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Since Twitter is running just fine several years later despite the shredding (which many said it will crumble its operations), maybe he has a point?

lesuorac 2y ago
Twitter has bleed so many advertisers strictly because it no longer offers a competitive ad platform. It's a myth that twitter is running fine. People always wonder why these companies need so many people and it's because of all the back operations. Sure, it takes 1 guy to make a static webpage or whatever singular feature you think the company does. The company has tens of thousands of features you're missing though so you end up with tens of thousands of people.
- the_real_cher 2y ago
  I haven't really noticed any issues to be honest and I'm not aware of any objective data supporting that Twitter is losing advertisers because it's a private company
  - mtmail 2y ago
    ""Our user growth is stagnant, revenue is unimpressive, and we’re barely breaking even,” Musk admitted." https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-musk-says-x-is-barely-breaking-even-in-letter-to-employees https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-musk-says-x-is-barely-brea... That's not objective either, of course.
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  - lesuorac 2y ago
    Presumably, Musk would not sue advertisers for leaving if they hadn't left. https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5283271/elon-musk-lawsuit-advertisers-boycott-new https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5283271/elon-musk-lawsu...
- coldtea 2y ago
  >Twitter has bleed so many advertisers strictly because it no longer offers a competitive ad platform That's irrelevant to its technical operations which was the concern I addressed though. >It's a myth that twitter is running fine. Seems like a reality in my daily use. Any operational issues you're seeing that I don't?
  - shortrounddev2 2y ago
    Dude you're still using Twitter?
    - coldtea 2y ago
      Like hundreds of millions. I don't flow with the fads. Any other question?
      - shortrounddev2 2y ago
        You understand that what you've just stated is an oxymoron right >like hundreds of millions >I don't flow with the fads Like this is textbook trend following
        coldtea 2y ago
        Fad requires a recent and shortlived fashion or trend. The use of a 20 something old platform that's pretty much standard fair is as opposite as it gets. So if that's "textbook fad following" for you, invest in better textbooks. Dictionary: "A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze".
        shortrounddev2 2y ago
        Well then I wish you and the few hundred million other free thinkers like you on the most popular social media apps in the world the best of luck in your free thinking.
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unsui 2y ago
is it? Depends on your definition of "fine" I'm thinking more of "this is fine...."
anon2549 2y ago
Twitter is just fine only for a particular subset of people. A government has to be fine for all of the people.
ModernMech 2y ago
Twitter is... running... but the kind of disruptions that happened there hit differently at country scale. For example, Musk fired so many people they just let critical systems go offline and certificates expired. Not the end of the world when we're talking about accessing tweets, but lapses like this at the federal level means systems critical to people's health and safety go offline, leading to security breaches and death. It's a different ballgame entirely.

lesuorac 2y ago

Twitter has bleed so many advertisers strictly because it no longer offers a competitive ad platform. It's a myth that twitter is running fine. People always wonder why these companies need so many people and it's because of all the back operations. Sure, it takes 1 guy to make a static webpage or whatever singular feature you think the company does. The company has tens of thousands of features you're missing though so you end up with tens of thousands of people.

the_real_cher 2y ago
I haven't really noticed any issues to be honest and I'm not aware of any objective data supporting that Twitter is losing advertisers because it's a private company
- mtmail 2y ago
  ""Our user growth is stagnant, revenue is unimpressive, and we’re barely breaking even,” Musk admitted." https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-musk-says-x-is-barely-breaking-even-in-letter-to-employees https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-musk-says-x-is-barely-brea... That's not objective either, of course.
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- lesuorac 2y ago
  Presumably, Musk would not sue advertisers for leaving if they hadn't left. https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5283271/elon-musk-lawsuit-advertisers-boycott-new https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5283271/elon-musk-lawsu...
coldtea 2y ago
>Twitter has bleed so many advertisers strictly because it no longer offers a competitive ad platform That's irrelevant to its technical operations which was the concern I addressed though. >It's a myth that twitter is running fine. Seems like a reality in my daily use. Any operational issues you're seeing that I don't?
- shortrounddev2 2y ago
  Dude you're still using Twitter?
  - coldtea 2y ago
    Like hundreds of millions. I don't flow with the fads. Any other question?
    - shortrounddev2 2y ago
      You understand that what you've just stated is an oxymoron right >like hundreds of millions >I don't flow with the fads Like this is textbook trend following
      - coldtea 2y ago
        Fad requires a recent and shortlived fashion or trend. The use of a 20 something old platform that's pretty much standard fair is as opposite as it gets. So if that's "textbook fad following" for you, invest in better textbooks. Dictionary: "A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze".
        shortrounddev2 2y ago
        Well then I wish you and the few hundred million other free thinkers like you on the most popular social media apps in the world the best of luck in your free thinking.
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unsui 2y ago

is it? Depends on your definition of "fine" I'm thinking more of "this is fine...."

anon2549 2y ago

Twitter is just fine only for a particular subset of people. A government has to be fine for all of the people.

ModernMech 2y ago

Twitter is... running... but the kind of disruptions that happened there hit differently at country scale. For example, Musk fired so many people they just let critical systems go offline and certificates expired. Not the end of the world when we're talking about accessing tweets, but lapses like this at the federal level means systems critical to people's health and safety go offline, leading to security breaches and death. It's a different ballgame entirely.