It sucks when your conference or event only uses Twitter/X to post updates/details, and I can’t view the posts without logging in, but I do not have a Twitter account.
@ramsey I still squat on my Xitter (pronounced Shitter) account to keep anyone from using my name. I also assume people still on there are either Nazis or okay with Nazis and judge them appropriately. Yes, there is still good journalism being done there. No, I'm not going to engage with that quality journalism if it means supporting Nazis.
You've never had a twitter account? That's astounding. Most everyone I know, has maintained an account for at least ten years or so just so they can occasionally check a reference or find out the skinny on locally downed power lines that won't even make it onto the evening news - it always has been, and continues to be, best, better than, or often the only source for some critical information.
There's ways to shield yourself from tracking too, but if you've gone this long already...
@tallship I didn’t say I had never had one. I had one for many years; I joined it in early 2007, and I had about 13,000 followers when I closed my account. (1/2)
That's easier to understand. Closing it? No. But that you had an account, yes.
If you closed that account with the full knowledge that this would be the result, then kudo's to you.
For me? wrt Faceplant I just walked away. There are time when I find it necessary to pop in there (only once or maybe twice a year) because I do need to reach out to a former contact, etc.,
But closing out? No. Never considered it. It's not like Twitter was ever going to implode anyway.
I honestly don't think about it terms distilled down to that, but generally speaking, and aside from twitter, absolutely. I think Elon's done great things and he continues to do so.
Were I to reduce that deprecated monolithic cesspit Twitter to that of a cult of personalities however, I would have to say that it's definitely a very good thing that people Ev and Bev are gone (Bev is now with the new masto USA corp), and although I like Jack, his ineptitude there at the helm... shameful
@tallship I used to think Elon had done great things, but now I realize most of his ideas are regurgitated from other people and resold with better marketing, and he’s very selective about what kind of “free” speech he will allow. Plus, allowing (and defending) hate speech of any sort is not cool with me.
@ramsey@tallship He's not "allowing" free speech. Free speech comes with consequences. You can't get banned from Xitter for being anti-Semitic, you get rewarded. You can't get banned from Xitter for being a Fascist, you get retweeted by Elmo. He's promoting the worst humans have to offer, and I hope he takes them all to Mars with him.
I don’t maintain an account anymore because doing so increases the number of monthly active users, which is essentially a form of currency for Elon Musk because it entices advertisers to continue giving him money. By maintaining an account on Twitter, you are actively supporting Elon Musk and whatever speech he’s currently promoting. (2/2)
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