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Elon Musk's Twitter takeover triggered academic exodus, study suggests

• de_elusive 2y ago
  Is it shocking? The platform’s changes affected the algorithm too much, making engagement useless for serious discussions.
  • throw4950sh06 2y ago
    Don't act like it wasn't completely useless before Musk. I never understood how anyone can have any kind of discussion, much less a serious one, on Twitter. No matter what I followed or unfollowed or blocked, there was always so much crap and outright scam I just deleted the account and moved on.
    • JohnFen 2y ago
      Pre-Musk Twitter was pretty bad. That's why I left it years before Musk was a factor. That said, most of the people I know who used and loved Twitter have now left the platform or just don't engage with it anymore. They say that the reason why is because it has become intolerably bad. So, apparently, it has gotten worse. I wouldn't know firsthand, of course.
• kylian7455 2y ago
  Oh, this is crazy
• caekislove 2y ago
  Makes sense. After all, academia is basically a leftist hugbox now. They couldn't stand the heat so they got out of the kitchen.