John BellessaDec 16, 2022
Mathew Ingram
I wrote something about Twitter, God help me. I suspected that Elon's ownership might be a train wreck, but I didn't expect what happened -- a train wreck in which each car of the train is a dumpster, and they are all on fire. And Elon is standing on top of the train, laughing maniacally and pouring gasoline everywhere. https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2022/12/16/has-twitter-reached-a-turning-point-now-that-elon-has-banned-several-journalists/
Has Twitter reached a turning point now that Elon has banned several journalists? – mathewingram.com/work

Dec 16, 2022 at 7:05pmWeb
Show threadJohn MinnihanDec 16, 2022
@mathewi that's a great visual btw
Show threadWesley FaulknerDec 16, 2022
@mathewi might?
Show threadCraryDec 16, 2022
@mathewi this will truly go down as one of the greatest trolling backfires in the history of man.
Show threadKevin SoursDec 16, 2022
@crary @mathewi It's a hell of troll job to be sure. Not sure it's worth the $44 billion price of admission though.
Show threadCraryDec 16, 2022
@kevinrsours @mathewi
I should clarify! I think the original troll was the purchase offer -- I don't think he ever intended to go through with it, but was unsophisticated enough to sign a deal with a "no due diligence clause." But yeah. One hell of a thing!
Show threadDirk HohndelDec 16, 2022
@mathewi looks like you DDOS'ed your own site by posting the link 🤣
and yes, I love the great visual to explain what is happening.
Now we need a talented graphical artist to create a nice meme-worthy cartoon to illustrate the visual...
Show threadMathew IngramDec 16, 2022
@dirkhh Is the link not working? It works for me
Show threadDirk HohndelDec 16, 2022
@mathewi
I clicked it right after you posted and it timed out twice... but after a bit of waiting it worked.
Show threadVivekaDec 17, 2022
@dirkhh @mathewi I can probably coax an image synthesiser into helping
Show threadPhil RobertsonDec 16, 2022

@mathewi

Sadly, it was predictable, even before yesterday's banning of journalists. Four reasons why leaving #twitter was and is now a necessity:

https://robertsonp.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-twitter-quitter

In Defense of the Twitter Quitter

You don’t need to stay on Twitter and ‘fight’

Phil's Takes
Show threadEd WilliamsDec 16, 2022
@mathewi "For now, I remain on Twitter" - the problem doesn't go away until we all go away.
Show threadScott ThomasDec 16, 2022
@mathewi Elon needs a conservator. First step: Crayons and paper. #saveelon
Show threadSam Thurston Dec 16, 2022

@mathewi
"For now, I remain on Twitter, but I have reduced my use of it significantly"

I mean I get it, but also this is the problem.

Show threadAshtonDec 16, 2022
@mathewi I need journalists to stop taking his “someone stalked me via the twitter account” claim at face value, and actually investigate that before repeating it. Musk is a serial liar, and all we have is his claim. He didn’t even file a police report.