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relayerbob

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3. 90% of that sort of thing, I use Threads for

Reply to Rubyshoo (Original post)

Wed Aug 14, 2024, 12:03 PM

Aug 2024

But Xitter, as bad as it is, has some very specific content on it, political and about Ukraine, Venezuela, and the MidEast that is simply not available elsewhere. So, I have cut it to just a few minutes a day to check those places. My wife is in the delete-the-app, f them mode, and I don’t disagree, generally

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Not Trying To Start A Fight, But Something To Consider... (TwitterX) [View all] Rubyshoo Aug 2024 OP

I want desparetely for another platform to go to... so far the media accounts & others like you mentioned, haven't themaguffin Aug 2024 #1

Threads has most of it relayerbob Aug 2024 #5

Twitter just happens to be the big thing at the moment... Think. Again. Aug 2024 #2

Elon's worth is about to go way up womanofthehills Aug 2024 #22

90% of that sort of thing, I use Threads for relayerbob Aug 2024 #3

I've never dived into that cesspool Bucky Aug 2024 #4

I think threads will overtake xitter in about 5 years. unblock Aug 2024 #6

Yeah, I am desperately waiting for social media 2.0... Hugin Aug 2024 #11

Threads can be bought up just like twitter was. Mastodon, just like the Internet, can't be bought. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2024 #14

Yeah I'm not sure threads overtaking xitter would be anything to cheer about unblock Aug 2024 #16

He's really bad. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #26

I think threads will overtake xitter in about 5 years. unblock Aug 2024 #7

Threads, or whatever new platform catches fire JCMach1 Aug 2024 #13

I allow others to do my Twittering for me... Hugin Aug 2024 #8

Agreed, I use Facebook and Twitter to troll the racists and raise topics. guillaumeb Aug 2024 #9

i view it as a necessary evil. mopinko Aug 2024 #10

Hell to the nah... Been very, very consistent with my views JCMach1 Aug 2024 #12

The media is on twitter.... LeftInTX Aug 2024 #27

Not on Twitter (X), Instagram, FB, or any other social media and don't want to be. Only DU. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #15

Pass. My involvement with social media ended with MySpace. Today it's a cesspool. n/t elocs Aug 2024 #17

I have never tried to tell (or shame) others into not participatiing stopdiggin Aug 2024 #18

And That Is The Problem... Rubyshoo Aug 2024 #20

I'm not sad that Harris-Walz are on the platform stopdiggin Aug 2024 #23

I'm sure the media is pondering bailing....Musk is freak'n toxic.... LeftInTX Aug 2024 #28

Many DU-ers who post twitter links ... rog Aug 2024 #19

typing out 2 or 3 lines explaining what the content represents stopdiggin Aug 2024 #24

I love that RussBLib Aug 2024 #21

I wish the Democratic Party would make a stand against Xitter LostOne4Ever Aug 2024 #25

The Democratic Party is trying to reach out to the public, not live in a bubble. LeftInTX Aug 2024 #29

Biden announced his step-aside on Twitter. TommyT139 Aug 2024 #30