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Musk made Twitter feel like those encyclopedias before Wikipedia came around. I would have to become a member of a club to be able to read what people write.
by MrThoughtful 3y ago
Musk made Twitter feel like those encyclopedias before Wikipedia came around.
I would have to become a member of a club to be able to read what people write.
Even as a member of that club, I would have to pay to be able to write more than 280 characters.
And if I don't pay, my 280 character texts get burried.
If I don't pay, I cannot write messages to everybody like paying members can.
I hope somebody will make a Mastodon fork with a nice UI soon!
- JohnTHaller 3y agoYour own posts are also de-buffed if you don't pay. Every post from a larger account will only have Twitter Blue in the replies for the first few dozen because those accounts are prioritized regardless of quality or engagement. And it shows.
- rsynnott 3y agoI’m still _kind_ of amazed that no-one managed to talk him out of that; it’s just so clearly a terrible idea. And it’s not a _new_ terrible idea; dating/hookup sites/apps have been wrestling with it for about 25 years now. Pay-for-attention is really hard to square with a well-running social site.
- littlestymaar 3y ago> Twitter Blue in the replies for the first few dozen because those accounts are prioritized regardless of quality or engagement. And it shows. And half of them is Onlyfan sex workers…