Now that Twitter is owned by (currently) the richest man in the world, is it time to leave the platform or is a wait-and-see attitude more appropriate?
I know someone who didn’t give Tesla consideration because they simply didn’t want to talk about Musk endlessly. (And the auto drive claims…)
It’s not like Facebook is much better. Google plus.. got googleaxed… You could get of social media all together.
Plus I can’t imagine Twitter is going to improve. I imagine it’s a slow slide as it tries to make more money..mastodon and it’s ilk aren’t popular, though I imagine this might push some to it. You end up following people where they’re posting, so to the extent those people are on Twitter you will be.
If Musk can’t keep his operations engineers happy it might be a moot point. I have no idea how they keep a site of that scale working, but I imagine it isn’t easy.
You can be on multiple platforms. So you should start looking for the best alternative platforms for your interests now and start participating in them. Then if Twitter gets bad drop it.
Tl;Dr: I'd give about 80% likelihood to a wave of content and community toxicity going forward.
(Edit: I assume the question is about using Twitter; the answer indirectly addresses working for Twitter as well)
Established communities are highly sensitive to tectonic shifts in the underlying power structures.
The new management has come with an agenda to stir said structures, but does not make the impression of being particularly sensible or skilled at nurturing communities at large.
In other words, as soon as a community reaches a certain size, only very persistent policing can keep it bearable for members. Tampering with the moderation will likely upset that, and by the time the new management learns the ropes, it is likely that most communities will disband and move elsewhere. Hence my conclusion.
Proper disclosure: I don't have a Twitter account.
I’ve not seen any evidence of the most influential voices in my network moving now that Musk is running it, but it’s still early I guess.
I really value some of the opinions and discourse I find on Twitter. However, I despise Musk, his brand and vision. I’m torn, but I’m planning to discontinue my Twitter usage and evaluate if there is a successor in 3-6 months.
Do you get any value from Twitter? Really? Or is it just something to do? I doubt you will miss anything important if you ignore Twitter. No one has to join any social media platform. If you have to ask if you should leave Twitter based on who owns it, ask yourself what you get out of it now.
You can leave if you want. I might create an account now. For the life of me I don’t see how anyone can think this is a bad thing, unless you enjoy being in a far left group-think echo chamber.
[+] [-] acomjean|3 years ago|reply
It’s not like Facebook is much better. Google plus.. got googleaxed… You could get of social media all together.
Plus I can’t imagine Twitter is going to improve. I imagine it’s a slow slide as it tries to make more money..mastodon and it’s ilk aren’t popular, though I imagine this might push some to it. You end up following people where they’re posting, so to the extent those people are on Twitter you will be.
If Musk can’t keep his operations engineers happy it might be a moot point. I have no idea how they keep a site of that scale working, but I imagine it isn’t easy.
[+] [-] JohnTHaller|3 years ago|reply
It's basically guaranteed to get worse what with Musk planning on bringing back more Trumpism, Covid misinformation, etc.
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[+] [-] defrost|3 years ago|reply
McCathy left a long shadow and a truly bicameral insanity wrt political discussion.
[+] [-] YouWhy|3 years ago|reply
(Edit: I assume the question is about using Twitter; the answer indirectly addresses working for Twitter as well)
Established communities are highly sensitive to tectonic shifts in the underlying power structures.
The new management has come with an agenda to stir said structures, but does not make the impression of being particularly sensible or skilled at nurturing communities at large.
In other words, as soon as a community reaches a certain size, only very persistent policing can keep it bearable for members. Tampering with the moderation will likely upset that, and by the time the new management learns the ropes, it is likely that most communities will disband and move elsewhere. Hence my conclusion.
Proper disclosure: I don't have a Twitter account.
[+] [-] canyonero|3 years ago|reply
I really value some of the opinions and discourse I find on Twitter. However, I despise Musk, his brand and vision. I’m torn, but I’m planning to discontinue my Twitter usage and evaluate if there is a successor in 3-6 months.
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I still have an account because I like to connect with other people of similar interests.
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