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> It could also impact people receiving social security benefits who rely on the letters for information about access benefits. “Do they really expect senior ci

> It could also impact people receiving social security benefits who rely on the letters for information about access benefits. “Do they really expect senior citizens will join this platform?” That's exceptionally ageist. Looking at the analytics on some of our apps which trend towards an older audience it does not seem like they, as a class, have any particular difficulty in using digital platforms. I also don't see how this is significantly different from their "dear colleague" letters which seem to be simply distributed on their website. I would not call this page a "better platform" for this information: https://www.ssa.gov/news/advocates/#advocates2024 https://www.ssa.gov/news/advocates/#advocates2024 > On the call, Kerr-Davis sounded resigned as she relayed news of the changes. “I know this probably sounds very foreign to you. It did to me as well,” she said. “It’s not what we are used to, but we are in different times now.” Yes. Expect change. In particular, use data driven decision making, and don't resist new communications technologies for parochial reasons. That all being said, there was certainly a better way to do this, but the position that nothing should change or the audience is too old to use digital technologies is somewhat absurd. This would all be so much easier if Musk didn't have some reason to hamfistedly involve himself in government. That guy so badly wants the world to commemorate a statue to him. I think we should just do it to shut him up for a while.

anon7000 1y ago
> I also don't see how this is significantly different from their "dear colleague" letters which seem to be simply distributed on their website. I would not call this page a "better platform" for this information: That page is public and accessible by anyone on the internet without an account. Not the case with Twitter. Share posts on any social media forums, sure, but a data-driven decision would not put information EXCLUSIVELY on a private, shared, for-provite platform owned by an unelected government official. That's just corruption. It's pretty fucking simple. A data-driven outcome would be "hey, we support hundreds of millions of people with different preferences and abilities, so we should probably use multiple platforms and ensure our information is as easy to access as possible." Which, btw, is not costly to do.
- timewizard 1y ago
  > Not the case with Twitter. I view content on X without an account every day. > would not put information EXCLUSIVELY on a private That's where they're being released. Literally anyone can copy that to whatever platform they want. This is how "press releases" work in the first place. Is there some assumption that the general public is refreshing the press release page every day to be informed? > Which, btw, is not costly to do. Have you worked in government before?
  - sterlind 1y ago
    > I view content on X without an account every day. How? I can see direct links, but I can't search or look at replies without an account.
    - timewizard 1y ago
      How does this implicates broadcast press releases? I can see posts. You seem to have agreed to this. Then you say there are additional features which are not available. I'm asking how those additional features are relevant to the problem? They don't seem relevant to the problem. You also can't send DMs when logged in. Does this impact press releases from the SSA in some way? I get that it's not _fully featured_ but is that actually required for this _particular use case_? Open incognito mode and go here: https://x.com/socialsecurity?lang=en https://x.com/socialsecurity?lang=en What exactly is not working for you?
      - sterlind 1y ago
        you claimed you can do something. I ask you how, and you deflect. can you do it or not?
      - ndriscoll 1y ago
        That link shows me 6 posts all from April 8. "Highlights" shows me another ~10 from the last year or so. "Replies" and "media" require an account. Should I expect to see more from a 16 year old account?

anon7000 1y ago

> I also don't see how this is significantly different from their "dear colleague" letters which seem to be simply distributed on their website. I would not call this page a "better platform" for this information: That page is public and accessible by anyone on the internet without an account. Not the case with Twitter. Share posts on any social media forums, sure, but a data-driven decision would not put information EXCLUSIVELY on a private, shared, for-provite platform owned by an unelected government official. That's just corruption. It's pretty fucking simple. A data-driven outcome would be "hey, we support hundreds of millions of people with different preferences and abilities, so we should probably use multiple platforms and ensure our information is as easy to access as possible." Which, btw, is not costly to do.

timewizard 1y ago
> Not the case with Twitter. I view content on X without an account every day. > would not put information EXCLUSIVELY on a private That's where they're being released. Literally anyone can copy that to whatever platform they want. This is how "press releases" work in the first place. Is there some assumption that the general public is refreshing the press release page every day to be informed? > Which, btw, is not costly to do. Have you worked in government before?
- sterlind 1y ago
  > I view content on X without an account every day. How? I can see direct links, but I can't search or look at replies without an account.
  - timewizard 1y ago
    How does this implicates broadcast press releases? I can see posts. You seem to have agreed to this. Then you say there are additional features which are not available. I'm asking how those additional features are relevant to the problem? They don't seem relevant to the problem. You also can't send DMs when logged in. Does this impact press releases from the SSA in some way? I get that it's not _fully featured_ but is that actually required for this _particular use case_? Open incognito mode and go here: https://x.com/socialsecurity?lang=en https://x.com/socialsecurity?lang=en What exactly is not working for you?
    - sterlind 1y ago
      you claimed you can do something. I ask you how, and you deflect. can you do it or not?
    - ndriscoll 1y ago
      That link shows me 6 posts all from April 8. "Highlights" shows me another ~10 from the last year or so. "Replies" and "media" require an account. Should I expect to see more from a 16 year old account?