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I think Twitter is the best counterargument to this defeatism. I don't personally know anyone that uses the platform any more, and I don't recall needing it for

I think Twitter is the best counterargument to this defeatism. I don't personally know anyone that uses the platform any more, and I don't recall needing it for anything for years. From that remove, it's now just the platform for lazy politicians, lazy journalists, and scammers of one form or another. If there's more exclusive information there I'm not aware of, I really don't need it.

Slow_Hand 19d ago
Yes. And if something truly important should occur on the platform then it will be reported elsewhere. What do we really think we're missing out on by not using X?
myko 19d ago
my understanding is twitter is primarily bots at this point i'm surprised any human is still there
- redeeman 19d ago
  then your understanding seems to be quite limited :)
  - Plont 19d ago
    what even was the point of typing that? it just reads as kindergarten bully on an ipad.
    - redeeman 19d ago
      dont see how its bullying? someone is demonstrating a very childish point of view , almost to the point of preaching. which I would say a little bit of critical thinking says is otherwise. why else would so many want xcancel in the first place?
  - myko 18d ago
    not really, no
    - redeeman 16d ago
      so people just want to be looking at X for all the bot posts.. got you :)
Aeolun 19d ago
And love that after many years, despite going all in on the silly x name, it’s still Twitter to many.
- phforms 17d ago
  I don’t really see X as Twitter anymore. The old Twitter is long gone, Bluesky for me is its spiritual successor and everyone I know from Twitter is there now (Mastodon is its own thing somehow, still nice but feels different for me). However, I still call Meta Facebook, just because. :)
ValentineC 19d ago
Also, for some reason, AI companies like DeepSeek who would rather post news exclusively there than vibecode their own news site.
- mitxela 19d ago
  Do you actually need that news?
  - ValentineC 19d ago
    No, but I'm referring to the AI news that gets posted on HN with a former Twitter link, because those companies don't have a proper news site of their own.
    - mitxela 18d ago
      Register deepseeknews.com and make one

Slow_Hand 19d ago

Yes. And if something truly important should occur on the platform then it will be reported elsewhere. What do we really think we're missing out on by not using X?

myko 19d ago

my understanding is twitter is primarily bots at this point i'm surprised any human is still there

redeeman 19d ago
then your understanding seems to be quite limited :)
- Plont 19d ago
  what even was the point of typing that? it just reads as kindergarten bully on an ipad.
  - redeeman 19d ago
    dont see how its bullying? someone is demonstrating a very childish point of view , almost to the point of preaching. which I would say a little bit of critical thinking says is otherwise. why else would so many want xcancel in the first place?
- myko 18d ago
  not really, no
  - redeeman 16d ago
    so people just want to be looking at X for all the bot posts.. got you :)

Aeolun 19d ago

And love that after many years, despite going all in on the silly x name, it’s still Twitter to many.

phforms 17d ago
I don’t really see X as Twitter anymore. The old Twitter is long gone, Bluesky for me is its spiritual successor and everyone I know from Twitter is there now (Mastodon is its own thing somehow, still nice but feels different for me). However, I still call Meta Facebook, just because. :)

ValentineC 19d ago

Also, for some reason, AI companies like DeepSeek who would rather post news exclusively there than vibecode their own news site.

mitxela 19d ago
Do you actually need that news?
- ValentineC 19d ago
  No, but I'm referring to the AI news that gets posted on HN with a former Twitter link, because those companies don't have a proper news site of their own.
  - mitxela 18d ago
    Register deepseeknews.com and make one