Will Musk ruin Twitter?

KyriakosCH · Mon 31/07/2023 12:22:15

From interviews, Musk himself says he has let go of around 80% of Twitter's employees.
How the thing is even still running, is impressive. But I doubt it will be around for long.
Should be the first time a massive social network dies not due to competition, but its owner's streak of cretinous decisions.

It's amazing, really, that Musk prior to being duped into buying Twitter, managed to have most media hail him as a very intelligent person, and poignantly one with science/math knowledge. I - and I wouldn't be alone in that - never had reason to look into his education, prior to the Twitter early fiascos, and was surprised to learn he has no actual science/math degree. He is a hack and never even uttered a single phrase in all interviews I've watched which would allow you to form any sense his intelligence is above average. Quite the opposite, really, even an average intelligence would allow him to occasionally say something insightful in a field he was involved in.

I wonder, if you are in so precarious a position (where you do need to maintain a myth about your mental worth), how can you be so reckless as to throw the spotlight on your decision-making at so central a stage? Maybe he simply is dumb enough to be unable to realize he is dumb.

KyriakosCH · Sat 12/08/2023 08:32:36

Khris · Mon 25/09/2023 08:58:34

If anybody wants a BlueSky invite code, I have some. Just send me a PM

Danvzare · Mon 25/09/2023 14:59:54

Quote from: Khris on Mon 25/09/2023 08:58:34If anybody wants a BlueSky invite code, I have some. Just send me a PM

What is BlueSky? And why is it invite only?

eri0o · Mon 25/09/2023 16:40:07

I think it's the Twitter from the dude that was a Twitter founder. I wouldn't mind an invite only because I like to take my user in things just in case. lol

AndreasBlack · Mon 25/09/2023 17:11:36

Quote from: KyriakosCH on Mon 31/07/2023 12:22:15Maybe he simply is dumb enough to be unable to realize he is dumb.

Yes, he does have Asperger's and as i understood it, parts of that diagnosis is having a hard time socially, reading social cues. Sounding or saying dumb stuff without realising how dumb it sounds, etc. But being very clever in specific interest's. Not sure Twitter is one of those interests

Blondbraid · Mon 25/09/2023 19:44:04

Quote from: AndreasBlack on Mon 25/09/2023 17:11:36
Quote from: KyriakosCH on Mon 31/07/2023 12:22:15Maybe he simply is dumb enough to be unable to realize he is dumb.

Yes, he does have Asperger's and as i understood it, parts of that diagnosis is having a hard time socially, reading social cues. Sounding or saying dumb stuff without realising how dumb it sounds, etc. But being very clever in specific interest's. Not sure Twitter is one of those interests

As somebody diagnosed with Aspbergers myself I take strong issue with that statement, While I did spend most of my childhood having to manually learn social cues that come naturally to most neurotypical persons, Aspbergers make you more prone to overthinking things, not less. Any idea that Autism or Asperger syndrome makes you more deliberately unsociable, self-centered, and narcissistic is a garbage stereotype made up largely thanks to entitled dudes who want to excuse their shitty behavior and use their diagnosis as a shield against being called out on it. Seriously, that kind of claim is not a good look.

So far as from what I've seen, Musk's basking in big publicity stunts and being dead set on his beliefs based on no facts but his own subjective opinions is the stark opposite of what you typically see from people on the spectrum, and seems entirely caused by his upbringing (his family made their fortune from an Emerald mine in apartheid south Africa, need I say more?).

Matti · Tue 17/10/2023 01:07:47

Just wanted to share, as I think it's definitely one of the better in- and outputs I had with ChatGPT.

Stupot · Tue 17/10/2023 01:48:47

Phew, that's world peace sorted.

Now. Climate.

Danvzare · Tue 17/10/2023 15:29:32

Quote from: Matti on Tue 17/10/2023 01:07:47Just wanted to share, as I think it's definitely one of the better in- and outputs I had with ChatGPT.

I feel like this is a reference to current events, and that it's flying over my head.

Not that I'm complaining though. Living under a rock is rather lovely.

Well, it's been nearly a year. So I wonder, did Musk ruin Twitter?

Let's see... he ruined the access to the API, he ruined the verified badge, and he ruined the actual name of Twitter. But other than that, everything seems to be functioning exactly the same. For now at least.

Matti · Tue 17/10/2023 15:43:28

Quote from: Stupot on Tue 17/10/2023 01:48:47Now. Climate.

No worries. Elon got it!

Quote from: Danvzare on Tue 17/10/2023 15:29:32I feel like this is a reference to current events, and that it's flying over my head.
Not that I'm complaining though. Living under a rock is rather lovely.

Yes, it is. The escalation in Israel/Gaza should be all over the news for over a week now

Stupot · Wed 18/10/2023 05:57:17

Hahaha. Oh crap. And here I was thinking AI was gonna help us come up with solutions for reversing climate change, not rebranding it.

LimpingFish · Wed 18/10/2023 23:48:36

Wow, even AI Elon (Ailon?) is a prick.

Anyhoo, is everybody ready to start paying to use TwiX?

Danvzare · Thu 19/10/2023 11:14:20

Quote from: Matti on Tue 17/10/2023 15:43:28
Quote from: Danvzare on Tue 17/10/2023 15:29:32I feel like this is a reference to current events, and that it's flying over my head.
Not that I'm complaining though. Living under a rock is rather lovely.

Yes, it is. The escalation in Israel/Gaza should be all over the news for over a week now

Oh yeah, I've heard about that. I still don't get it though.

I thought Gaza was a city not a strip?
Like I said though, it's flying over my head.

Quote from: LimpingFish on Wed 18/10/2023 23:48:36Anyhoo, is everybody ready to start paying to use TwiX?

Is it wrong of me to hope that he does it, just so I can watch Twitter close down, as everyone stops using it? $:-\$

CaptainD · Fri 20/10/2023 16:03:13

Quote from: LimpingFish on Wed 18/10/2023 23:48:36Anyhoo, is everybody ready to start paying to use TwiX?

Honestly, it all depends on how much. If the mooted $1 per year thing is real, that's definitely a fee I could live with; to an indie dev the marketing value of Twitter can be very useful )albeit difficult to quantify). But a higher cost... not sure where I'd draw the line. We'll see what happens.

Blondbraid · Sat 21/10/2023 21:48:50

Quote from: Danvzare on Thu 19/10/2023 11:14:20Oh yeah, I've heard about that. I still don't get it though.
I thought Gaza was a city not a strip?
Like I said though, it's flying over my head.

At least you're honest about not knowing about the situation in question (and I don't blame you, it's just horrific and depressing),
Unlike Elon Musk, who seems to have made the opposite his signum.

At this point, it feels like Twitter only totters on because it had a large user base to start with, but I doubt it's likely to reverse the losses.

Khris · Sun 22/10/2023 09:32:52

The latest news about Elon ruining Twitter is he might close it for people in the EU because the EU is pretty strict about data protection and hate laws and whatnot.

Threads for instance is still not available here.

eri0o · Sun 22/10/2023 12:37:53

I hope BlueSky and Mastodon gain more traction eventually just because I think we need some general platform refreshing.