it feels a little silly but the Twitter API news genuinely makes me sad. twitter bots were one of the unique art forms of the ‘10s, and I had so much fun following so many of them over the years
twitter created totally new modes of writing and art, and the fact that they’re getting slowly but unceremoniously crushed by someone who has no appreciation for them is painful
@thedextriarchy Cutting off free API access is a classic penny-wise/pound-foolish move

@thedextriarchy The Big Ben and Screaming bots are GOATed

Such simple things, but they were a huge part of my twitter experience

@thedextriarchy not silly at all 💔 its so sad to see how this whole thing has ended up. years of work upended just like that.
@thedextriarchy Frog and Toad bot was sometimes the thing that helped me get out of bed. I loathe Musk more every hour.