David RothschildFor a brief moment Twitter was a unique platform where thought leaders in politics, academia, journalism, business, came together to yell at each other, dialogue, and engage with voters, customers, anyone with an idea they wanted to share. It was not always civil, it was not always productive, but it gave people a voice, it inspired as much as it infuriated. I am so sorry that Elon Musk burned it down, but hopeful that new platforms will emerge that learn & grow from Twitter's ashes.
Richard@DavMicRot So much of that was an illusion. Big shots paid staff to craft tweets for them and didn't really engage with the hoi polloi in any meaningful way. Too many people mistook the narrow slice of the general population there as widely representative. Many people took it way too seriously. Companies poured money into engagement there, and one slipup would cause days of PR nightmares. And it was always crawling with vicious racists and antisemites ready to pounce.
It was fun, though.