davekarpfJan 25, 2023

How would we know that Twitter has become a ghost town?

I think it’s happening already, and we know because Elon accidentally told us.

My latest, on Substack:

https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/twitter-tumbleweed-watch

Twitter Tumbleweed Watch

The "view" count reveals a different story than Elon intended

The Future, Now and Then
Show threadDan Robrish
@davekarpf I'm definitely among those who haven't deleted the Twitter account, but seldom log in to it now.
Jan 25, 2023 at 1:37pmWeb
Show threadDubi is here Jan 25, 2023
@robrish @davekarpf I never log in, except to follow links from here. And every single time, there's a single notification. And every single time, that notification is a push for a #Voldemusk post, who I don't even follow. So, yeah, doesn't make me want to come back.
Show threadnaught101Jan 25, 2023

@Dubikan @robrish @davekarpf I don't follow him, or have him blocked, and I don't get notifications about him ever. I wonder if it's because I'm not in the US?

He does appear in my suggested follows list regularly.

Show threadDubi is here Jan 26, 2023
@naught101 @robrish @davekarpf I'm not in the US either
Show threadOther than that. hi!Jan 25, 2023
@robrish @davekarpf Same here.
Show threadMatt 3595Jan 25, 2023
@robrish @davekarpf ditto here. I check in about once a week to see if anyone has been trying to get hold of me as I turned off notifications when Elon’s tweets started getting pushed. I won’t delete the account in case anyone tries to impersonate me (I’m a nobody but some people are that sad)