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
@davekarpf The assumption that even those staring at the non-algorithmic timeline at the time you post will see it does not seem to be true. On an entirely technical level, Twitter isn’t working any more. Thing get dropped. By one informal count, MOST things get dropped. Assuming that tweets not being displayed means you’ve been “shadowbanned” gives Elmo’s Twitter credit for intentionality that is demonstrably misplaced. https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/01/23/twitter-frum-crumbling
Twitter’s Infrastructure Continues to Crumble, Silently

Link to: https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1616892096434012160

Daring Fireball