Has Twitter become better or worse since Musk controlled it?

[Kyriakos]

Social media - and their counterparts/hybrids, like youtube - have obviously a role to play, which is why they become so popular. The only thing which can change is some prominent ones going under and getting replaced by others; it has already happened a few times.
Re Twitter specifically, as mentioned already it is far better than the rest on the issue of posts trending without massive original clout (>thousands of followers). This is significant for smaller creators; I am sure Nintendo doesn't need bouncing to get many views ^^

 

[Farm Boy]

I know. So a billionaire trashed one of your toys.

Oh, damn. Not that.

Edit: Did you know Martin Sheen's hand bled with a nurse on standby for a scene in that movie? So moving. The depth of emotion.

 

[Gorbles]

Good use of empathy. Shared interests against said billionaires apparently counts for nothing when you can be derisive instead. Gotcha.

 

[Kyriakos]

Farm Boy, you are acting as if 1, 10 or 1 million people only use Twitter. The vast majority of users there aren't huge companies
Just because something is good for the very rich, it doesn't mean you will yourself benefit if it goes away (in other cases, there is good reason to expect you will, eg by the ultrarich being taxed more)

 

[Farm Boy]

Woe. Kyriakos, woe.

 

[Samson]

Farm Boy, you are acting as if 1, 10 or 1 million people only use Twitter. The vast majority of users there aren't huge companies
Just because something is good for the very rich, it doesn't mean you will yourself benefit if it goes away (in other cases, there is good reason to expect you will, eg by the ultrarich being taxed more)

There is reason to believe that we may benefit in this case though. If some people stop using platforms that allow the ultrarich to monetize their data and move to more open decentralised solutions, then those who do not want the ultra rich to monetize our data will be able to be more engaged with those people.

 

[Farm Boy]

But the loss.

 

[Kyriakos]

There is reason to believe that we may benefit in this case though. If some people stop using platforms that allow the ultrarich to monetize their data and move to more open decentralised solutions, then those who do not want the ultra rich to monetize our data will be able to be more engaged with those people.

If that was so, though, something like Discord would have decent discovery rate - and afaik it doesn't

 

[Moriarte]

Watched one of the youtube shorts, where Musk states he wants to make a copy of “WeChat”, aka ‘app for everything’ out of Twitter. Not really familiar with it.

Edit: The vid is 5 months old

 

[Moriarte]

There is reason to believe that we may benefit in this case though. If some people stop using platforms that allow the ultrarich to monetize their data and move to more open decentralised solutions, then those who do not want the ultra rich to monetize our data will be able to be more engaged with those people.

At some point this idea always seems to hit a brick wall of scale. The ultra rich own fast lanes of communications, data centers, energy grids, etc. All of this makes internet experience seamless. This is unlikely to change, btw. Decentralised solutions will remain at small scale of application, being notiriously hard to kill and, at times even useful to the rich.

 

[uppi]

At some point this idea always seems to hit a brick wall of scale. The ultra reach own fast lanes of communications, data centers, energy grids, etc. All of this makes internet experience seamless. This is unlikely to change, btw. Decentralised solutions will remain at small scale of application, being notiriously hard to kill and, at times even useful to the rich.

These days, you can easily rent a tiny share (or whatever you need) of communication lanes, data centers and so on. From a technical point of view, economics of scale apply much less than they used to. What remains are the economics of scale fro a utility, economic and legal point of view, which have arguably increased. Communication platforms only work if there are enough people on it. With every country trying to come up with their own regulations you need a bunch of lawyers to keep track of it. And finally, someone has to pay for it all.

 

[Samson]

If that was so, though, something like Discord would have decent discovery rate - and afaik it doesn't

Discord is not an open source decentralised solution.

It does seem that the thing they are behind on is searching/SEO/discovery, but I am sure that will come with a bit more adoption.

 

[Takhisis]

Musk states he wants to make a copy of “WeChat”, aka ‘app for everything’ out of Twitter.

What next? Will he shave his hair off and hold the world hostage for ONE MILLION DOLLARS? We already have Bezos hogging the Dr. Evil look.

Or will it be more like that bad Terminator film where they decided that Facebook was the new Skynet? We already have Zuckerberg for that with his Metaverse™.

Musk isn't even original…

 

[Birdjaguar]

Watched one of the youtube shorts, where Musk states he wants to make a copy of “WeChat”, aka ‘app for everything’ out of Twitter. Not really familiar with it.

Edit: The vid is 5 months old

Musk is too late for that. WeChat started in an entirely different environment where there were fewer options for folks. In the US/West, all the services WeChat offers have been readily available to most USians for quite some time and are well entrenched.

 

[Takhisis]

The world isn't the US in any case, but MuskCorp is already ruining its reputation so why would people trust it?

 

[Moriarte]

Discord is not an open source decentralised solution.

It does seem that the thing they are behind on is searching/SEO/discovery, but I am sure that will come with a bit more adoption.

I’ve been using discord for years. It has great community creation tools. Good for indie gaming start ups, multiplayer gaming meet ups. With streaming, voice chats. It’s mostly gamer-oriented, at least initially it was, but other interesting uses emerged. There’s ability to integrate programs, databases into your channel. Eventually, I’ve created an online cave for myself there: a useful info repository, accessible from PC/mobile anywhere. Rare book links, twitter feeds from a couple of gaming corporations, feeds from stock market database api’s, etc. Unlike other hosting services, no money is charged yet. For a subscription they offer better data throughput, but, basically, it’s an infinite storage den with a limit on individual file size. But no total storage limit… Discord assumes you have at least minor coding/computer background.

I’d say Discord is a serious tool for professional interactive experience, learning, crowdfunded projects. It’s often mistaken for being just a messenger with emotes. Way deeper than that. Direct comparison with twitter is missing the point I feel. Discord is the aggregator (Of tweets, facebooks, whatever) based around a certain subject.

 

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[Takhisis]

I’d say Discord is a serious tool for professional interactive experience, learning, crowdfunded projects. It’s often mistaken for being just a messenger with emotes. Way deeper than that. Direct comparison with twitter is missing the point I feel.

Everything else that you say is right (including the part about their not charging you for a basic service yet). But you're still not addressing the bit where Samson says that Discord is not an open source decentralised solution.

 

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Here here. I don't want anyone to know who I am online...

 

[Hygro]

Here here. I don't want anyone to know who I am online...

Hah you guys know who I am far more than anyone reading my twitter with my real name on it