiter and even imposing the rate limiter due to problems dealing with load for example.
horns4lyfe 3y ago
I’ll take all of that if the CIA is no longer given access to censor opinions and promote propaganda.
dspillett 3y ago
> You can buy a Twitter for 44 billion dollars, thats easy I'm not sure about easy: it seemed to take a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth to complete the sale.