It was dying of natural causes when he bought it. Elon just held a pillow over its face to speed things up.
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If you ever needed proof that people/companies worth lots of money didn't earn it, you can look at twitter as a great example. He pretty much did everything wrong. Massively overpaid for it, lowered the companies valuation significantly, lost a lot of users, advertisers etc.
Somehow it still exists and is relavent and hadn't hurt musks wealth.
hadn't hurt musks wealth.
He's lost billions, I'm not sure what gave you that idea.
And I've noticed X being referenced in news articles etc far less than it used to be, and Bluesky being referenced far more. The platform has definitely lost relevance.
Somehow it still exists
I've been bouncing around a theory in my head that the big, mainstream, social media sites are kind of too big to fail at this point.
Back in the day, a change in moderation or ownership on a forum site would lead to a user revolt or an exodus to an alternative, and the old one would die out.
Now, these sites are so big and load bearing that alternatives struggle to get off the ground, and people just sorta stay and take it.
I found myself on reddit the other day, and came across someone complaining "now we're all trapped in this corporate hellscape! I miss forums, BBS, and all that stuff"
Lemmy is right here, and a hobbyist community for old communication platforms like that, could really thrive on a place like Lemmy. Where it's not just about nostalgia for a bygone era, but actively on a platform that can carve out, an alternative to the corporate hellscape this guy was complaining about.
But no, they're still on reddit, yearning for the past, and blinded from seeing a future with any alternative
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Twitter used to be a very effective tool for spreading information (good or bad). It was often used by people protesting against their governments to organize gatherings, events and all sorts of stuff.
Then coincidentally when the USA desperately needs something like that, it is no longer around.
BlueSky
Twitter isn't even an open platform anymore since Musk took over, which completely defeats the purpose of this application—if you need an account to see content, it's hard to say that it's still a platform for public statements, since the content simply isn't publicly available anymore.
It's pining for Fords.
*Fjords?
Ford v Tesla
Ford v Ferrari was alright, definitely don't need this sequel though
Ford v Chevy: battle for the fatasses.
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Don't look directly at the fnords.
This is a good thing
I think it's kinda funny walking back and forth between left-wing and right-wing spaces because depending on where you are, the world is in vastly different places according to both.
Something like Twitter has never done better and bluesky is on its way out according to right-wing spaces. Meanwhile here, people are talking about how Twitter is dead and bluesky is on the rise.
I can't confirm or deny either because I refuse to use either service, but I do find it both amusing and a little concerning just how far apart from each other these two camps are when it comes to having a read on what's happening in the world.
Twitter is going to give us full Dead Internet theory. The only real humans left on there see all the bots and can't tell them apart because the people are idiots in the first place.
That being said, Bluesky seems to be 30% bots when I rarely get on it, and maybe I'm just not seeing the daily active users, but my spouse just stopped checking it because nothing punching her cortisol button was happening there.
A large user base of gullible morons is exactly what advertisers want though
So, what you’re telling me is that both sides are right and wrong simultaneously :b
Tbh, Dead Internet Theory applies almost everywhere.
Lemmy might just be far too small for it to work here. (For comparison, measured by activity and monthly active users, Lemmy is smaller than both the Linus Tech Tips form and the Crackberry forum.)
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No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
omg what is this from, I ve seen so many times
billy Madison??
Dumb and Dumber
Except this time its not funny
He’d be pushing up the daisies if you hadn’t nailed him to the perch!
My hovercraft is full of eels.
Wrong skit
They mean to win Wimbledon.
I know, it sill is full of eels, tho!
Ah, down the hall, second door on the left.
Twitter? I thought this was Ipswich!
This is a confusing meme, because in the skit the parrot is dead when bought. It had been nailed to its perch to make it look alive and the seller told a series of funny lies. The bulk of the joke is how unreliable the pet shop clerk is.
In contrast, Twitter was obviously in bad shape (that's why Musk was making a buy offer in the first place), the board was not interested in selling until he made a wildly over-value offer, and Musk immediately tried to back out of the sale and had to be forced to comply with the deal he'd made.
Now if only people would keep leaving it
Is Musk Gob?
Yo where's that emo picture of Musk where he's like trans or something?