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My question is, are we going to highlight every single substantive change to Twitter as it morphs into WeChat? I think the fact that there’s no valid alternati

My question is, are we going to highlight every single substantive change to Twitter as it morphs into WeChat? I think the fact that there’s no valid alternative means that we’re going to probably get stuck in the cycle where people are continuing to expect Twitter to revert or somehow go back to the old Twitter - and being frustrated and dissatisfied that it isn’t But they are still using it!

afdsogionio 3y ago
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matsemann 3y ago
I feel half of Norway collectively moved to bluesky two weeks ago. Mastodon people couldn't overcome the hurdle of selecting a server, and hence it didn't get much widespread traction or adoption. But bluesky most people found each other quickly and just continued there.
- monetus 3y ago
  How did half of Norway get an invite? I don't see how it takes off like this. Their SEO keeps it off of some front pages as well. Very much a closed platform, sadly.
  - matsemann 3y ago
    I got 4 invite codes a few days after joining. I guess it just exponentially exploded.
lukeschlather 3y ago
WeChat works because it is government-backed and I don't really see how Twitter can morph into WeChat without an authoritarian regime controlling it, promoting it, and stamping out the competition. Having a simple tool for publicly posting snippets of text seems like a useful thing for a free society though and people are still using Twitter because it still mostly serves that goal. People are highlighting every substantial change because each change moves the needle to where it doesn't serve that purpose for some. Although it's not a hard line and even when it becomes unfit for purpose, it may be better than nothing and also it may be hard to stop using it (you may have a job that involves posting to Twitter, and you can't stop posting to Twitter until you find somewhere else to post.)
- AndrewKemendo 3y ago
  > Twitter can morph into WeChat without an authoritarian regime controlling it, promoting it, and stamping out the competition. Did that with all of his other companies so I wouldn't count that out Imagine if DeSantis or Trump win the next election. If Musk is running X still, then it's not that far fetched that a conservative executive branch would figure out how to sponsor it somehow

afdsogionio 3y ago

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matsemann 3y ago

I feel half of Norway collectively moved to bluesky two weeks ago. Mastodon people couldn't overcome the hurdle of selecting a server, and hence it didn't get much widespread traction or adoption. But bluesky most people found each other quickly and just continued there.

monetus 3y ago
How did half of Norway get an invite? I don't see how it takes off like this. Their SEO keeps it off of some front pages as well. Very much a closed platform, sadly.
- matsemann 3y ago
  I got 4 invite codes a few days after joining. I guess it just exponentially exploded.

lukeschlather 3y ago

WeChat works because it is government-backed and I don't really see how Twitter can morph into WeChat without an authoritarian regime controlling it, promoting it, and stamping out the competition. Having a simple tool for publicly posting snippets of text seems like a useful thing for a free society though and people are still using Twitter because it still mostly serves that goal. People are highlighting every substantial change because each change moves the needle to where it doesn't serve that purpose for some. Although it's not a hard line and even when it becomes unfit for purpose, it may be better than nothing and also it may be hard to stop using it (you may have a job that involves posting to Twitter, and you can't stop posting to Twitter until you find somewhere else to post.)

AndrewKemendo 3y ago
> Twitter can morph into WeChat without an authoritarian regime controlling it, promoting it, and stamping out the competition. Did that with all of his other companies so I wouldn't count that out Imagine if DeSantis or Trump win the next election. If Musk is running X still, then it's not that far fetched that a conservative executive branch would figure out how to sponsor it somehow