katt_goddess Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I guess one of the alt-right's favorite shits should have cried about the disintegration of Twitter for everyone instead of laughing about it. Now he has to pay twice for everything and he still managed to get banned. Sucks to be him. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 9 hours ago, Icarus27k said: I am shocked that the Tesla That Runs People Over, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I love the fact he just has to put a “trademark” next to his stupid Twitter handle. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Twitter needs them, not the other way around. At this rate I expect Phony Stark to try and unload Twitter next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Jman said: Twitter needs them, not the other way around. At this rate I expect Phony Stark to try and unload Twitter next year. WELP. Looks like Elon realized all these news orgs refusing to pay for checkmarks was going to really fuck with the site's legitimacy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 This explains why he tried to shakedown those companies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Elon just posted the Twitter source code on GitHub and then hosted a Twitter Space Q&A for how to fix Twitter. Mostly Blue subscribers sucking his dick and Elon not giving very good answers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Public failure is so hard to just walk away from 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, André Toulon said: Public failure is so hard to just walk away from But you just don't understand! He's a super genius! He's playing 4D Go Fish! His mom likes him! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 It’s just so embarrassing! It must take tens of billions of dollars to be this embarrassing on a global scale and not feel it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1641896713983086620?s=20 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) There are now a shit ton of legacy checkmarks impersonating Republicans and others. It's going to be a very memorable April Fool's Day. Edited April 1, 2023 by matrixman124 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Elon continuing to be a child. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Someone with that much money shouldn't be such a twerp online. If I was a billionaire or even just a lowly multimillionaire, you think I'd be here right now? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 The only account that lost their legacy checkmark was the NYT. Holy shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/1642660149121646592?s=20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 17 hours ago, Icarus27k said: Someone with that much money shouldn't be such a twerp online. If I was a billionaire or even just a lowly multimillionaire, you think I'd be here right now? I'd still be here. I get bored easily and don't like going outside. But the downside could potentially be Pat asking me 'Where's mah money?' while warming up his pimp hand. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted April 3, 2023 Author Share Posted April 3, 2023 Combine Twitter issues with crypto failings for a double dose of legal issues. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 when I load Twitter now, there's a doge at the top 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 16 minutes ago, Raptorpat said: when I load Twitter now, there's a doge at the top It's never a bad time for a pump and dump I guess. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Jman said: Combine Twitter issues with crypto failings for a double dose of legal issues. Google says he's currently worth about 55.6 billion less than that lawsuit. Just that one. Not including the others. I hope he loses everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 4 hours ago, Raptorpat said: when I load Twitter now, there's a doge at the top how the fuck did this man ever make money oh my GOD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 21 minutes ago, Seight said: how the fuck did this man ever make money oh my GOD He was a brief, controversial CEO of the online bank that would eventually become PayPal until it was sold to eBay in 2002 and he made a butt load of money off the sale. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 "compounding technological issues and the lack of a cohesive business model" kind of describes Musk's version of Twitter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I just went back to look at Twitter after ignoring it for awhile, and it's unbearable. What kind of syphilitic brain thinks listening to hundreds of voices (in the form of tweets) making declarative statements as if they are the most important things ever said by anyone is fun? Also, the place is being run into the ground by a right-wing lunatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 wololo the handpicked twitter files guy https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1644431125463351298 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 dRaMa https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1644441019188932632 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I should thank the man. I was spending far too much time in social media. Him ruining twitter has freed me. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Good thread about how Elon behaves and how he's probably going to undo the substack ban. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/1644845539941335044 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I guess Mush Melon still wants to turn Twit into some sort of all-in-one stop shop now. Because he's doing so well with the basics right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 NPR quitting Twitter https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/1646141896488632323?s=20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 NPR has the right idea. It's basically 4chan over there now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 The problem is that they kind of have to collectively agree to all move somewhere, otherwise that political/journalism ecosystem will still remain on Twitter. I think everyone was looking for a sign as to where to go next but nothing ever gained enough traction as *the* place so no one left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus27k Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 What's wrong with Twitter (besides Musk): Instantaneous, stream of consciousness thoughts pretending to be serious statements. Every other tweet is this, and people don't understand their thoughts aren't that important or profound. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 I think the basic functional premise that it's built around (in the case of the political/journalism ecosystem) is having a universal platform for important/relevant entities having a direct outlet. For the rest of us, it really just is shouting into the void. But because the journalists and the politicians feed off each other in that sense, that whole ecosystem has to settle on a new platform to move wholesale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Debater131 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Raptorpat said: NPR quitting Twitter https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/1646141896488632323?s=20 It wont last. We saw this same exact thing right after Elon bought Twitter. Media groups said they would stop using Twitter blaming one thing or another. Then a few months later they came back and issued some statement about how their concerns were addressed. The problem for Journalists and the Media is that Twitter is invaluable for them. In the grand scheme of things Twitter, and all Social media, is pretty useless. But for Journalists? They have to have it. Its where braking news happens. If you are trying to be the first, like all modern news agencies are, then you have to be on Twitter. Theres no viable alternative to Twitter. Just like Facebook dominates its online sphere, Twitter dominates its own sphere. The pure number of people, agencies, news, and governments gives Twitter its legitimacy. Unless you somehow convinced all of those entities to move then Twitter is still alone in its sphere. Thats why Trumps take on Twitter sucks so much, and thats why every challenger to Twitter has failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 The viability is in its ubiquity within that sphere/ecosystem. That why one outlet or politician leaving won't impact anything. Basically they need to replace that ubiquity elsewhere, which means they'd all need to collectively agree to land somewhere pull the trigger together. Otherwise you're just pulling a Truth Social. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 10 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said: It wont last. We saw this same exact thing right after Elon bought Twitter. Media groups said they would stop using Twitter blaming one thing or another. Then a few months later they came back and issued some statement about how their concerns were addressed. The problem for Journalists and the Media is that Twitter is invaluable for them. In the grand scheme of things Twitter, and all Social media, is pretty useless. But for Journalists? They have to have it. Its where braking news happens. If you are trying to be the first, like all modern news agencies are, then you have to be on Twitter. Theres no viable alternative to Twitter. Just like Facebook dominates its online sphere, Twitter dominates its own sphere. The pure number of people, agencies, news, and governments gives Twitter its legitimacy. Unless you somehow convinced all of those entities to move then Twitter is still alone in its sphere. Thats why Trumps take on Twitter sucks so much, and thats why every challenger to Twitter has failed. I mean, Elon does seem deadset on making the Twitter sphere not exist. So there probably won't be one to return to sooner rather than later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Debater131 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 8 hours ago, naraku360 said: I mean, Elon does seem deadset on making the Twitter sphere not exist. So there probably won't be one to return to sooner rather than later. Everyone has been saying that since before he even purchased it. Yet its still there, doing its thing. For most people who use twitter nothing has really changed. Dont get me wrong, I find it funny as hell that he spent that much money on a platform worth maybe half of the purchase price, but its not going away anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 8:11 AM, matrixman124 said: Are the major media companies still sticking to this, or nah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Master-Debater131 said: Everyone has been saying that since before he even purchased it. Yet its still there, doing its thing. For most people who use twitter nothing has really changed. Dont get me wrong, I find it funny as hell that he spent that much money on a platform worth maybe half of the purchase price, but its not going away anytime soon. I'm really sick of the idea that because people said a thing would happen and it hasn't happemed yet it somehow means it won't happen despite it clearly being on the same trajectory as predicted. Duuuuuuuh, that bullet hasn't hit me yet so it clearly never wi- *dead* 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 2 hours ago, naraku360 said: I'm really sick of the idea that because people said a thing would happen and it hasn't happemed yet it somehow means it won't happen despite it clearly being on the same trajectory as predicted. Duuuuuuuh, that bullet hasn't hit me yet so it clearly never wi- *dead* You are talking to md, she is pretty braindead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 4 hours ago, naraku360 said: I'm really sick of the idea that because people said a thing would happen and it hasn't happemed yet it somehow means it won't happen despite it clearly being on the same trajectory as predicted. Duuuuuuuh, that bullet hasn't hit me yet so it clearly never wi- *dead* I'm already seeing people and orgs leave Twitter. It's going to be a slow death. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 9 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said: Everyone has been saying that since before he even purchased it. Yet its still there, doing its thing. For most people who use twitter nothing has really changed. Dont get me wrong, I find it funny as hell that he spent that much money on a platform worth maybe half of the purchase price, but its not going away anytime soon. It's going to be a slow and stupidly painful death and here's why. His whole idea now is that Twitter/X/MuskyAsshole/whatever else he decides to call it before 'Quits' is going to become some sort of super site where people do all the things right there. But he's actively setting things up now where the only people who really get any sort of notice at all are the ones that paid for those now worthless checks. Which means that his 'all-in-one' site is the equivalent of a store that requires you to bribe the owner first before you can even go shopping. Add to that he keeps breaking things every time he gets another 'big brain idea' [ like last night where replies died, again ] because he fired everyone that actually knew what was going on. This is just on a messaging system only thing, no banking/shopping/ordering pizza/Oasis-grade shit yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Welp so much for Substack Notes being a valid alternative. TLDR; they don't want to moderate hate speech because "free speech" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 10 hours ago, matrixman124 said: Welp so much for Substack Notes being a valid alternative. TLDR; they don't want to moderate hate speech because "free speech" That is not how I pictured someone trying to outflank Twitter. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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