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Comment by ahel | Hacker News Reader

all good, but why `5. install twitter`? > it's a huge time sink but everything happens there in the open.

... ok? i don't get why the tradeoff is worth it?

It's X, not twitter. That system is directly controlled by a single man for his own benefit; we should use the name that reminds us of that.

He openly promotes himself and those that pay him. If you think Musk doesn't have an admin dashboard where he can demote accounts he dislikes and promote his friends, I have some... unkind words for you.

It's about control. Control over your information intake is partial control over you.

We can do so much better than ceding that power to the highest bidder.

I thought you were joking.. "Install Twitter"..... Seriously??? I went to Twitter and if thats what it takes, I wish I get hit by a train as soon as possible.

How do you remember your username?

Most likely he is using one of those randomizers that will generate a new account every day or hour or whatever. A lot of people in Europe has started using those when going to American sites

I’m American and do it too. There is no point to generating karma and credibility with an account when the winner is the most salacious or person who paid to get to the top. There is also no incentive to be apart of the herd of cattle of getting sucked up into the data and profiling and surveillance vaccuum.

The irony of your username

I laughed. Any recommended services?

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