please dont shade those of us sticking it out at twitter.

[mopinko]

nobody believed me when i said there was a resistance there. but there sure was, from zero hour. those advertisers didnt bail cuz they were getting called out. they bailed cuz their analytics told them they were getting blocked. i was 1 of many ppl blocking left and right, and urging others to do the same. y i'm in it to til the last dog dies.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

we rly cant let it become a rw sewer. it's the public square we have.

[Demsrule86]

1. I left twitter but miss it. I still read anything posted. My issue is not Musk but the

potential for hacking after he fired the entire team. I don't want to get hacked. I have no idea why anyone would care what you do anyway. If some don't like it, they don't need to read your posts. I am sorry your friend lost in the midterm. I donated and hoped we would see a victory. Have a nice day.

[msfiddlestix]

2. The subject title gave the impression this was a personal message from you

fooled again!

It appears one needs to presume every post on DU is actually a twitter post.

[mopinko]

5. um. it is a personal message from me.

not just naked tweets.

[JohnSJ]

3. The advertisers paused because they are waiting to see what happens to the platform. They are

concerned that if extremist views take over the site, it will associate their products in a negative way

[3Hotdogs]

8. I suspect they'll be back in a couple of months. Unless there is another fiasco like Eli Lilly,

giving out free insulin.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. I appreciate the info DUers share from twitter.

[Sympthsical]

6. Ok, but this isn't France 1940

I think the "resistance" stuff has officially reached irksome levels.

People are sitting on their computers and phones typing memes all day.

It's not the French Underground.

[mopinko]

9. it depends on how you use it.

i see enough to amuse me, but mostly see what i go there for. just like this place, fb, anywhere. it's who you follow, who you ignore.

[Sympthsical]

10. The difference

When someone shares a link from FB, it's generally recognized as bullshit. Or at least something that should be double checked.

People practically use Twitter on their works cited page. That's why one bothers me more than the other.

That said, I'm commenting on this whole, "The Resistance!" thing. It was kinda cute when Trump was elected, but it was always lacking in self-awareness of how totally ridiculous it looked. Like, using that word unironically for activities people are managing in their pajamas will never not be hilariously peak social media.

[mopinko]

11. sop to question a link anywhere.

but if u dont think social media leads to real world action, i dont know what to say. except ask a gen z.

[samnsara]

7. sticking with twit land. im a lite user and dont give a rats ass how many

'followers' i have and never check 'likes' or whatever. I post what i want to post and never go back to check replies cuz... IDC