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Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Re: Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Post by giingyui »

ulfw wrote: post #724
giingyui wrote: post #695

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I profoundly dislike the politics of most “leaders” for lack of a better word in the world of tech, but here I am typing these words in an iPhone. Refusing to use something because of who created it or who benefits from it is a bit too much I think, to the point of being unworkable depending on the case. In other words as much as I’d like to vote with my wallet that is not always practical. And that extends to everyt…

I'd love to know a reason why not to use an iPhone because of Apple's leader. Is he not right wing enough like Musk?

We all have our ideas on politics. Not all ideas are as universal as some think or pretend.

Re: Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Post by npc_anon »

pharrington wrote: post #549
npc_anon wrote: post #546

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That's exactly what it does mean. If you're not famous, you have no legacy.

Legacy means having a lasting impact on society or culture. As another example, the average Joe Schmoe has no clue that Fabrice Bellard even exists, yet Bellard inarguably has one helluva legacy. On the other hand, there are many people who are famous, but will probably leave no legacy.

True, one can not be famous but still have a lasting impact on society. This is not one of those cases.

Re: Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Post by lou1306 »

mafuy wrote: post #719
cobbaut wrote: post #716

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> like naming your company "The" or "God". or naming a product "Word" or "Office" or "Windows". :)

Microsoft is notorious for naming stuff in a way that makes it impossible to search for information. It is quite annoying.

But at least you can search for "Microsoft Office" to counter the issue. Plus, they have the excuse that they have been doing this since before the Web existed, literally.

What do you do with X? "X social"? Ludicrous.

Re: Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Post by egorfine »

Intermernet wrote: post #575
egorfine wrote: post #245

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Yes I know. But the platform has lots and lots of engagement. Stagnation did not happen. Quite the opposite.

When I finally left Twitter most of the engagement was obviously bots either repeating other tweets or spamming unrelated dross on high activity threads for engagement farming. The number is high, but the quality is negligible.

That was my experience as well.

But then people came back. The "For you" tab has been much more interesting for me than previously and in my industry I see tons of interesting content.

Again, I hate what EM did to Twitter but there's that.

Re: Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Post by ChocolateGod »

michaelmrose wrote: post #721
giingyui wrote: post #695

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I profoundly dislike the politics of most “leaders” for lack of a better word in the world of tech, but here I am typing these words in an iPhone. Refusing to use something because of who created it or who benefits from it is a bit too much I think, to the point of being unworkable depending on the case. In other words as much as I’d like to vote with my wallet that is not always practical. And that extends to everyt…

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Re: Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Post by collyw »

michaelmrose wrote: post #721
giingyui wrote: post #695

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I profoundly dislike the politics of most “leaders” for lack of a better word in the world of tech, but here I am typing these words in an iPhone. Refusing to use something because of who created it or who benefits from it is a bit too much I think, to the point of being unworkable depending on the case. In other words as much as I’d like to vote with my wallet that is not always practical. And that extends to everyt…

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"literal Nazi" What utter nonsense.

Re: Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Post by brigandish »

beAbU wrote: post #677
Hoasi wrote: post #50

X has been nothing short of an exercise in brand destruction. However, despite all the drama, it still stands, it still exists, and it remains relevant.

And I blame the media. Politicians continue to post, and the media continue to quote them from twitter. I think it's shameful that politicians and other officials are using twitter as some sort of official media/announcement platform. In my own African country twitter has become the de-facto channel for various updates and announcements by various state organs and officials. Makes it even worse when you consider the…

I've been able to access posts for a while now without logging in, I think that might have changed when they got rid of blocking.

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Post by n4r9 »

mrweasel wrote: post #201
moomin wrote: post #184

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I think it’s hard to conclude that the people weren’t needed given how spectacularly it tanked.

Has it tanked? X is still running, it still has millions of users.

Does anyone outside X actually know the current monthly active users and revenue figures? They stopped releasing them publicly when Musk took over. It's all guesswork at this point as far as I can tell.

Re: Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Post by guappa »

zero_shift wrote: post #459
mrweasel wrote: post #130

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More and more I think Musk managed to his take over of Twitter pretty successfully. X still isn't as strong a brand as Twitter where, but it's doing okay. A lot of the users who X need to stay on the platform, journalists and politicians, are still there. The only issue is that Musk vastly overpaid for Twitter, but if he plans to keep it and use it for his political ambitions, that might not matter. Also remember tha…

I cannot see how it was a success. 1. He overpaid by tens of billions. That is a phenomenal amount of money to lose on an unforced error. 2. Enough users, who produce enough content, have left to make X increasingly a forum for porn bots, scam accounts and political activists. It's losing its appeal as the place "where the news happens" and is instead becoming more niche. 3. The firings did not go well. X has struggl…

> where the news happens

It never was, despite what lazy journalists led people to believe.

Re: Linda Yaccarino is leaving X

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Post by stephen_g »

rvz wrote: post #86
Hoasi wrote: post #50

X has been nothing short of an exercise in brand destruction. However, despite all the drama, it still stands, it still exists, and it remains relevant.

..and 3 years later has a combined valuation with xAI of $113B. Those waiting for X to collapse are going to wait a lot longer than the original 6 months that it was predicted to collapse after the November 2022 takeover.

I will admit that I was surprised and agree it was a clever move to extend his runway, but it relies on xAI being able to make huge amounts of profit eventually. Twitter/X’s brand value has declined so much and xAI has such a ridiculous cash burn and it really looks to me like he’s just delayed the inevitable by a bit by combining them…
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