Twitter → X
26 June 2024
This post was originally made on Cohost.
I think unlike many folk I'm gonna start intentionally calling it X to make a point that it's a different site now that works fundamentally differently
Did you know that if you don't have an account or aren't logged in then you can't read threads? The UI actually hides the fact that the post has additional followup, making it look like it stands alone
I'm of the opinion that regardless of economical incentives, using X is a choice to use a closed platform that does not allow open information flow, which i think is fundamentally a bad thing for society. I truly hope the economic incentives are worth it, because that's the only excuse that holds water if so.
I cannot blame an indie comic artist or a small game dev for using X if it is legitimately the only way to build an audience right now. However, as somebody who can't see 95% of the site, I'm going to have to take that value on good faith. To me, all i can see is harm to society. Good luck, sincerely.