Twitter and Elon Musk

[capehart928]

Twitter become weird with Elon Musk 

[saevel25]

I do like the new interface where there is a tab at the top for either to show people you follow or stuff their AI thinks you’d want to read. Sometimes I just like to see stuff from people I follow only. 

[The Flush]

6 hours ago, saevel25 said:

I do like the new interface where there is a tab at the top for either to show people you follow or stuff their AI thinks you’d want to read. Sometimes I just like to see stuff from people I follow only. 

That is something that Post.news (Twitter alternative) has been doing since its beginning.

[iacas]

7 hours ago, saevel25 said:

I do like the new interface where there is a tab at the top for either to show people you follow or stuff their AI thinks you’d want to read. Sometimes I just like to see stuff from people I follow only. 

Nah… it's a step back because they now force it into the "For You" frequently (every app launch, etc.), when previously you could set the timeline to be chronological ("Latest Tweets") and it would stay. They've had these two choices for awhile now, but now they force it to the non-chronological one far more often.

[bking]

On 1/15/2023 at 10:37 AM, saevel25 said:

I do like the new interface where there is a tab at the top for either to show people you follow or stuff their AI thinks you’d want to read. Sometimes I just like to see stuff from people I follow only. 

I'm more than a little concerned about promoting the "AI thinks you want to read" to a first class function. It's bad enough when apps like Facebook did it, but "newsy" apps like Twitter do it, it just perpetuates the growth of "echo chambers" where people aren't exposed to differing views and info.

[iacas]

7 minutes ago, bking said:

I'm more than a little concerned about promoting the "AI thinks you want to read" to a first class function. It's bad enough when apps like Facebook did it, but "newsy" apps like Twitter do it, it just perpetuates the growth of "echo chambers" where people aren't exposed to differing views and info.

Yep. It's one thing when it just shows me a bunch of golf stuff, but history shows us that it doesn't just do that kind of topic, because that doesn't "promote engagement."

[iacas]

Musk’s Twitter Saw Revenue Drop 35% in Q4, Sharply Below Projections

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Looming Twitter interest payment leaves Musk with unpalatable options

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Purchased for $44 billion, company is likely worth as little as $15 billion today.

[bking]

I’m trying to figure out what Musk’s end game is, or if he’s just made a couple of horrific financial decisions in buying Twitter and leveraging Tesla to do it. 

[iacas]

5 minutes ago, bking said:

I’m trying to figure out what Musk’s end game is, or if he’s just made a couple of horrific financial decisions in buying Twitter and leveraging Tesla to do it. 

He wanted to buy a new toy, and didn't realize that his personality and stupidity (?) would tank it so much?

[bking]

1 minute ago, iacas said:

He wanted to buy a new toy, and didn't realize that his personality and stupidity (?) would tank it so much?

Possibly he’s just that bad at introspection I guess.

I always thought he just really thought he was the smartest guy in every room and also got high on his fame while thinking critics just didn’t “get it” and were beneath him.

[Vinsk]

When you have that kind of wealth, it’s just a different world, a different reality. Eventually anything of the common world is lost.

[Elmer]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

He wanted to buy a new toy, and didn't realize that his personality and stupidity (?) would tank it so much?

 He championed himself as a advocate for free speech. Then brought back a lot of ultra right wing personalities. I think Musk was under the impression that bringing some of these characters back would bring more of their fans with them. 
I also believe he thought Trump was going to come back. But due to contractual reasons he cant. So here he thought all these followers were going to come back, when in fact many of their follower were either bots or fake accounts. 

However, advertisers typically run from platforms that are filled with hate speech. In reality hate and racism does not generate revenue

  

1 hour ago, bking said:

Possibly he’s just that bad at introspection I guess.

I always thought he just really thought he was the smartest guy in every room and also got high on his fame while thinking critics just didn’t “get it” and were beneath him.

When he tied himself to right wing politics, It appears that he did not understand that Tesla could also suffer.  you can make fun of the "liberals" all you want, but they are the ones buying electric cars. 

19 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

When you have that kind of wealth, it’s just a different world, a different reality. Eventually anything of the common world is lost.

He is surrounded by "yes" people who are not provide any convincing arguments to him.  Reminds me of the following quote. 

“If you're dumb, surround yourself with smart people. If you're smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you."

 

 

[DeadMan]

I thought this was a funny explanation of why the blue check mark stuff is going to be bad:

I don’t know that it will kill Twitter, but it doesn’t seem smart. At least, for now, Twitter still puts replies by people you follow first.

[boogielicious]

I wish Elon was in the last SpaceX launch vehicle.

[iacas]

On 4/25/2023 at 9:14 AM, DeadMan said:

I thought this was a funny explanation of why the blue check mark stuff is going to be bad:

I don’t know that it will kill Twitter, but it doesn’t seem smart. At least, for now, Twitter still puts replies by people you follow first.

I had a blue check since it was offered… because I liked the Top Articles feature, the edit feature… and not much else.

I've since canceled my subscription, and it'll go away in a few weeks. The backlash is likely very real, and I don't want to put up with that.

[boogielicious]

4 hours ago, iacas said:

I had a blue check since it was offered… because I liked the Top Articles feature, the edit feature… and not much else.

I've since canceled my subscription, and it'll go away in a few weeks. The backlash is likely very real, and I don't want to put up with that.

Are you off Twitter entirely?

[iacas]

Just now, boogielicious said:

Are you off Twitter entirely?

No. Tweets by me are on the sidebar of this site.

You didn’t even have to leave to see that. 😀

[iacas]

SEC sues Elon Musk to force him to testify in Twitter probe - POLITICO

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The Wall Street regulator is investigating potential violations of U.S. securities laws regarding Musk's deal to acquire Twitter, now X.