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Kennah

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1. I'm not worried that Musk is gonna buy DU

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 12:43 PM

Dec 2022

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We're in Denial About the True Cost of a Twitter Implosion [View all] Nevilledog Dec 2022 OP

I'm not worried that Musk is gonna buy DU Kennah Dec 2022 #1

what is "software rot"? GenXer47 Dec 2022 #2

Software rot Metaphorical Dec 2022 #4

There are always bugs to fix, TxGuitar Dec 2022 #17

I'm not in denial Metaphorical Dec 2022 #3

I don't use Twitter, but I've read 10's of thousands of tweets. patphil Dec 2022 #5

That 10 year old boy ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #6

Hehe AKwannabe Dec 2022 #7

He fired the cops. patphil Dec 2022 #16

I was thinking of the EU and other gov'ts that Egoloon is now crossing. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #19

Yeah, they are like an international DOJ; totally out of his control. patphil Dec 2022 #20

Seth Abramson's stunning thread mahina Dec 2022 #9

I'm convinced that it was deliberate, not someone gone awry. yardwork Dec 2022 #12

For sure. mahina Dec 2022 #14

Of course it's deliberate. He bought it to kill it. Iggo Dec 2022 #35

Lol, with so many horrible mistakes on full view, this CAN'T be one? Hortensis Dec 2022 #39

There's a lot of good accounts to follow on Twitter. Initech Dec 2022 #10

Fantastic post, gab13by13 Dec 2022 #8

It's very sad. I deactivated Twitter earlier this week. yardwork Dec 2022 #11

I haven't heard of Musk banning professors and journalists Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #22

Reports from various sources, building over the past week. yardwork Dec 2022 #24

Thanks. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #42

Okay, let's all focus on the true cost of the Twitter implosion gratuitous Dec 2022 #13

Acknowledging reality is one thing we can do. mahina Dec 2022 #15

Twitter is not imploding, it is growing. former9thward Dec 2022 #18

20% in 2 months? edhopper Dec 2022 #30

All this editorial tells me GenThePerservering Dec 2022 #21

I have never seen so much navel-gazing in my life Sympthsical Dec 2022 #23

+1 Celerity Dec 2022 #25

Exactly nt Raine Dec 2022 #27

++1 edhopper Dec 2022 #31

Nailed it. BlackSkimmer Dec 2022 #38

So far, it looks like Twitter is going to survive and probably grow gulliver Dec 2022 #26

Why would you ever trust edhopper Dec 2022 #29

I'm taking a wait and see attitude gulliver Dec 2022 #32

Like self driving cars edhopper Dec 2022 #33

Lol gulliver Dec 2022 #34

The Boring Company is a scam edhopper Dec 2022 #36

Thanks for the links gulliver Dec 2022 #37

I think Musk just has edhopper Dec 2022 #40

+1 for a real possibility on on a wide pile of them. Hortensis Dec 2022 #41

Oh my stars and garters! edhopper Dec 2022 #28

:) Virtually all of it better described as "in ignorance," Hortensis Dec 2022 #43

How were journalism features, reports from the scene, and opinion sharing mediated before Twitter? LudwigPastorius Dec 2022 #44