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Stephan King leaving will help X become less toxic. Seems like a win for those who want a less toxic X.

by ImJamal 2y ago

dyauspitr 2y ago
You can’t just say “no you” every time you’re criticized for something.
- incrudible 2y ago
  Ordinarily I would agree, but Stephen King is a no holds barred shitbait poster. Not that there is anything inherently reprehensible about that, but then leaving for toxicity just seems self-unaware.
- ImJamal 2y ago
  I wasn't criticized for anything. I don't have a Twitter account and only view posts when somebody links it or send it to me.
spacedcowboy 2y ago
Twitter has been a cesspool ever since Musk bought it. It wasn’t great before, but now - yeesh. Looks like he’s not the only one, the Grauniad newspaper announced [1] they’re leaving too a couple of days ago, because (wait for it) it’s toxic as hell. ‘The US presidential election campaign served only to underline what we have considered for a long time: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse.’ You might say: “X is right at the center of all things toxic” 1: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardi...
- ImJamal 2y ago
  My point is that Stephen King is partially responsible for the increase in toxicity. Instead of being the change he wanted to see, he just made the platform worse in the exact way he was complaining about. He comes off as a hypocrite and it isn't a good look for him. If you think toxicity is bad and is ruining the platform then don't be toxic.
  - tim333 2y ago
    I didn't think he was so bad though I guess toxicity is in the eye of the beholder. He mostly slagged Trump / the republican party.
    - ImJamal 2y ago
      So being toxic against Trump doesn't count as being toxic? If you like that sort of argument then I guess you could say Trump's twitter statements were not bad since he mostly slagged people who opposed him / the democratic party.
      - tim333 2y ago
        I figure leading political figures are fair game to criticize.
        ImJamal 2y ago
        Nobody is denying that it isn't "fair game". The problem is that it wasn't just run of the mill criticism, he was being toxic. Some of his posts were just profanity ridden rants. If this was a guy criticizing the democratic party or Obama or whoever you would think he was some delusional right wing nut job.

Stephan King leaving will help X become less toxic. Seems like a win for those who want a less toxic X.

dyauspitr 2y ago

You can’t just say “no you” every time you’re criticized for something.

incrudible 2y ago
Ordinarily I would agree, but Stephen King is a no holds barred shitbait poster. Not that there is anything inherently reprehensible about that, but then leaving for toxicity just seems self-unaware.
ImJamal 2y ago
I wasn't criticized for anything. I don't have a Twitter account and only view posts when somebody links it or send it to me.

spacedcowboy 2y ago

Twitter has been a cesspool ever since Musk bought it. It wasn’t great before, but now - yeesh. Looks like he’s not the only one, the Grauniad newspaper announced [1] they’re leaving too a couple of days ago, because (wait for it) it’s toxic as hell. ‘The US presidential election campaign served only to underline what we have considered for a long time: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse.’ You might say: “X is right at the center of all things toxic” 1: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardi...

ImJamal 2y ago
My point is that Stephen King is partially responsible for the increase in toxicity. Instead of being the change he wanted to see, he just made the platform worse in the exact way he was complaining about. He comes off as a hypocrite and it isn't a good look for him. If you think toxicity is bad and is ruining the platform then don't be toxic.
- tim333 2y ago
  I didn't think he was so bad though I guess toxicity is in the eye of the beholder. He mostly slagged Trump / the republican party.
  - ImJamal 2y ago
    So being toxic against Trump doesn't count as being toxic? If you like that sort of argument then I guess you could say Trump's twitter statements were not bad since he mostly slagged people who opposed him / the democratic party.
    - tim333 2y ago
      I figure leading political figures are fair game to criticize.
      - ImJamal 2y ago
        Nobody is denying that it isn't "fair game". The problem is that it wasn't just run of the mill criticism, he was being toxic. Some of his posts were just profanity ridden rants. If this was a guy criticizing the democratic party or Obama or whoever you would think he was some delusional right wing nut job.