Paul Haddad Jun 27, 2023
Why is Apple financially supporting Twitter for something like this? Just stick it up on YouTube or make it free on the TV+ or iTunes or any of their half dozen other platforms.
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/27/silo-first-episode-twitter/
Apple Shares Full First Episode of Sci-Fi Show 'Silo' on Twitter

To promote the finale of popular Apple TV+ science fiction series Silo, Apple today shared the full first episode of the series on Twitter. Taking...

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Show threadRafael SchmittJun 27, 2023
@paul The sad truth is nobody but us nerds and social issues minded people care about what Elon did or stands for. Outside this bubble, nobody cares and continues to use Twitter as normal.
Show threadRafael SchmittJun 27, 2023
@paul I hate that it is like this, but it is. Apple should do better, but clearly they also don’t care that much.
Show threadRafael Schmitt
@paul I’m from Brasil and am actively trying to bring left-leaning people to Mastodon. The gravity of Twitter is just too high. People of interest don’t leave because they have an audience and the audience doesn’t leave because everyone’s there!
Jun 27, 2023 at 8:28pmWeb
Show threadRafael SchmittJun 27, 2023
@paul Also Mastodon’s apps suck so much. I got a friend to download the Android app but the sign up flow gave a meaningless error. Come on! @Gargron
Show threadFull Report BelowJun 28, 2023
@mitt_rafael @paul Yes. My tech bubble has completely migrated to Mastodon, my left social activism bubble is still on Twitter. Beats me why
Show threadRafael SchmittJun 28, 2023
@below I tried lowering the barrier for entry by tweeting a step by step of how to do it. That didn't do anything. Sure my reach is tiny there, but still. The people here came here on their own and seem to fit the tech and/or very left leaning types. Not a bad thing, just a small niche.
Show threadRafael SchmittJun 28, 2023
@below I've seen a leftist teacher pay for Twitter Blue. That broke me.