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Comment by impulser_ | Hacker News Reader

Not surprising. No web app, no following feed, no hashtag for searching.

It basically just text version of Instagram. I want to see more of the post from people I follow, not random celebrities and companies.

Seems like the leadership doesn't understand what made Twitter popular, it's the 5th most visited website in the world despite having less than a third of active users as the 4th place Instagram.

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> No web app

this is the biggest mistake imho. I am not going to download an app, create an account, just to view something.

I will not even go test it out if it's not convenient.

Same. I have never had a Twitter account or downloaded their app. The day Elon Musk threw up the login wall, I read my last tweet.

Reddit is in the same category. If they shut off the public website, they’ll be dead to me as well.

> just to view something

I can open and read links on my mobile browser without the app?

And the web page stupidly asks me to log in if I want to see more of a user's posts. I can't take their claims that they will publish posts via ActivityPub seriously.

I think the biggest problem is there’s no anonymity. Most people aren’t willing to share their real opinions under their real name.

>No web app

Oh... I thought it was just me missing the login box somewhere in the floating galaxy and abstract art in the middle of their page. </snark>

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