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Hoasi ◴[] No.44511157[source]
X has been nothing short of an exercise in brand destruction. However, despite all the drama, it still stands, it still exists, and it remains relevant.
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sergiotapia ◴[] No.44512704[source]
X saved free speech online. Without Musk acquiring it, we would have continued to slip into this franken-Resetera level of discourse. Thank God!

X is the platform where everyone can speak as long as it doesn't break the law. That's fantastic. If you don't like a particular subject, you can just move on. That's what the internet was in the 2000s!

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1. big_toast ◴[] No.44513165[source]
Saved?

Seems like it harmed the migration to more free protocol oriented services. One company controlling the algorithm and API to a global conversation. Verified badges getting ranked priority in replies and For You. A DM function that barely functions. Private chats as a promise instead of cryptographic guarantee?

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2. sergiotapia ◴[] No.44513435[source]
>free protocol oriented services.

Love all of these on paper, I think any tech person would. But they are non-starters. Normies have zero chance of ever deciding to use these.

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3. big_toast ◴[] No.44513512[source]
Just like all the normies who don't use web browsers, email, podcasts, calendars, jpeg image standards. Like how btc and ethereum finally died out and companies aren't adopting stable coins.

Yes.. non-starters, too complicated and fiddly..