Mike Madrid
Twitter really gonna go away or nah?
Nov 18, 2022 at 3:10amWeb
Show threadKCBulldogNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid who knows for sure. If there are any employees, how’s it suppose to function?
Show threadTimesnlatteNov 18, 2022
@KC @mikemadrid
I'm not a tech person, but there has to be a reason so many people worked there. Losing more than half the workforce and working whoever is left into the ground can't be a good sign.
Show threadHeidiidyNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid I don’t know, but I am glad I started looking at other platforms.
Show threadRussell ContrerasNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid what do the exit polls say?
Show threadMike MadridNov 18, 2022
@russcontreras The exit polls say Twitter is stronger than it was in 2020 but not as strong as 2018. But it’s also performing stronger in some states than others. It also appears the users are older, whiter and more Republican but young people and Latinos are taking credit for its survival.
Show threadRussell ContrerasNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid hahahaha sounds about right
Show threadResting WitchFace 🇺🇦🌻🇺🇦🌻🇺🇦🌻Nov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid tech is like a roller skate. It can coast on its own for a while but eventually will come to a stop without someone to push it along. Sounds like entire departments left Twitter today, even if they scraped up replacements who is going to train them
Show threadShush🗽WearADamnMask😷💉💉💉Nov 18, 2022
@wonderwitch EXACTLY.
Show threadstretchdoggNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid don't know, but I'm glad to have this place in case it does.
Show threadKathleen F.Nov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid I sincerely hope it doesn’t. But how long can it go on with less than 300 employees? Not a lot of buyers waiting in the wings to rescue it… 🤷🏻‍♀️☹️
Show threadJane DevlinNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid Don’t think it will go away completely. Might be maimed, though.
Show threadMaryNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid
I'm going with nah....
Show threadMilesBNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid as long as Musk is there it’ll never be the same. It may recover, but it’ll be a long time before it’s recognizable.
Show threadBob GoodwinNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid maybe
Show threadtxtbkEnigmaNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid Probably with a whimper and not a bang. Something will break and no one will be able to fix it. I'm glad to have this place as a backup.
Show threadPerry HeunNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid I doubt it will go away instantly. Past social media sites rarely disappeared with much fanfare.
Show threadShush🗽WearADamnMask😷💉💉💉Nov 18, 2022

@mikemadrid
It would be interesting to see him try to sustain it without the proper development and tech support needed for a web-based entity...and of course all the other areas that are vital to keep it legal and afloat...

Either way, I'm now learning to navigate this sich...as a back-up-soon-to-become-main probably...😬

Show threadKevinNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid It might survive or it might not. But will it exist as an instrument that can help support democracy here and abroad? That, I highly doubt.
Show threadHeyKnutsonNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid as an engineer that worked in tech, I can say there are lots of things that can break and no one left who knows the intricacies of how to fix them. Kind of like a plane crash, it takes a chain reaction of all the right pieces to break and the whole thing goes down.
Show threadLizNov 18, 2022

@mikemadrid

Well, going by past history (AOL, Compuserve, MySpace, Tumbler, Vines, etc.) yes.

Yes, it will. They all will eventually

Show threadBonnie EngleNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid you’re the one that’s the strategist, what’s your opinion on it?
Show threadKevin FoxNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid no.
Show threadJim NorthNov 18, 2022

@mikemadrid

There are reports of Musk firing SpaceX employees for speaking out against him (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/business/spacex-workers-elon-musk.html), so he has demonstrated he can run a company in this manner. But It sure seems like he is intentionally trying to run Twitter into the ground.

SpaceX Employees Say They Were Fired for Speaking Up About Elon Musk

Charges filed with federal regulators accuse the company of retaliating against eight workers over an open letter critical of the chief executive.

The New York Times
Show threadDougG_YVR 🏳‍🌈Nov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid going away? No, I don't think so. Losing its relevance? I suspect that's the reality. Kind of like a former American president riding to the bottom of the dumpster fire on the top of the heap.
Show threadWalstibNov 18, 2022
@mikemadrid
Elon is going to take it public so instead of losing 44 billion he only loses 22 billion
Show threadLillyLyle/Count MelancholiaNov 21, 2022
@mikemadrid Truth Social failed, so the bad people have bought Twitter.
In the meantime, while money is wasted on such nonsense, the planet is rapidly becoming uninhabitable.