> Twitter seems to be working fine. What is the problem?
You’re correct in that the predictions of doom following his laying off staff were misplaced. To the extent any layoffs seem regretful with the benefit of hindsight, it’s in the trust & safety team, not among the engineers. (A lesson Silicon Valley noticed.)
What isn’t working fine are Twitter’s financials. It remains cash-flow negative and looks increasingly likely to go into restructuring.
> Dorsey rarely tweets anymore, and when he does, it’s often related to his personal interests, which include [...] supporting the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
So the "From:" end of this hand-off may also...ah...fail to appreciate the advantages of holding a mainstream worldview.
I can see the advantages of holding a mainstream worldview. I just can't figure out how to do it on purpose when it conflicts with my world experience. But it would sure make a lot of things easier to be able to just switch to the winning side.
Is it just me? Can other people change their worldview at will?
Idea: Practice talking about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny when both young children and normal adults are around - without convincing anyone that you're either clueless, or a jerk.
Haven't read the Article yet and this thought feels conspiratorial but I can't imagine it ever was about "saving" ... the algorithm returns the same pattern of generated content and the same opinionated accounts no matter what likes or preferences I set when I create a new account. I tested this over and over since Elon bought the bird and it's all the same story. Of course I'm aware that the amount of data points on me is being used and I have been anything but secure and private online but the pattern showed even when I started from scratch in another area with new gear, a new OS, and never logging into any of my old services.
Right wing content mixed with left let's-yell-and-demonstrate-but-do-absolutely-nothing accounts and posts from trendy officials who advocate for escalation and are or have been involved in corrupt activities in their countries.
It's a pattern of polarization and fits the strategy sym-linked to Bannon, Harris Media, Thiel and his european right wing, corrupt pixies like Sebastian Kurz.
Twiter changed hands to create the illusion of change towards something better while polarizing and distracting. Water is still wet.
Would a man like ELon spent 50 billion on a marketing strategy that helps nudge the people towards polarization while draining their energy and will to participate in democracy? Well, the ROI will be legendary and he's not the only winner.
Elon regretted signing the deal very soon after and spent many months trash talking to try to provoke Twitter's management and board into telling him to go away. Then, on the eve of litigation, he rage quit and closed the deal. That doesn't leave a lot of room for planning. Malice? Stupidity? It's not an exclusive choice.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 31.9 ms ] threadYou’re correct in that the predictions of doom following his laying off staff were misplaced. To the extent any layoffs seem regretful with the benefit of hindsight, it’s in the trust & safety team, not among the engineers. (A lesson Silicon Valley noticed.)
What isn’t working fine are Twitter’s financials. It remains cash-flow negative and looks increasingly likely to go into restructuring.
> Dorsey rarely tweets anymore, and when he does, it’s often related to his personal interests, which include [...] supporting the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
So the "From:" end of this hand-off may also...ah...fail to appreciate the advantages of holding a mainstream worldview.
Is it just me? Can other people change their worldview at will?
Right wing content mixed with left let's-yell-and-demonstrate-but-do-absolutely-nothing accounts and posts from trendy officials who advocate for escalation and are or have been involved in corrupt activities in their countries.
It's a pattern of polarization and fits the strategy sym-linked to Bannon, Harris Media, Thiel and his european right wing, corrupt pixies like Sebastian Kurz.
Twiter changed hands to create the illusion of change towards something better while polarizing and distracting. Water is still wet.
Would a man like ELon spent 50 billion on a marketing strategy that helps nudge the people towards polarization while draining their energy and will to participate in democracy? Well, the ROI will be legendary and he's not the only winner.