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i've been using tweetdeck the last 2 weeks and its a dream. is there something better?
Check out “Fenix” (3rd party client on Apple platforms) - it mimics the multi-column view, but is more flexible; a list can be a Twitter list, a search query etc.
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i've been using tweetdeck the last 2 weeks and its a dream. is there something better?
Check out “Fenix” (3rd party client on Apple platforms) - it mimics the multi-column view, but is more flexible; a list can be a Twitter list, a search query etc.
I'm in a post-Thanksgiving charitable mood, so thank you, Jack. The execution hasn't been perfect (as has been commented on ad nauseam), but Twitter is the closest to a worldwide-accessible [1] Speaker's Corner [2] I know of, and that - despite all the completely valid criticism - is a valuable public service: mediating access to information has been the defining tool of control for those in power pretty much since c…
I'd say the sword and the coin have both been far more controlling than limited information spread.
What of free society? Is the government of the USA, UK, or other "enlightened" societies throughout history relying upon censorship and denial of information? I think they're moreso allowing moneyed interests and plutocracy to have lobbying and backdoor dealings, they can easily ignore the public square most of the time. I just don't see Twitter piercing the armor of entrenched interests that well.
In contrast, I do see it degrading and toxifying democratic discourse, making us less resilient and more divided. That's anti-thetical to a free society in my view.
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Much of the value that a CEO adds is in figuring out which rules can be broken without adverse consequences. They're accountable for results; if they raise shareholder value doing terrible things but never get caught, that's a win for shareholders, and they get to keep their position. If they do get caught, they get to be the fall guy, they resign, the board gets to say "We are shocked that such things occurred, we h…
> The average person doesn't like to inhabit the Hobbesian reality that CEOs do, where they're accountable for results and any bad things happening are automatically their fault Does this actually happen though? I'm not sure I've ever seen a President or CEO of a company be held accountable for bad behavior or bad decisions in any meaningful way. Best case scenario, you mess up and get "fired" (with a million-dollar-…
The difference is entirely in how people view those consequences. For most line-level workers, getting fired or laid off is a source of intense shame, as well as a big logistical inconvenience. As a result, they'll do almost anything to avoid it, including making bad economic decisions for job security. For CEOs, it's an opportunity to do the same shit to other people. As a result, they have no inhibition toward taking risks that might potentially get them fired, as long as the payoff is worth it. And then part of the reason why CEO searches are so challenging and CEOs get paid so much is that it's hard to find someone who is rational about this - willing to take risks when the payoff is high, but prudent about it so they don't tank the company on a whim.
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Long ago I made a reddit account with the first suggested name after the one I asked for was 'taken', disabled following all the subreddits, and then selectively added subreddits specific to my hobbies. I don't see anything that normally hits the front page, everything I do see is somewhat relevant to me, and it basically deletes all politics from what is presented. By far the best reddit experience possible, I think…
Mind sharing a few interesting ones?
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> others view any talk about guns as toxic that should be banned. Do they? Are you sure? I’ve certainly seen many calls for the glorification of violence to be limited, stuff like that. But banning actual discussion of guns? I’d be interested to see examples of people advocating for that. In any case, Twitter can simply ignore people asking for that because it isn’t a reasonable request. You can have sensible, level…
>>I’ve certainly seen many calls for the glorification of violence to be limited Guns was probably a bad choice for Twitter, would have been better for YT as YT has recently cracked down hard on firearms content. However even on twitter the "the glorification of violence" is very subjective. For example people celebrating the jury verdict in the Rittenhouse trial, who many believe was an attack on the very right to s…
Sure. Running a company is subjective! That's why we celebrate CEOs rather than try to perfect an objective CEO algorithm that runs in the cloud. Lines have to be drawn somewhere. You could draw the line at "absolutely anything is allowed" but that might not be a wise business decision.
> who many believe
> has been reported by many
> I have seen attempts
I'm sorry but these are all very vague assertions. I don't know what any of us are supposed to do with them.
He's left to focus on his ideas for making money with Bitcoin. Compared to crypto, Twitter is just not very exciting.
he seems also a bit into the transhumanist narrative
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You misunderstand the entire premise of the company if you think this.
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OP comment was a throwaway comment trying to say that long form text based comments should be allowed on twitter? Think how terrible twitter would become if that was the reality.
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HN is not what I'd call cancer. Social media doesn't need to be an engagement-obsessed, emotionally charged misinformation hose. Social media is broader than the category that twitter and FB live in. It can be less toxic, but less toxic platforms are less exciting and don't get the same kind of attention , which is what all the toxic stuff optimizes for.
HN is not for profit. In fact, it's purposely a loss leader. They can afford to be heavily moderated because they aren't trying to appease anyone but their specific small, targeted audience.