CrimethInc. Ex-WorkersNov 11, 2022

Twitter was not invented by hotshot entrepreneurs. It was modeled on TXTmob, a tool activists designed for the protests at the 2004 Republican National Convention.

Real innovation comes from participatory experimentation, not profiteering.

Billionaires ruin everything they touch.

https://crimethinc.com/TwitterBought

The Billionaire and the Anarchists

Tracing Twitter from its grassroots origins as a protest tool to Musk's acquisition—a history of the capitalist takeover of the internet in microcosm.

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@CrimethInc Hence the original 140 character limit.
Nov 11, 2022 at 8:16pmWeb
Show threadKelvin VoskuijlNov 11, 2022
@Naich @CrimethInc twitter originally also was a sms service.