Please folks stop overestimating the importance of Twitter. n/t

[Marvin Marvin]

[applegrove]

1. We don't want to disrupt the liberal network we have got going between the news and

many social media websites. I'm taking a wait and see stance before I change my behaviour.

[Bev54]

3. So I wonder if his "free speech" will include the porn that people

tell me is on twitter. (I am not on so don't know) but read somewhere people think the new name should be titter.

[applegrove]

7. Yikes I've not seen porn there.

[Bev54]

8. This was several years ago, a friend told me about a video she oepned

on twitter and it was porn. I don't even remember what the circumstances or topic was, but doubtful it was political because she is not a political person. That reinforced my decision not to go on twitter.

[Elessar Zappa]

9. I'd rather see porn than rightwing bullshit.

[Bev54]

17. RW bullshit is their porn.

[brooklynite]

18. I haven't see. Porn; I've seen tweets from sex workers which are perfectly appropriate.

[asiliveandbreathe]

2. Remains to be seen, will look for numbers, activity now..compared to the coming weeks

Like NETFLIX..competition is making them rethink their platform..perhaps twitter numbers of deactivations..will make them rethink their platform..time will tell..me, deactivated ten min ago....

[CentralMass]

4. I'm good. I deactivated my account.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

5. It had little importance berfore...

and even less now.

[Marvin Marvin]

19. Precisely.

And you know Democracy survived four years of Trump being on Twitter.

As for myself, never was on Twitter and certainly not starting now.

[Nictuku]

6. I think it is more about the cable news shows using twitter for content

Seriously, if Trump gets back on Twitter, the solution is simple. FUCKING IGNORE HIM.

It is the media that put his every tweet up to make a big deal about it. I don't watch twitter, ever. I only see what is repeated online, here, on facebook, and other news sources that seem to depend on it.

It is ridiculous.

[rockfordfile]

11. This is about the un-American pos owner. Basically you've got a trumper owning it

[rockfordfile]

10. It's about the un-American fascist pos owner. Not to mention owner of a racist car company

You've got Musk supporters on here that showed their true colors. They've been full of shit the entire time on here. They're supporting a racist, fascist and bigot un-American pos.

If you push to stay on twitter, then you support fascism, bigotry and racism. You're funding the pos. Just like buying Russian oil to fund attacks on our country and Ukraine.

Like I said in another thread the people supporting Musk would be the same pos that would support LA Clippers racist owner years ago. They would make every excuse.

It's time to leave twitter. It's time for Senate and Congressmen to leave twitter. It's time to leave twitter.

[Nictuku]

14. I am definitely not a Musk supporter

In fact, I dislike him immensely. I think he cheats on taxes and he cheats on the stock market (with his tweets about Tesla). One person should not be able to have that kind of effect on the Stock Market (which he used Twitter to employ is questionable tactics).

However, the way I approach things is always try to view topics from both sides.

So lets say someone like Rob Reiner bought Twitter. Would we all be saying the same things?

I just like to be balanced about things. I am not pushing to stay on twitter, or to leave it. Personally, I deleted my Spotify account when the situation with Neil Young leaving came up. That was my decision and I'm sticking with it. But I am not trying to convince everyone I know to leave it. This is kind of an individual decision.

Saying that you support fascism, bigotry and racism if you don't delete your account is just over-the-top in my opinion. Many people have many good uses for Twitter that has nothing to do with US politics. In fact, I think Twitter has been a very good thing for helping fight against Russian propaganda and the Ukraine situation. Good Grief.

What I find interesting is that there is no further comment about the Media using Twitter for its Content. I would much much rather see investigative reporting that what some fool says on twitter, but I have had this beef about Twitter for a long time. That is what my post was about. It was not about supporting Musk, at all. Yet I get called a fascist, a bigot, and a racist? Come on people, we are better than that. Can't we do Critical Thinking here any more?

Leave Twitter, stay on Twitter, I personally don't care. I still would like for our news media to get back to real journalism instead of gossip, which is basically what Twitter is used for.

So, no, I'm not going to delete my Twitter account just because Musk /bought/ it, but (and this is a big BUT) I /will/ be watching what he does. And even though I never actually use twitter (other than to be able to read links used in places like DU), /IF/ he reinstates Trump, or implements policies that I see as destructive, /I will delete it then/ I've always thought Twitter is kind of ridiculous and not really a good thing for our society, but I have seen lately that if you are not logged into your Twitter account, you can not read Twitter posts. I think this is a recent change in their policy (and I really don't like this either). I may quit Twitter over that policy alone.

In the end, the entire world would be better off if we all could just IGNORE TRUMP. I think that would hurt him more than anything.

[Kaleva]

20. I imagine you support the banning of DU members who post links to tweets on Twitter.

Otherwise, you are fine with associating with folks who you describe as:

"You've got Musk supporters on here that showed their true colors. They've been full of shit the entire time on here. They're supporting a racist, fascist and bigot un-American pos."

Frankly, I wouldn't be a member of any organization or forum or group that had members whose beliefs and actions violated my core beliefs. I'd leave. My guess is you won't because in truth, the people you describe above don't bother you in the least.

[Sympthsical]

12. Addiction's rough

When the supply is threatened, anxiety creeps in.

I shouldn't be as flippantly mocking about the place as I am.

Social media are a serious problem in our country.

[MuseRider]

13. I made my choice

and deactivated it.

I did not use it much, mostly read stuff and rarely posted.

I would not buy a Tesla for a number of reasons, Musk being the main reason.

There are other places, other things to do that do not give him positives.

Even if I used it a lot I would be gone. I detest even the thought of dealing with something he is a part of.

[uponit7771]

15. Like facebook? tia

[WiVoter]

16. I Was Thinking Zuckerberg Should Be

Paying attention. This could be an opportunity for him to get his shit together, at least in part.

[Marvin Marvin]

21. Uh huh. What I said.

Guess who else overestimated the importance of Twitter.

Link to tweet

[BlackSkimmer]

22. Oh, don't stop the furor.

It’s too funny to watch.