Paul Graham is leaving Twitter for now

Post by phs318u » Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 10:58 PM UTC

asim wrote: post #634

pg wrote: post #350

I'm not leaving Twitter. It seems more likely than not that Elon will reverse the ban on links to other social media sites. I just don't want to hang out there in the meantime. Plus given the way things are going, it seemed like a good time to learn about alternatives. I still think Elon is a smart guy. His work on cars and rockets speaks for itself. Nor do I think he's the villain a lot of people try to make him out…

Unfortunately for those who idolised Elon, their world view is beginning to crumble. His actions are not justifiable. The way he treats people, the way he rules his companies, the way he governs his new "free speech" platform. The man is a tyrant. He's idolised for the things he's achieved but if he had not achieved them would he be given the same benefit of the doubt? Hypocrisy. The way people treat this man versus…

Post by andrewstuart » Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 11:00 PM UTC

paxys wrote: post #571

andrewstuart wrote: post #535

Seem crazy to leave Twitter to me. Elon's takeover of Twitter is one of the most significant periods in Internet history. It's a great show. It's an education in how not to do things. It's a thrill ride. You get a front row seat for the show if you're on the platform. I would have thought Paul Graham would want to be there because of all this.

Just because he won't post on Twitter doesn't mean he won't go on Twitter at all.

Post by ssnistfajen » Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 11:02 PM UTC

yunohn wrote: post #23

TekMol wrote: post #11

This is his Mastodon account: https://mas.to/@paulg/with_replies His first toots remind me of his first tweets: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/22300310058 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/22307238459

First time I’m using Mastodon, and it’s incredibly slow. Is the app any faster than the web app?

Post by ssnistfajen » Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 11:06 PM UTC

ceejayoz wrote: post #24

eastendguy wrote: post #14

Wow, Twitter is collapsing much faster than I expected. With PG and some other high-profile accounts gone, many will loose interest in their Twitter feed fast. Rinse and repeat.

I thought it'd collapse on the tech side before the policy side. Rather shocked the mask has come off this quickly on what "free speech" actually meant.

Post by phlakaton » Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 11:09 PM UTC

ajross wrote: post #71

belligeront wrote: post #15

Amazing that just a month ago he tweeted[1]: "It's remarkable how many people who've never run any kind of company think they know how to run a tech company better than someone who's run Tesla and SpaceX.". It's been fascinating watching so many VC types ignore so many red flags just because some of Elon's early actions validated their priors (e.g. tech companies are bloated and need to layoff staff). [1] https://twi…

OK, but to be fair[1], that's what we want, right? Our thought leaders should change their minds when they turn out to have been wrong, and correct. pg is doing good here, and that needs to be celebrated and not mocked. We all get stuff mixed up. [1] And for the record I think pg indeed ignored WAY too many red flags for WAY too long in this particular case.