Dr. Casey Fieslerlook, if you haven't left twitter yet...
::screams into the abyss::
Shanna Gilkeson@cfiesler Gross.
Bill Tozier@cfiesler wait what was that one book with the farm animals in it... just can't remember the title, but it had something about this dint it?
Koochulainn
Dani B@cfiesler I’d cry if it wasn’t so hilarious. I know it should be the other way around but what a week!
Pueblonative@cfiesler I'm just on there to watch the inevitable crash and burn.
noahcarrier@cfiesler sounds like a poll tax
che chou 
@cfiesler i saw this, and discovered that my heart did indeed have more depth to sink.
Indian NAFO-Twitter refugee@cfiesler So copying what the founding fathers originally wanted. Only landed gentry could vote. Stupid f***er.
Rick Garel@cfiesler Yeah I left Twiiter several days ago. But this would definately have sealed the deal.
Sir J Mastodon@cfiesler lolol, how many hours after major policy decisions will be voted on, did the flip-flopping Chief Twit, do yet another flip-flop that he’s going to have to back down from to keep any form of user base??? Can this guy manage his way out of a paper bag without his mummy’s help? #twitter #twittermigration #twitterexodus
Karin Sorenby@kcsorenby @cfiesler chook with its head chopped off just doesn’t quite capture his desperation..
k cavaliere@cfiesler The cost of "skin in the game" is laughably low. If they want to feel "important" let them buy in at 54.20 a share.
Pomegranate County Irregulars@thinking_images I think it’s sillier than that. If I subscribe to The New Yorker, I do not have skin in their game.
Musk, his lenders and silent partners have skin in the game. They want more subscribers to avoid losing their shirts.
And ignoring non-subscribers? To be honest, I wouldn’t poll on policy, but if I did, I’d value the opinions of those who have chosen to not fully engage. Because I want them to step up and spend on the service.
Musk, his lenders and silent partners have skin in the game. They want more subscribers to avoid losing their shirts.
And ignoring non-subscribers? To be honest, I wouldn’t poll on policy, but if I did, I’d value the opinions of those who have chosen to not fully engage. Because I want them to step up and spend on the service.
Bea Furniss@cfiesler No point buying an echo chamber, if you can’t use it to protect your fragile ego.
Too Close DuckWow. *shakes head
Just... wow.
Violinknitter@cfiesler What the heck? The rest of us don’t/didn’t?? (Leaving aside the complete ridiculousness of making—or pretending to make—serious business decisions with a public poll.)
Old Man Mike@cfiesler Change the name of Twitter to Lonely Stan’s
Mike DunfordThe most surprising thing is how unsurprising this really is.
JD@cfiesler Jesus H Christ. How can someone with a middle school mentality become a billionaire? Something is seriously wrong.
Some Guy 🇺🇲🇺🇦
Dominique Julia@cfiesler
Then 300,000,000 tweets screaming. Through in anoter divisive idea in 4-6 days & repeat.
He wrote "generate outrage" in a sticky note on his phone, that's the playbook.
Then 300,000,000 tweets screaming. Through in anoter divisive idea in 4-6 days & repeat.
He wrote "generate outrage" in a sticky note on his phone, that's the playbook.
@cfiesler The best part is the "super genius" Elon couldn't think of this out himself. He sat and pouted for a whole day until one of his lackeys thought up an out for him.
@cfiesler Might as well just come out and say only conservatives and Republicans can vote. 😆🤣😂
Edna KOh FFS.
Just when you thought it couldn't get any more ridiculous over there.
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GadgetGav@cfiesler “twitter will make that change”. As if it’s more than just him acting on a whim.
Chris Silverman 🌻@cfiesler might be off-topic, but at this point, my "I bet this guy is a crypto nut [checks profile] [guy is indeed crypto nut]" accuracy rate is like 96%.
Something about the intersection of money, tech, and philosophical selfishness breeds absolutely horrible people, and this pernicious subculture seems to comprise an increasingly prominent portion of Twitter—maybe because everyone who isn't a cryptofascist is leaving.
I don't think this is what a "town square for the world" looks like.
Ken Bridges@cfiesler been gone for a week now. Suspending journalists was the final straw for me.
Donna@cfiesler - LOL Blue-checks think they're the customers.
BoredPeter@cfiesler He probably also thinks only white male property owners should vote in US elections.
૮૨เรรყ@cfiesler that was the last straw for me
@cfiesler Maybe unverified users should count as 3/5 of a vote instead? That sounds like a good compromise.
BarneyRCN🇨🇦⚓️🎓@cfiesler So true! I completely left earlier today
Karl Morant 🇨🇦 
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Catherine is not complacent@cfiesler Paying to have semi literate Neanderthals call me names and threaten me isn’t my kink.
@cfiesler
Do I have this straight. Mr. Musk wants to increase subscriptions to offset declining advertising.
Isn’t that about convincing non-subscribers there’s a benefit to sticking around and subscribing? Isn’t being a site non-subscribers like a predicate?
Now Unfiltered Boss comes along and says the polls should self-select for people who like the site and subscribe. Oh, subscribers having skin in the game? He couldn’t be more wrong.
But Mr. Musk lost two polls, so, sounds good.
Do I have this straight. Mr. Musk wants to increase subscriptions to offset declining advertising.
Isn’t that about convincing non-subscribers there’s a benefit to sticking around and subscribing? Isn’t being a site non-subscribers like a predicate?
Now Unfiltered Boss comes along and says the polls should self-select for people who like the site and subscribe. Oh, subscribers having skin in the game? He couldn’t be more wrong.
But Mr. Musk lost two polls, so, sounds good.
Fuck Elon 
I am sure the $8000 / month he will make with Twitter blue will suffice.
@cfiesler seems like he is trying to reconcile that ~60% folks want him out. Looking for straws to pin against. Basically trying to figure out how to get out of poll results.
My money is on he won’t step down at all.
My money is on he won’t step down at all.
Matthew Keys@cfiesler I mean, the Elon hate is real (and for a real good reason), but...IDK, this makes sense to me.
Of course, it would make more sense to have strong leadership who could make executive decisions without input from users.
But...it's Elon's world, and we all just live in it, so I guess this is the best we can hope for.
Chiari@cfiesler yes, back to the day days of "only landowners can vote"
The People's Curt@cfiesler A thousand monkeys brainstorming how to turn a stupid idea into a self-serving ego bath.
Leroy Sibole *@cfiesler It's such obvious scripted nonsense. The stupid are so easy to manage.
Bill Lloyd@cfiesler some are more equal than others 🐷
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
Roni Rolle LaukkarinenIt gets crazier by day with these check marks and badges. Yes, this is for real.
JakeYashen
darkcl
jules_k@cfiesler oh no. The free speech absolutist tells us that you have to pay to have free speech?? Oh no. I am shocked I tell you. Shocked! I left the ship before the tiny violins start playing. I’ll watch it sink from a distance
Whateley 💀🗯️@cfiesler "I paid eight dollars to embarrass myself publicly. I deserve a say in the continuing ruination of this hellsite."
TheRealAdde 🇸🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦@cfiesler Going downhill fast! 🤣
Joshua 
@cfiesler what in the..
GanWeaving@cfiesler yeah, just limit the polls to the fanboys!
DesignDamon@cfiesler Aaaa(hahahaha)aaaaaaa.....
Lilalovecat
D1g1talDrag0n
Nate Bowling (نيت بولينج)@cfiesler that's literally a poll tax
Andy uu@cfiesler "only people who support me enough to give me money are allowed to vote" yeah, a champion of free speech, that one.
Antonio Piccolboni@cfiesler Didn't he say major policy changes would require a vote "moving forward"?
Amanda Clark@cfiesler yeah. That :(.