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Eric Blair Nov 25, 2022

I’ve had a lot of people ask me recently why not stay on Twitter and fight.

The reason is because Musk controls the algorithm. He could ban you tomorrow, and he could also just deprioritize every one of your tweets so no one sees them.

You can’t fight and win when the opponent has complete control over the field of conflict.
#TwitterMigration

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Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑Nov 25, 2022

@protecttruth Also... I know I don't have any huge political stake in Twitter but nobody has an obligation to "fight" for something like a commercial social network. You wouldn't fight for McDonalds, so why for Twitter? In fact, the best thing, from a capitalist and personal well being standpoint is to "vote with your wallet (you're the wallet) and leave for greener pastures.

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🐚 Undo Influence 🐚

@WhyNotZoidberg @protecttruth

Sadly, some people *would* fight for other brands, and they have. Also, they've gotten used to being brands themselves. It's sad and frustrating, and I made my last attempt at helping one of them out about 3 weeks ago and now I'm done for good.

"You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink,
Lead a horse's ass to wisdom but you cannot make him think!" -- Terry Callier (R.I.P.)