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I estimate about half of the once active users I follow have either greatly reduced their output or stopped entirely. This reduces the main reason for spending
by ilamont 3y ago
I estimate about half of the once active users I follow have either greatly reduced their output or stopped entirely. This reduces the main reason for spending time there. Other problems include:
- Truly vapid blue check tweets dominating most replies.
- Accounts I don't follow being inserted into my feed
- Tweets not loading, or other technical problems
The nail in the coffin for me, if implemented: Forced paid subscriptions (https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-charging-for-twitter-b2414002.html https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-charging-for-tw...)
- stainablesteel 3y agosorry you don't like your feed, the algorithm feeds you whatever you interact with the forced paid subscriptions thing was confirmed by elon to be fake news
- rsynnott 3y ago> the forced paid subscriptions thing was confirmed by elon to be fake news This would be the same guy who claimed it _in the first place_? I mean, I’m not sure how much comfort one should take from that.
- stainablesteel 3y agohe never claimed it _in the first place_, its strange that you're misunderstanding this
- rsynnott 3y ago> The single most important reason that we’re moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system is that it’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots. That’s Naughty Old Mr Car there, speaking to Netanyahu. Like, I mean, I don’t know what to tell you; I’m sure he was talked out of it later, as it is, obviously, a profoundly stupid idea, but he said it.
- stainablesteel 3y agoand the context wasn't that he was interested in doing it, it was that he was entertaining the thought
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