Jelani CobbNov 27, 2022

“To the extent that people remain active on Twitter, they preserve the viability of Musk’s gambit. The illusory sense of community that still lingers on the platform is one of Musk’s most significant assets. No matter which side prevails, the true victor in any war is the person selling weapons to both sides.”

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-i-quit-elon-musks-twitter

Why I Quit Elon Musk’s Twitter

Jelani Cobb writes about his recent decision to quit Elon Musk’s Twitter, a social-media platform that once represented the new frontier of digital democracy.

The New Yorker
Show threadClaes de Vreese ☑️Nov 27, 2022
@Jelaniya @Chanders I think this will be a core issue in the coming weeks. The migration is happening. The first transaction costs were met by many. But going full in and leaving twitter feels like a risk and potentially a real loss to many who spent time building a community. The long game is the real challenge.
Show threadJelani CobbNov 27, 2022
@claesdevreese @Chanders Yeah but it’s like a rental community. The emotional attachment to the place may be significant but you’re really subject to the prerogatives of the landlord. In this case the new landlord is a real genital. Eventually the place will get so run down you’ll have to move on.
Show threadedgeoforever 🍎
@Jelaniya @claesdevreese @Chanders from personal experience, the emotional attachment requires a little time to fade away. Months with Facebook, weeks with twitter. I feel I am halfway there.
Nov 27, 2022 at 1:14pmWeb
Show threadBathsheba BlueNov 27, 2022

@edgeoforever @Jelaniya @claesdevreese @Chanders

Same here. It helps to see it as a process.

Show threadChris O’keefeNov 27, 2022
@Jelaniya @claesdevreese @edgeoforever @Chanders it’s a few days for Twitter since is Mastodon so good.
Show threadchukwumaonyeijeNov 27, 2022

@edgeoforever @Jelaniya @claesdevreese @Chanders

Agree with everything said. Frankly, I moved away from FB on Jan 7th, 2021. It was NOT as difficult as I thought it was.

Likewise with Twitter. In the end it took me on Tweet to convince me the "community" I had built there was not worth my personal #selfcare

Show threadJelani CobbNov 28, 2022

@chukwumaonyeije @edgeoforever @claesdevreese @Chanders

Yeah, I dropped Fb after the Cambridge Analytica story broke.

Show threadedgeoforever 🍎Nov 28, 2022
@Jelaniya @chukwumaonyeije @claesdevreese @Chanders Me too!
Show threadamazingprizziniNov 28, 2022
@edgeoforever @Jelaniya @claesdevreese @Chanders they even give you the 30 days before your account can’t be re-activated. Make it those 30 days, and that’s that
Show threadMT NickersonDec 2, 2022
@edgeoforever @Jelaniya @claesdevreese @Chanders I barely use Facebook (after deleting my mother and aunt) and I barely notice.