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[–] 89 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I have no idea why the fuck people are addicted to that garbage site but I still see people sending me links to it.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    It still seems like a lot of bands, brands, sports clubs, even governments haven't left, so people who want to see info from them still stick around. It's pretty ridiculous when your official fire department social media account is on the same site producing deepfakes of nude or nearly nude kids.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    That, and people believe FUD, which is usually in the form of overreporting on toxic callouts - yes, I had to block some anti-AI people and their blocklists, but Twitter is still way worse.

    Other is that people believe too much in the power of "market demand magic". Remember all those elitist gamers who only want games to be made to the most hardcore ones, who in turn harass women and minorities? It's not just them who are like that. Even progressive Harry Potter fans are still deluding themselves that if they stop funding Johanne Karen Rowling's TERF war chest, she will suddenly become way worse.

    Yet others complain that Bluesky and Mastodon are not as addictive as Xitter. It's like claiming salad is bad for you, because it doesn't provide cocaine-like addiction.

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  • [–] 30 points 9 months ago (8 children)

    do i get a medal for never having been there in the first place?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Is there a club? Can I join?

    I saw the original 140 character limit and thought: "I need to be able to write things that amuse, explain, or matter. That's nowhere near enough." Sure, "brevity is the essence of wit" but that's too brief and I'm not that witty.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    "I need five whole paragraphs to tell a joke."

    -You

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  • [–] 55 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    I’m proud to say I have never twittered a tweet in my twatting life

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  • [–] 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I did. To get an open beta key for PlanetSide 2, 14 years ago. Got the key, haven't touched it since.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Heyy PlanetSide 2 player in the wild!

    I played for a bit, but my mental health always get very bad when I waste hours on it, so I think I got to like 2 months straight (I was a bored teen/young-adult lol) before I had to quit because it really fucked with my mental health for some reason...

    Like its so thrilling to troll around with the stalker + sidearm, but idk I think the atmosphere makes it depressing... the Hossin map is the most depressing atmosphere I think.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    I was lucky enough to be in a big Outfit and part of a fast drop breach team. Trained a lot together, clearing different bases and breaking down bases and pathways behind enemy lines, allowing for our main force to roll on in. Was a fun game all the time mainly for that team and social aspect. Was a lot of "Holy shit!" moments with a good unit.

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  • [–] 23 points 10 months ago

    Since it's clear shame isn't working I'll happily congratulate anywho leaves Twitter in 2026. Late to the party is better than never.

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    To leave the nazi bar, one needs only to walk out the door. There are other non-Nazi bars right nearby.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Better yet, go out with glory. Get yourself banned for speaking up against Nazis, and ICE, and pedos.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    That doesn't get you banned. "Inauthentic behaviors" whatever that means does, though.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Inauthentic behaviors

    WTF. From the site "help" page:

    Inauthentic behaviors refer to actions that are not genuine or true, often involving deception or manipulation to create a false impression. This can include pretending to be someone else, using fake identities, or engaging in activities that misrepresent one's true self or intentions.

    So... you post a dissenting point of view and they moderate you by saying "you couldn't possibly mean that, you big faker."

    I'd rather just be banned. This is somehow more insulting.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I left and deleted my account the day Elon bought it.

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  • [–] 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Every day, my Google news feed has at least one news story that's a link to X. I often accidentally click but close and tell Google to block the news source as soon as I notice it's X.

    Many are science and environmental news outlets. I don't care. If they post to X, I tell Google to block them from my feed.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    Pretty much everyone still on twitter is a pedo who sees the CP as a perk.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    At this point is fair to assume Twitter users are either Nazis, pedophiles or both.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    well, the chinese furry artists are still there, and man are those people kinky.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I'd recommend leaving Twitter without actually leaving. As in: clear out your entire profile of data, change your pfp icon/banner accordingly, and change your bio to something supporting the call to leave.

    Social media sites do well because, when people leave, the feed fills in around them and mutuals no longer know they're gone. For added impact, set up an automated message saying why you've left and where to found you, or something else to that extent.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    I also think twitter is now doing the facebook thing and replacing lost users with AI bots to maintain stats. Hollowing out the account and replacing posts with nonsense is probably a way better idea than deleting the account since it will poison the AI.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    These are basically my thoughts.

    I won't fault anyone for deleting their presence on social media, but if the goal is to disrupt the platform and perhaps start a movement for others to leave, leaving by itself won't help.

    Connections on social media aren't as solid as they are in real life: they're feed-based. Your loss will be drowned out by the feed.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I feel so superior for not having one smug face

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I can't believe how many people are still using it and consider the "main place".

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  • [–] 0 points 9 months ago

    Because, like it or not, it is the main place. Government entities from all over the world sit there, not on Mastodon.

    Also, I'm not entirely certain that abandoning the clueless "average users" to the full extent of far-right propaganda without even a chance for corrections is the best approach, not when Twitter is still one of, if not the, most popular social network.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    Vague memory of that one time i needed a twitter account for some reason years ago and then never used/forgot about it

    Oh no

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    Playing. Twitter is a turn-based, text-based fighting MMOBA.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    I take pride in never having been there in the first place. Hell I've even avoided any links that would take me there.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    It's embarrassing that you are still there keep your humiliation fetish to yourself

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    That's what I did to Reddit.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Honestly, anyone who still uses Twitter after the recent news has demonstrated that they are OK with CSAM, and should be treated as such.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    If my like to dislike ratio is any indicate, about 12.5% of Lemmy users need to be on a list.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    “Anyone I disagree with belongs on a list.” — literally this guy

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Yes, anyone who disagrees with me that Child Porn should not be publicly available should be under serious scrutiny

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    I followed.some twitter accounts that posted funny star Trek memes

    Never had any other reason to go there

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Making CSAM with Grok?

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    I deleted mines yesterday. I was on there for wrestling twitter. I can't stay on there anymore with people trying to debate the concept of consent and the AI chatbot stuff.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    For the artists/fanartists to be honest. Most of them hate Musk and X too but stay for their friends/followers. I have an account just to follow them and other fans. Also ironically many of my local grassroot environmental/humanitarian movements are active in Twitter so that's where I got my breaking news.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Artists went to bluesky fast, didn’t they?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    Some of them yeah, especially English-speaking. I mostly follow Korean and Japanese fanartist and both have their own blog/social media they often use in tandem with Twitter (e.g. Pixiv, Postype, Misskey, etc)

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Probably grokin their neighbors to nekkidness

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago*

    Exactly.

    Anybody still there has been complicit with Fascism for years and loudly saying "I'm leaving X" now isn't the Taking A Moral Stand some want to pass it as.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Someone impersonated me on twitter and sent people Temu ads one time. I don't have a twitter.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    no kink-shaming

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Wait, they handed out medals for leaving? I left the week nazilon took over.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    medals for leaving twitter? If he read this, he would want to get the prize immediately, like a thieving magpie targeting the shiny object

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I had a job that made me sign up like 15 years ago. Never figured out what it was good for.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago* (2 children)

    I don't really like microblogging sites but from my brief time using them, both bsky and mastodon feel like... gentrified? X has more insane people which makes it fun, Also 99% of people will never use a non-algo driven social media site even if it means supporting Adolf Hitler himself

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  • [+] -10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

    It's entertaining as fuck. Besides actually having sports related discussions, news, artists, it has some of the most entertaining conversations I've ever seen. The Fediverse is very practical and boring.

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