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[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 480 points 2 weeks ago (74 children)

I can't believe people still use Twitter.

[–] mienshao@lemmy.world 213 points 2 weeks ago (31 children)

I think this every single time I see news about that website. Like what the fuck is possibly on there that justifies using that piece of shit platform? Insanity.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Like what the fuck is possibly on there that justifies using that piece of shit platform?

People. Lots of people. Including Doctor Cory Doctorow and Molly White.

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

We were talking about Xitter, not Mastodon...

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

and we are talking about reasons why people are still there - those two aren't one, because you can read their posts somewhere else too. Except if you meant that people are still there because those two are still there.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're missing the point. Ask yourself why those people are still there.

[–] tankfox@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey, mastodon isn't that bad! When bluesky runs out of funny money and has to enshittify it'll be the one left standing!

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Once again, not talking about Mastodon

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It seems that multiple people don't get what you are trying to say, and i would really like to know. if you have the time, could you elaborate?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I honestly don't know how to be more clear. It's called a social graph. The most important thing about a social network, above everything else (for normies), is having lots of users. Cory and Molly both know and understand that if they left Xitter, they would lose access to a substantial amount of their audience, so they both stay, despite being some of the platform's harshest critics and the biggest supporters of it's alternatives. That's the answer to the question "why would anyone use it?". The social graph.

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

but the only way to break through this is to change the platform. Since both of them already keep their posts equal on both sites, it makes switching easier for everyone; removing their content from Xitter would be an incentive for others to switch.

The ideal way would be to try and band together a large amount of "regular posters" and completely switch on an agreed date together; that would have a pull effect for others to do the same.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

I wasn't trying to make any sort of argument why they should be doing that, only why they are.

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