I have no idea why the fuck people are addicted to that garbage site but I still see people sending me links to it.
I know a Twitter user. He stays there for the genAI news and discussions. He tried using BlueSky, but all the AI bros got bullied off it
Good. Keep the trash confined to Twitter.
Containment platform
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.
That and instant gratification. Heaven forbid you see news 24-48 hours later about some inconsequential topic. Just imagine…
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.
I’m proud to say I have never twittered a tweet in my twatting life
I have. But back then it didn’t have vowels and you had to text the website to post.
You weren’t missing much, it was basically “I’m in popular group” said a thousand different ways.
I made an account just to know when PAX tickets went on sale, but I still feel dirty.
do i get a medal for never having been there in the first place?
I gotchu bud 🥉
thanks!! 🫶😇
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.
“I need five whole paragraphs to tell a joke.”
-You
Better Nate than Lever!
is this a mechanical engineering joke ?
It looks like they managed it in only one paragraph.
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.
To leave the nazi bar, one needs only to walk out the door. There are other non-Nazi bars right nearby.
And remember if there’s a bar full of 19 Nazis plus you… it’s a bar full of 20 Nazis.
And an apple a day keeps the Nazi away!
I left and deleted my account the day Elon bought it.
Me too
Better yet, go out with glory. Get yourself banned for speaking up against Nazis, and ICE, and pedos.
That doesn’t get you banned. “Inauthentic behaviors” whatever that means does, though.
Inauthentic behavior just means “speech we don’t like” aka something that’s not nazi shit or pedo shit.
Pretty sure it isn’t. Some accounts that don’t post or comment still get unexplained locks & “inauthentic behavior” bans.
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.
Honestly, anyone who still uses Twitter after the recent news has demonstrated that they are OK with CSAM, and should be treated as such.
If my like to dislike ratio is any indicate, about 12.5% of Lemmy users need to be on a list.
“Anyone I disagree with belongs on a list.” — literally this guy
Yes, anyone who disagrees with me that Child Porn should not be publicly available should be under serious scrutiny
You’re saying that 100% of your downvotes are on comments saying that CP should be widely available?
I might be confused.
Go read the comment you replied to again, that should clear things up.
Then maybe go outside and take a walk or something.
well, the chinese furry artists are still there, and man are those people kinky.
Pretty much everyone still on twitter is a pedo who sees the CP as a perk.
At this point is fair to assume Twitter users are either Nazis, pedophiles or both.
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.
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.
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.
There should be a tool that you can use that just posts nonsense constantly. and connects and upvotes other nonsense.
This would poison the AI and make the site unbearable to any humans
I feel so superior for not having one smug face
This was always allowed.
I can’t believe how many people are still using it and consider the “main place”.
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.
It’s embarrassing that you are still there keep your humiliation fetish to yourself
