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JCC Why does twitter suck so much ?

Discussion in 'Community' started by 3sm1r, Dec 9, 2021.

  1. Jedi_Sith_Smuggler_Droid

    Jedi_Sith_Smuggler_Droid Force Ghost star 6

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    Those Musks need a term or name to describe them as a group. How about the Three Eloneteers?
     
  2. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    A confederacy
     
  3. The Regular Mustache

    The Regular Mustache Force Ghost star 6

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    Cleary James is also Trump's imaginary friend Jim.
     
  4. Yodaminch

    Yodaminch Chosen One star 6

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    So Elon apparently ordered the algorithm tweaked so his tweets get more attention. He got bad that more people viewed a tweet by Biden on the Superbowl.

    But the best part is the end of the article:

     
  5. Jedi Ben

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    I wonder what happened to it? Oh yeah....
     
  6. DarkGingerJedi

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    We're removing our Twitter feed on our homepage at work, as they're now charging to access the API. And from the look of internal numbers, not many people were engaging with it to begin with so it looks like we'll be dropping Twitter all together.
     
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  7. Ghost

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    It’s hilarious that a communications organization has eliminated its communications department.
     
  8. KnightWriter

    KnightWriter Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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  9. DarkGingerJedi

    DarkGingerJedi Chosen One star 6

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    You will be compelled to view Elon’s tweets.
     
  10. Adam of Nuchtern

    Adam of Nuchtern Force Ghost star 6

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  11. Darth Guy

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    Twitter got hacked and user credentials were leaked less than a year ago-- before Elon came in and got rid of everyone who won't deepthroat his boot. Locking 2FA behind a paid tier is a genius idea.
     
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  12. KnightWriter

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    *airplane going down sounds*
     
  13. MagnarTheGreat

    MagnarTheGreat Force Ghost star 5

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    BI reports that at a meeting Musk floated putting all of Twitter behind a paywall (this was also reported around the time Musk bought it). Whether that happens in piecemeal fashion as it is happening now or an all at once edict comes out remains to be seen.

    Business Insider - Elon Musk's mood and intensity at Twitter are 'worse' than during Tesla's existential crisis 5 years ago, staff says

    Twitter is Going Great!.com
     
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  14. Darth Guy

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    Apparently this doesn't affect authenticator apps which are more secure than SMS anyway. The problem is that a large segment of Twitter's active user base probably doesn't know how to use them.
     
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  15. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    Which historical figures do you think would have had amazing/engaging Twitter feeds?

    I think Oscar Wilde would have been pretty good on it.
     
  16. Ramza

    Ramza Administrator Emeritus star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    “I can’t believe Elon Musk unbanned Henry Ford.”
     
  17. SateleNovelist11

    SateleNovelist11 Force Ghost star 6

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    On the bright side, the environmental Twitter is booming, as is the Palestinian rights side.

    Oh, Elon Musk is Henry Ford, just paid by Kushner and the Saudis.
     
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  18. IG-42

    IG-42 Jedi Knight star 2

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    I love Twitter.
     
  19. KnightWriter

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  20. Darth Guy

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    You can take the emerald mine heir out of apartheid...
     
  21. Luke02

    Luke02 Chosen One star 6

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    Some days it truly feels like Elon is about three days away from pulling a Jason Russell in San Diego:


     
  22. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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  23. Jabba-wocky

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    I like that in the thoughtless attempt to have Asians as a fig leaf for his "white people are so oppressed" message, he's implicitly claimed that racism against them is new. Because I guess the Asian Exclusion Act of 1924 is, to him, an example of the US treating Asians exactly the way they should be.

    . . .
     
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  24. KnightWriter

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  25. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    But how will I be able to identify the most annoying people on Twitter?