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[MrMephistoX]

It's too bad. I used to value Twitter a great deal back before Elon got involved. There was some great breaking news there. And believe it or not it was great for weather forecasting. There's no way people will pay for Twitter.

Same but its almost comical how much he seems to be trying to kill it with bad ideas I almost wonder if he's deliberately trying to kill it as a massive tax write off or something. As soon as threads adds the ability to search topics (not just usernames) and trending topics Twitter is dead.

 

[FunkMiller]

The way he's fucked up Twitter is really starting to bite.

Click on a trending hashtag now and you get endless amounts of spam. making it virtually unusable, if you want to look into a popular topic or news story. He's the one responsible for the vast increase in bots and spam.

Asking people to pay will kill it completely.

 

[navii]

If u start charging people for twitter, there will only be bots left, Elon.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Was passive on how he was handling Twitter, but if he does this... it's curtains.

 

[FunkMiller]

I can't honestly believe he'd go through with this. He must know it would be the absolute end of the platform.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Heh.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Yes. The spambot excuse is misdirection. X is bleeding money in debt repayments and he needs additional revenue streams to keep it afloat.

It doesn't help they have all but given up trying to get rid of bots because the new accounts they make and posts they make fluff up the meaningless metrics that he jerks out of his ass.

 

[Halo is Back]

Yes. The spambot excuse is misdirection. X is bleeding money in debt repayments and he needs additional revenue streams to keep it afloat.

Pretty much. This man is talking out of his ass pretending to care about bot spamming. Twitter is bleeding money and he is desperate to find ways to have a return on his investment.

 

[Sybrix]

That'll be the last straw for me, tbh i've been thinking of deleting Twitter for some time, any sort of payment requirement just to access it is game over for me.

 

[Wildebeest]

Can't wait for the day when I don't have to constantly hear about what this guy is thinking or doing.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Can't wait for the day when I don't have to constantly hear about what this guy is thinking or doing.

It will be a good day.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Can't wait for the day when I don't have to constantly hear about what this guy is thinking or doing.

That day can be any day you want.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Cant Twitter or any other social site just have algorithms that block spam/bots? Like Gmail. I get hardly any spam in my inbox because it's smart enough to categorize junk email right off the bat. If any sneak through, they eventually label them junk too if enough people block or report spam.

I get the gist social sites dont really care though because they need bots because it adds to the user count.

But IMO a fee would do wonders. It's like dating sites. Sign up for free ones and you get endless junkie users and people spamming sites. Do a paid one where you cant really do anything unless you sign up for a membership of $20/month and you realize all the people on the site are more professional looking, look like they seriously are looking for a partner and you'll see no junk from people posting to escort sites, hoping they check out their instagram account, etc.... You get users who truly want to use the service in a serious and mature way.

A fee wouldn't do anything other than kill the site.

99% of people are not paying a monthly fee to simply access Twitter. It's just not going to happen.

 

[gothmog]

A fee wouldn't do anything other than kill the site.

99% of people are not paying a monthly fee to simply access Twitter. It's just not going to happen.

At this point I stay logged out and am fine with the limitations. They overestimate how important it is to people.

 

[Nobody_Important]

At this point I stay logged out and am fine with the limitations. They overestimate how important it is to people.

Exactly. They vastly overestimate it.

 

[Vicetrailia]

Cant Twitter or any other social site just have algorithms that block spam/bots? Like Gmail. I get hardly any spam in my inbox because it's smart enough to categorize junk email right off the bat. If any sneak through, they eventually label them junk too if enough people block or report spam.

I get the gist social sites dont really care though because they need bots because it adds to the user count.

But IMO a fee would do wonders. It's like dating sites. Sign up for free ones and you get endless junkie users and people spamming sites. Do a paid one where you cant really do anything unless you sign up for a membership of $20/month and you realize all the people on the site are more professional looking, look like they seriously are looking for a partner and you'll see no junk from people posting to escort sites, hoping they check out their instagram account, etc.... You get users who truly want to use the service in a serious and mature way.

Ugh, no. No one is as addicted to twitter as Elon who is a desperate fool at this point. He'll probably say that he'll having a dating platform that won't be shit just like all of his other ideas like video streaming.

Twitter is done, and will become extremely niche now. It will be out of pop culture, and bankruptcy is the only next step.

 

[BlackTron]

40 billion was well worth every penny to erase this cancer on humanity.

But was it worth the embarrassment?

 

[ManaByte]

Elon wants you to use X for banking...but now you need to pay to use the app.

 

[Elder Legend]

I agree. Fuck these bots. If you can't pay $5 a month then shut the fuck up and go cry somewhere else. This would weed out all the fucking morons who do nothing but complain because their lives are miserable and they feed of negativity.

 

[-Minsc-]

Yes. The spambot excuse is misdirection. X is bleeding money in debt repayments and he needs additional revenue streams to keep it afloat.

The X coffee mug, on sale now.

Hmm... X: The Video Game
X: Dating Advice
X: Constructive Net Zero Business Integration Platform
X: Church of Jesus

Elon wants you to use X for banking...but now you need to pay to use the app.

Banks already do that by taking the interest earned by my bank account.

 

[Fools idol]

He's a dumbass

hes the richest man on the planet, not sure this is too accurate my lad

 

[funkygunther]

hes the richest man on the planet, not sure this is too accurate my lad

How much of that wealth is because of Twitter?

 

[Fools idol]

How much of that wealth is because of Twitter?

I personally think he bought twitter to help silence negative Tesla discourse and have a wider platform

 

[DeafTourette]

How much of that wealth is because of Twitter?

You can be a dumbass AND be one of the richest on the planet... Have you been following his Twitter debacle at all?

 

[funkygunther]

I personally think he bought twitter to help silence negative Tesla discourse and have a wider platform

Whats that based on, and what does that have to do with smart = rich?

 

[drganon]

Elon doing God's work by destroying Twitter. Now we just need to find a way so he can run the rest of the social media sites into the ground.

 

[Fools idol]

Whats that based on, and what does that have to do with smart = rich?

and what does twitter matter for his wealth? hes a megabillionaire long before twitter and will be regardless. Elon haters are cringe

 

[DeafTourette]

and what does twitter matter for his wealth? hes a megabillionaire long before twitter and will be regardless. Elon haters are cringe

We don't "hate" Elon Musk. Most of us were hopeful for him taking over Twitter... That he wouldn't rock the boat too much and maybe elevate things. He's done the opposite. He's said and done things that just show he is a raging narcissist and tanking the platform.

 

[funkygunther]

and what does twitter matter for his wealth? hes a megabillionaire long before twitter and will be regardless. Elon haters are cringe

Don't get all defensive mate, this is your logic. You said he can't be a dumbass because he's rich. Buying Twitter gave him negative richness, so he is 1/6 more a dumbass now than he was this time last year.

 

[Insane Metal]

Lol good riddance

 

[Fools idol]

Don't get all defensive mate, this is your logic. You said he can't be a dumbass because he's rich. Buying Twitter gave him negative richness, so he is 1/6 more a dumbass now than he was this time last year.

im rich and im also a dumbass. Who cares, lol

 

[funkygunther]

im rich and im also a dumbass. Who cares, lol

er…you, who replied to say that he couldn’t be a dumbass because he’s rich

 

[YCoCg]

er…you, who replied to say that he couldn’t be a dumbass because he’s rich

But that was a different time, those comments were made a long time ago


/s

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Dude, it's beyond Redditor conspiracy theorists (and beyond obvious) that this dude is just intentionally fucking with the user base and self sabotaging, probably in some billionaire version of performance art or a self proclaimed blow to social media interfering with and steering free speech. I'm not saying the dude is a genius, but he certainly is within the threshold of "rich enough to do high stakes trolling,"

 

[Ishma3L]

Let's wait and see what happens.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Twitter X is healing....

 

[KommonSince]

This is good news, just another nail in Twitter's coffin.