@cfiesler If it goes away, I’d have to figure out where some stations that play us have gone to. I might have to do that any way as it sputters on, a shadow of its former self.

Funeral? Nothing, it’s not a person.

@cfiesler

That was cathartic, thank you.

@cfiesler @carolynvs The only sad thing about Twitter is that it is continuing to hold millions of people hostage, probably due to some sort of Stockholm syndrome.

Even though I've invested years of my life and have a much larger following there than on Mastodon, I will not be sad the day it goes belly up. I call it "The Fowl Place" with a passion.

There is nothing about Mastodon I find worse than Twitter, besides the missing people. Once they are able to escape, there is nothing left of value there. It's an empty mall.

@cfiesler

I am still current user of Twitter.

I would have mixed feelings if Twitter were to go out of business today.

I am somewhat addicted to it - I use it as a primary source for news (not taking it as fact, but as the indicator for news happening). I’ve tried to wean myself off of it by using Mastodon, but Mastodon is like breathing through a straw. I have experienced too much friction to get a smooth news flow and I keep going back to Twitter.

I would also be grateful…

@cfiesler @brooklynmarie
We hatched the #AccordionEmoji 🪗 on Twitter

While I was finishing my #AccordionRevolution history book 📚

@nicheinterests & I also curated all worthwhile Accordion content on Twitter, one tweet at a time

Filtering out the accordion wallets, pleated skirts, window blinds, web-design menus, and concertina wire, to share the funny or musical #Squeezebox posts

We did that for years. Tens of thousands of tweets. Total waste of time, but fun, and we met some nice people❤️‍🔥🪗

@cfiesler

I was never on Twitter. Other platforms that I frequented would reference something from Twitter sometimes (and so would the tv news), so in a way, I was “on”. If Twitter were gone, these references to Twitter would also disappear - and that’s mostly how this absence would manifest itself in my every day.

I am sorry for those who’ve built communities there. Personally, I won’t miss it.

@cfiesler I have completed your survey, and boosted this toot.

My answer, in short, is that I would piss on Twitter's grave.

@cfiesler Honestly I wouldn't miss it much. My use of social media has been for business use and so for years, I've made it a point to spend very little time on the platform.

But despite my inactivity on the platform, I do understand its impact on the world at large. It was a place to confirm people are who they say they are and a good source of local news. Something new, like Mastodon, could easily replace that though.