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I wonder how big the exodus from Twitter has been-- (seems noteworthy from what I've seen)-- and whether it will be covered by journalists? They seem to have already decided that Twitter = news, ignoring the fact that most people don't use Twitter at all.

If (say) 5% of people leave Twitter, will journalists notice? Of course not, they'll just keep pretending like "people on twitter" == "people".



There is no exodus. People are slaves to impulse and comfort and if you don’t understand that on a fundamental psychological level then why are you commenting on the topic in the first place?


I don't grok what you're even attempting to say here. If I don't understand people are slaves to impulse and comfort, why am I commenting on twitter? Just, what?

That said, I killed my twitter accounts on elonday, and saw a dozen accounts' worth of coworkers do the same in just a random slack thread. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't have a ton to do with elon, it was just a good time to say goodbye to a service that I've failed to find utility in over the past dozen years or so, just like the vast majority of America, and, indeed, the world.




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