Welcome to Hell, Elon

[Lily]

The entire article is worth a read.


I found this part particularly salient to our experience at forums.



"The essential truth of every social network is that the product is content moderation, and everyone hates the people who decide how content moderation works. Content moderation is what Twitter makes — it is the thing that defines the user experience. It’s what YouTube makes, it’s what Instagram makes, it’s what TikTok makes. They all try to incentivize good stuff, disincentivize bad stuff, and delete the really bad stuff. Do you know why YouTube videos are

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? Because that’s how long a video has to be to

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in the middle. That’s content moderation, baby — YouTube wants a certain kind of video, and it created incentives to get it. That’s the business you’re in now. The longer you fight it or pretend that you can sell something else, the more Twitter will drag you into the deepest possible muck of defending

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. And if you turn on a dime and accept that growth requires aggressive content moderation and pushing back against government speech regulations around the country and world, well, we’ll see how your fans react to that.
Anyhow, welcome to hell. This was your idea."

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[Admin.]

Who wants to go on Twitter and post about Tesla’s mechanical problems just for funsies?

 

[Lily]

Who wants to go on Twitter and post about Tesla’s mechanical problems just for funsies?

Mom, why did Elon Musk try to burn my house down with his car?

 

[Admin.]

Mom why did Elon’s dad raise that girl from 4 years old, before he knocked her up?

 

[realgrimm]

I didnt read your post but have seen Vaccine posts testing the censors over there.. Im no fan of Elon and know this is just a government HONEYPOT.. never joined twitter never will

 

[Lily]

I didnt read your post but have seen Vaccine posts testing the censors over there.. Im no fan of Elon and know this is just a government HONEYPOT.. never joined twitter never will

I'm not on any of the social media apps, Twitter, IG, etc...but the idea of moderating content, at a much higher level, was interesting to me.

I thought Musk buying Twitter was a bad idea. He is certainly tech savvy, but Twitter isn't really about tech. It's about people, and he kind of sucks at that.

 

[Omnipotent]

I starting building my twitter after having it lay dormant for 7 ish years... never liked the word post limit but then I started turning my attention to it and within 3 months had a following and was getting into it then I was banned for wishing a pox on trans gender heads mainly because of their insistence of attending female sports and beauty pageants... (fuck them, the fucking sexist losers)...

TWITTER is shit compared to yt... yt is the bomb. So is Facebook.

BUT really, forums like this are the best.

 

[Lily]

I starting building my twitter after having it lay dormant for 7 ish years... never liked the word post limit but then I started turning my attention to it and within 3 months had a following and was getting into it then I was banned for wishing a pox on trans gender heads mainly because of their insistence of attending female sports and beauty pageants... (fuck them, the fucking sexist losers)...

TWITTER is shit compared to yt... yt is the bomb. So is Facebook.

BUT really, forums like this are the best.

I think it depends on what you're seeking in an experience. Some people are out there looking to be "liked". I find that simply, well, befuddling. WTF does that mean?

Not a damn thing as far as I can tell. Unless, and until, you have an actual product, it's meaningless on social media.

 

[Admin.]

I think it depends on what you're seeking in an experience. Some people are out there looking to be "liked". I find that simply, well, befuddling. WTF does that mean?

Not a damn thing as far as I can tell. Unless, and until, you have an actual product, it's meaningless on social media.

One of my oldest friend talked me into checking out Twitter, he says he's been on it about 3 years and in that time has maybe made 3 tweets, he like many of us has become a political junky over the last several years and just likes reading the opinions. Trolling is alien to him.

 

[Admin.]

 

[Omnipotent]

I think it depends on what you're seeking in an experience. Some people are out there looking to be "liked". I find that simply, well, befuddling. WTF does that mean?

Not a damn thing as far as I can tell. Unless, and until, you have an actual product, it's meaningless on social media.

I was pushing environment issues. That is my main worry ..... A Treeless earth disgusts me.

 

[Dove]

Moderation is moderation. Twitter was full blown banning naughty politcal opinions.

I read it was lit on Twitter last night lol

 

[reaper]

Modern day leftists hate free speech.

 

[Admin.]

Modern day leftists hate free speech.

Example?



Look at all the piles of shit and naked crazy people on the Streets of San Francisco!!!

 

[Admin.]

 

[Dove]

See I'm at a point where when I see someone....like Admin...gaslight like this and deny obvious problems as if the people pointing it out are stupid or crazy....I know there is no point in arguing them.

They dont want any honest discussions. They dont really care. And....they hate us.

My mistake is thinking other people care about the same things i care about when they communicate to me over and over they dont.

And I dont think democrat supporters even view as human beings. . So there is that.

 

[Omnipotent]

See I'm at a point where when I see someone....like Admin...gaslight like this and deny obvious problems as if the people pointing it out are stupid or crazy....I know there is no point in arguing them.

They dont want any honest discussions. They dont really care. And....they hate us.

My mistake is thinking other people care about the same things i care about when they communicate to me over and over they dont.

And I dont think democrat supporters even view as human beings. . So there is that.

that is why you just state your opinion and then detach yourself emotionally...

I remember a lady telling me when I was 21, "The trouble with you Cathy is you think everyone thinks like you,".... and she was right. That is exactly what I thought.

I think a male friend of ours said later in my life only about 33% of people agree with you and 66% don't generally so basically we are all pushing shit up hill being listened to.

 

[Garraty_47]

Who wants to go on Twitter and post about Tesla’s mechanical problems just for funsies?

I'd rather waste my time directly responding to the accounts of people who actually affect things, like POTUS and the state department.

 

[Admin.]

I'd rather waste my time directly responding to the accounts of people who actually affect things, like POTUS and the state department.

Do have any snappy Tweets to Elon, you'd like to share?

 

[Dove]

that is why you just state your opinion and then detach yourself emotionally...

I remember a lady telling me when I was 21, "The trouble with you Cathy is you think everyone thinks like you,".... and she was right. That is exactly what I thought.

I think a male friend of ours said later in my life only about 33% of people agree with you and 66% don't generally so basically we are all pushing shit up hill being listened to.

So many people talk the talk but it when it comes to it....that's all it is. Talk.

Helping animals showed me that as well.

I'll allow anything to make me bitter or vengeful. OR hate any people.

I'll just take them with a grain of salt, hold my boundaries and do what I do without assuming others care about it.

If we die or really destroy the earth with nuclear war, if we deteriorate into full blown authoritarianism.....oh well, I guess.

At least the 90s were fun.

 

[Garraty_47]

Do have any snappy Tweets to Elon, you'd like to share?

Actually I might ...brb...

...wow, almost stepping into the way-back machine now but I'm still looking...

<btw: I didn't realize I was picking on Nina Turner so much. I should ignore her for a while. LoL>

Found a couple--

 

[Dove]

I heard Twitter was a party last night lol.

I should join it now that I can talk muh shit. I'll go be Vits wing man :D

 

[Garraty_47]

I heard Twitter was a party last night lol.

I should join it now that I can talk muh shit. I'll go be Vits wing man :D

My excursions to twitter are kinda sporadic, but I usually at least peek in on it once a day.

 

[Dove]

My excursions to twitter are kinda sporadic, but I usually at least peek in on it once a day.

I gave up the last time because of the character limit.

Lmao!

Why am I like this lol

 

[Garraty_47]

I gave up the last time because of the character limit.

Lmao!

Why am I like this lol

They have a (relatively) new feature that let's you 'add-on' a bunch of Tweets and publish them all at once.

I've abused used the feature a few times.

 

[Lily]

One of my oldest friend talked me into checking out Twitter, he says he's been on it about 3 years and in that time has maybe made 3 tweets, he like many of us has become a political junky over the last several years and just likes reading the opinions. Trolling is alien to him.

I wouldn't go to Twitter to read about politics.

 

[Lily]

Elon Musk is hardly going to spend $50+ billion dollars on a vanity project. He is going to want to make money. In order to make money, Twitter will have to sell ads. Brands are not going to want to be associated with filthy racist, homophobic and transphobic trolls.

It's just a matter of time before new Twitter is old Twitter.

 

[Garraty_47]

I wouldn't go to Twitter to read about politics.

 

[Admin.]

I wouldn't go to Twitter to read about politics.

Like your watching the J6 hearing, or a big political debate you have Twitter open and you see the real time thoughts and opinions of the people whose opinions you want to hear.

 

[Admin.]

Elon Musk is hardly going to spend $50+ billion dollars on a vanity project. He is going to want to make money. In order to make money, Twitter will have to sell ads. Brands are not going to want to be associated with filthy racist, homophobic and transphobic trolls.

It's just a matter of time before new Twitter is old Twitter.

One would think, I do not think Elon is 'dumb' either, but he def. marches to a unique drummer.