Matt BlazeDec 20, 2022

About a month ago, I observed that two main things I found lacking here vs. Twitter were accounts from professional creatives (artists, etc) and discussion of breaking news.

The creatives have definitely started to arrive. But the breaking news has been much slower. However, it also seems like breaking news is starting to disappear from Twitter.

I wonder what will fill that gap. Perhaps it will be here, eventually.

Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
Up until very recently, if there was something important going on anywhere in the world, it was virtually certain to be in my Twitter feed. Not just RTs of media reports, but discussion, etc. That just doesn't seem to be true any more over there. And it's not here yet.
Show threadTim McLeanDec 20, 2022
@mattblaze What stopped that discussion from happening on Twitter? Did too many people leave, or was it an algorithm change?
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
@timmclean My impression is that it's mostly just people (in my circle) leaving or losing interest.
Show threadTim McLeanDec 20, 2022
@mattblaze It really is quite surprising how quickly people left, at least in tech/infosec. 90% of the technical discussion is gone off my Twitter feed now, and I didn't even unfollow anyone!
Show threadPatrick O'Beirne
@timmclean @mattblaze Infosec yes, I joined M as soon as @Brianhonan flagged it. But for the Microsoft world, it's only on Twitter. Eg all the Excel / BI people I follow.
Dec 21, 2022 at 10:34amWeb