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Elon Musk's X claims it's now a 'video-first platform' as it tries to reverse an advertiser exodus that has cost it billions in value (fortune.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

For the reason above. There's not a serious alternative that replaced it for those people.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's fucked up how threads immediately devolved into a bigoted Antisemitic shit hole like twitter in a fraction of the time.

Is it impossible to develop a social media platform that doesn't get overrun with conspiracy whack jobs and assholes?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is Mastodon overrun too recently, or...?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It's just not a useful platform at present. Maybe one day it'll be relevant enough but not today.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Social media in modern times is an instrument of war. It will always be used as such whenever possible. So no, I think the answer is no

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Social media in modern times is an instrument of war

It is fascinating watching what Iran, Qatar and Russia have pulled off this past few years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think we just underestimate the amount of people who think like that

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Sadly I've just come to assume most people are Antisemitic bigots these days. I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than disappointed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I never seriously used twitter (I probably have used it less than 10 hours total), but what really is stopping people from getting on mastodon? It's the same thing, and is extremely easy to sign up for.

It's right there, not that I have much of a desire to use it, but if people like twitter, is it just that not enough people are on it? Just the network effect?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Twitter has more people, meaning more content. It's the same reason I still have Reddit downloaded.