This is basically my problem with government-enacted regulation. Maybe if all social media companies were, reliably, board-driven and publicly owned I'd feel different. But these companies have terminal cases of Founder Syndrome and are subject to crazy whims and pivots. As Twitter keeps tanking, there's good reason to think that it'll b…
This is basically my problem with government-enacted regulation. Maybe if all social media companies were, reliably, board-driven and publicly owned I'd feel different. But these companies have terminal cases of Founder Syndrome and are subject to crazy whims and pivots. As Twitter keeps tanking, there's good reason to think that it'll be the Saudi Crown Prince calling the shots there soon. The government should be cheerleading their demise, not vying for regulatory capture.
I am really amazed that the twitter walking-away has been this slow. I talk to people about it, and it's wild the steps they've taken to make it manageable — never read the replies, ignore all the trending topics, only follow non-insane accounts, set their account to private, etc. etc. Why not just leave? It'll happen eventually. But it'll take more crazy sagas like this.
Thanks. The journalists frustrate me... but: One young lady journo on Canadaland last year said that she left Twitter for a year or more, came back, and instantly got work offers. That lady also said emphatically that employment and salary at a newspaper is very much judged by your follower-count.
So, I'm most critical of those who are already hugely successful and comfortable, have the luxury of criticizing, the cushion to take a hit, and have yet to even join the X critics!
Here's my response on Mastodon to somebody triumphantly declaring that X was "over" because they now had the same follower count, and more engagement. I wrote:
Please call me when the top ten (aside from Musk) acknowledge how over it is:
Barack Obama
Beyonce
Justin Beiber
Rhianna
Cristiano Ronaldo
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Kim Kardashian
Taylor Swift
NASA
...I don't believe even one has emitted a negative comment, or threat to leave, much less done so.
Governments are still using it heavily for posting notices, none appear to be even looking for alternatives.
This is basically my problem with government-enacted regulation. Maybe if all social media companies were, reliably, board-driven and publicly owned I'd feel different. But these companies have terminal cases of Founder Syndrome and are subject to crazy whims and pivots. As Twitter keeps tanking, there's good reason to think that it'll be the Saudi Crown Prince calling the shots there soon. The government should be cheerleading their demise, not vying for regulatory capture.
I am really amazed that the twitter walking-away has been this slow. I talk to people about it, and it's wild the steps they've taken to make it manageable — never read the replies, ignore all the trending topics, only follow non-insane accounts, set their account to private, etc. etc. Why not just leave? It'll happen eventually. But it'll take more crazy sagas like this.
Thanks. The journalists frustrate me... but: One young lady journo on Canadaland last year said that she left Twitter for a year or more, came back, and instantly got work offers. That lady also said emphatically that employment and salary at a newspaper is very much judged by your follower-count.
So, I'm most critical of those who are already hugely successful and comfortable, have the luxury of criticizing, the cushion to take a hit, and have yet to even join the X critics!
Here's my response on Mastodon to somebody triumphantly declaring that X was "over" because they now had the same follower count, and more engagement. I wrote:
Please call me when the top ten (aside from Musk) acknowledge how over it is:
Barack Obama
Beyonce
Justin Beiber
Rhianna
Cristiano Ronaldo
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Kim Kardashian
Taylor Swift
NASA
...I don't believe even one has emitted a negative comment, or threat to leave, much less done so.
Governments are still using it heavily for posting notices, none appear to be even looking for alternatives.
I'm not taunting you, I share the frustration.