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This is disappointing because often times people link to threads on Twitter but if you’re lucky enough to not get a login wall, the full thread wont be visible

• mvdtnz 3y ago
  If we're lucky this will discourage HNers from linking to Twitter at all.
  • system2 3y ago
    Especially those stupid blog-like formatted ones.
    • ekianjo 3y ago
      That's a net positive then
• add-sub-mul-div 3y ago
  It's a terrible site though and calls to disallow submissions from there (in comments here) were common going back well before Musk took over, so the Twitter dislike originated independently of anyone's views about him.
  • timeon 3y ago
    Dislike is not priority or let say common denominator. Problem is that X/Twitter cannot be viewed without login. This was not the case before.
    • add-sub-mul-div 3y ago
      It used to be widely disliked even before the additional newer problem you mentioned.
    • smoldesu 3y ago
      In fairness, before Nitter (or even Musk) there was a highly inconsistent guest browsing policy on Twitter. One week you could read entire threads without logging in, the next week every inbound link would redirect to the registration page. Before Nitter I just stopped clicking Twitter links entirely, because I never knew if it would show any content. At this point, submitting screenshots of a thread you like would unfortunately be more accessible. Shocking that we have to say that about static text content, but here we are in 2024...
• 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
  It sucks. I don't want to use twitter but it's where people post. Nitter fulfilled my lurker only use case.
  • HereIGoAgain 3y ago
    Same.
• s1artibartfast 3y ago
  Why not make an account if you want to read it?
  • Me1000 3y ago
    I refuse to login to twitter for ethical reasons. If someone links me to a tweet I assume it’s because they thought I’d find it interesting. It’s a thoughtful act which deserves a little bit of effort on my part, so I’m willing to change the domain to see it. I’m not willing to login though. It’s a principle thing.
    • MikusR 3y ago
      [flagged]
      • sumeno 3y ago
        Sometimes, yes
      • Me1000 3y ago
        Ethics aren't binary nor are they black and white. I chose to draw my line where I did, you may draw yours wherever you like. I'm not here to judge, simply answering a question.
  • amenhotep 3y ago
    Not the OP but: because I've never wanted to post there and as far as I'm concerned there's no compelling reason I should need one and I'm so offended by Musk and his attempt to force me to get one that I would rather not read it than let him succeed.
  • quickthrower2 3y ago
    1. Don’t want to give Twitter their personal phone number 2. Twitter SMS system can’t deliver to personal number on my network so can’t create account. 3. Banned from Twitter already. 4. Hate Elon. 5. Ethics (various reason) 6. Privacy 7. A lot of work to read a hot take 8. Social media is addictive. The site gives you crack when you log in. 9. Chinese Firewall (and in some occupied lands it may be a crime to use Twitter) 10. Too many logins for shit already. 11. NSFW bot accounts trying to chat you up