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Because twitter has been gutted, its history the information sector equivallent of vulture capitalism. Take platform, gut its credibility and audience for some end goal (e.g. buying an election, redefining the truth in the minds of many) and leave a smouldering corpse behind.

Twitter is dead, and its grave is marked with nothing more than an X.

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All the interesting conversations, all the aha moments are now gone and buried behind the walled garden

Once in a while we’ll see screenshots of these insightful tweets but they’ll be lost forever, like tears in the rain.

I have the complete opposite experience. I now get the aha moments I got from reddit before its private api downfall. I get actual discussions. There’s an equal split between opinions.

I think the difference here is that you were already “in” it, and it changed. I wasn’t “in” it because I hated the vibe and fakeness and just denying of my experience, but now I get the opportunity to join in a “resetting” environment. It’s refreshing and just way more real.

I blocked a few political accounts at the start and now I don’t see that at all btw

Just came by to admire that last line.

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