• twitter/x

    From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to All on Monday, August 11, 2025 22:16:33
    So after all this time i'd have to say that the people who left twitter/x
    have caused a huge improvement.

    it's a much nicer place with less bots. i'm not a fan of the format but i check in every once in a while. each time it's a huge improvement.
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  • From Rixter@VERT/RICKSBBS to MRO on Friday, August 15, 2025 18:36:27
    So after all this time i'd have to say that the people who left twitter/x have caused a huge improvement.

    it's a much nicer place with less bots. i'm not a fan of the format but i check in every once in a while. each time it's a huge improvement.
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    How many people do you think left Twitter/X? Why did they leave? I made an account 10 years back and checked it after reading your message here and I have 426 followers...why? It must be bots. I have a grand total of 5 posts in 10 years. I do not understand. Shaking my head.

    How are you tonight MRO?
    Rixter,
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Rixter on Friday, August 15, 2025 20:51:24
    Re: twitter/x
    By: Rixter to MRO on Fri Aug 15 2025 06:36 pm

    How many people do you think left Twitter/X? Why did they
    leave? I made an account 10 years back and checked it after
    reading your message here and I have 426 followers...why? It
    must be bots. I have a grand total of 5 posts in 10 years.
    I do not understand. Shaking my head.

    well twitter was a liberal echo chamber so when elon bought it he exposed their practices. the people that left and encouraged everyone else to leave didn't like elon.

    i find this strange because i think we can all agree that nobody likes zuckerberg and what he's done over the years. these same people use facebook with abandonment.

    the only difference is zuckerberg is an asshole who keeps a low profile.
    elon is an ahole who doesnt.
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  • From Utopian Galt@VERT to MRO on Friday, August 15, 2025 21:21:11
    Re: twitter/x
    By: MRO to Rixter on Fri Aug 15 2025 08:51 pm

    well twitter was a liberal echo chamber so when elon bought it he exp their practices. the people that left and encouraged everyone else t didn't like elon.
    They went to BlueSky where they can enjoy their own SafeSpace.
    The problem is social media is just as crazy as bbsing where people like to be litteral twits to each other.
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Utopian Galt on Saturday, August 16, 2025 02:34:16
    Re: twitter/x
    By: Utopian Galt to MRO on Fri Aug 15 2025 09:21 pm

    They went to BlueSky where they can enjoy their own SafeSpace. The
    problem is social media is just as crazy as bbsing where people like
    to be litteral twits to each other.


    i checked out bluesky. looks like total shit.
    I hope they enjoy it there.

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  • From Rixter@VERT/RICKSBBS to MRO on Saturday, August 16, 2025 06:55:13
    Re: twitter/x
    By: MRO to Rixter on Fri Aug 15 2025 08:51 pm

    Re: twitter/x
    By: Rixter to MRO on Fri Aug 15 2025 06:36 pm

    How many people do you think left Twitter/X? Why did they
    leave? I made an account 10 years back and checked it after
    reading your message here and I have 426 followers...why? It
    must be bots. I have a grand total of 5 posts in 10 years.
    I do not understand. Shaking my head.

    well twitter was a liberal echo chamber so when elon bought it he exposed their practices. the people that left and encouraged everyone else to leave didn't like elon.

    i find this strange because i think we can all agree that nobody likes zuckerberg and what he's done over the years. these same people use faceboo with abandonment.

    the only difference is zuckerberg is an asshole who keeps a low profile. elon is an ahole who doesnt.
    I only noticed it was loaded with ads and a lot of political hate and it kind of bored me so I just abandoned it. I will check it out again and see how much has changed in 10 years. Have a good day MRO.
    Rixter
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  • From Retroswim@VERT/ALTERANT to Utopian Galt on Sunday, August 17, 2025 01:05:34
    They went to BlueSky where they can enjoy their own SafeSpace.

    I don't know about this 'SafeSpace' business, but I've certainly found BSky to have a better signal-to-noise ratio than Twitter.

    Similar on Mastodon/Fediverse.

    Twitter is still a vaguely useful source of commentary on general interest/current affair type discussion, The community notes feature has helped immensely with the quality of information that propagates there.

    For niche interest discussions, BSky and Mastodon are less noisy, and don't try so corral you towards the algorithm-generated feed, over a chronological list of posts from people you follow.

    The true cesspool is Instagram's "Threads" app, overflowing with low quality copy-pasted rage-bait/engagement-farming nonsense. Almost like its algorithm celebrates mediocrity! "Someone explain to me why people reverse in to parking spots!" is not front page material, not the first time, not the 99th time today.
    Cheers,
    RetroSwim

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Rixter on Saturday, August 16, 2025 11:35:34
    Re: twitter/x
    By: Rixter to MRO on Sat Aug 16 2025 06:55 am

    I only noticed it was loaded with ads and a lot of political hate
    and it kind of bored me so I just abandoned it. I will check it out
    again and see how much has changed in 10 years. Have a good day MRO.


    if you're talking about x/twitter most of that political hate is from
    liberals and they are on bluesky carrying on.

    regarding ads, i use an adblocker. dont know why you dont use one.
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Retroswim on Saturday, August 16, 2025 11:39:33
    Re: twitter/x
    By: Retroswim to Utopian Galt on Sun Aug 17 2025 01:05 am

    For niche interest discussions, BSky and Mastodon are less noisy, and
    don't try so corral you towards the algorithm-generated feed, over
    a chronological list of posts from people you follow.

    well that's your algorithm. what it knows about you is what it shows you.

    I dont use x/twitter much so i see posts from people i follow.

    i rarely use bluesky so it shows me a bunch of bluesky junk.

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  • From Utopian Galt@VERT to Retroswim on Saturday, August 16, 2025 10:02:22
    Re: twitter/x
    By: Retroswim to Utopian Galt on Sun Aug 17 2025 01:05 am

    The true cesspool is Instagram's "Threads" app, overflowing with low Cheers,
    I regret activating Threads.
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  • From Mortar@VERT/EOTLBBS to Retroswim on Saturday, August 16, 2025 13:09:18
    Re: twitter/x
    By: Retroswim to Utopian Galt on Sun Aug 17 2025 01:05:34

    "Someone explain to me why people reverse in to parking spots!"

    Some people are just ass-backwards.

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