Twitter DOOM

[darmstadt]

It's brilliant. I've been acting like Johnson on there today, all racist and misogynistic along with a touch of orange

[d000hg]

I know nothing about it but have a strong opinion I need to share.

FTFY. You can copy-paste this in future threads and save a bunch of time if you like We can all use it from time to time I'm sure.

But to answer your question, no you're not the only person who doesn't use twitter. You are not even the only person who doesn't use Twitter and wants to tell everyone that.

[mallisarealperson]

Ricky Gervais on twitter users

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEawbnXaIDs

[PCTNN]

Am I the only person on here who's never been on twitter and has zero interest it in,

I've never been interested in twitter, never understood if it was something worth using or not.

Then last weekend I saw my 60something old mother in law using twitter to ask about road closures and I got to the conclusion it's not worth using. I guess I'm just too young for it.

[Whorty]

FTFY. You can copy-paste this in future threads and save a bunch of time if you like We can all use it from time to time I'm sure.

But to answer your question, no you're not the only person who doesn't use twitter. You are not even the only person who doesn't use Twitter and wants to tell everyone that.

You don't need to have used twitter to have an opinion on it ... I've seen enough news articles about it to know what it's about and the type of crud that is posted.

In the same way that I don't read the Wail, but I've seen enough crud posted from it to know the type of 'news' it reports', and the types of people who do read it

[hobnob]

You don't need to have used twitter to have an opinion on it ... I've seen enough news articles about it to know what it's about and the type of crud that is posted.

I think Twitter is a bit like YouTube: which accounts you choose to follow will have a big effect on your overall experience. There's a lot of stuff on there that has nothing to do with politics; in particular, I follow some accounts who tweet about infosec (e.g. if there's a new vulnerability which affects product X).

[SueEllen]

You don't need to have used twitter to have an opinion on it ... I've seen enough news articles about it to know what it's about and the type of crud that is posted.

In the same way that I don't read the Wail, but I've seen enough crud posted from it to know the type of 'news' it reports', and the types of people who do read it

While you can get the mad ravings of people from Nadine Dorries to some random bot -

1. It's a place to get breaking news stories before they are properly put on mainstream news media websites. (I tend to search for those when I hear stuff on the radio to post links on here.)

2. If you follow the emergency services, environment agency etc in your area they will post warnings on it. So for example that's how I knew a large water main and sewage pipe had burst at the end of my road one morning without having to go out.

2. You can also get links to useful work related or hobby stuff like hobnob said if you follow the right people/companies/teams.

[DealorNoDeal]

What a agreeing to pay such a ludicrous price in the midst of a bear market. Other social media stocks have fallen 70-80%.

No wonder he got buyer's remorse and tried to wriggle out of the deal. Luckily for him, there were other idiots willing to put up some of the money.

This will go down as one of the most overpaid tech acquisitions in history.

[Protagoras]

This will go down as one of the most overpaid tech acquisitions in history.

I suppose an asset is worth simply what someone is prepared to pay for it. Would a numerical pricing model value this at $44bn though?

[edison]

I suppose an asset is worth simply what someone is prepared to pay for it. Would a numerical pricing model value this at $44bn though?

Musk has paid a very high multiple of earnings. Total active user growth has hardly been stellar for several years now

Unless he comes up with the super app concept he's touted, it's hard to see the deal making financial sense in the medium term, especially with a platform that makes 95% of its revenue from advertising, just as we're going into a recession.