Denys TkalichJul 9, 2023
Taylor Lorenz
Things seem to be going just as Musk planned over on Twitter
Jul 9, 2023 at 5:37amMastodon for iOS
Show threadCardigans Of The GalaxyJul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz wtaf?,, woww
Show threadAn-Tim Nguyen Jul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz that's... a lot of votes.
Show threadjoeliticsJul 9, 2023
@antimnguyen @taylorlorenz welp it's a verified account, after all
Show threadjz.tuskJul 9, 2023

@antimnguyen @taylorlorenz

I always go and look at the first response agreeing with a highly voted post. If the post has 40,068, and the top agreeing reply has like 18, I assume most of the 40k were purchased.

Show threadlegmentsJul 9, 2023
@jztusk @antimnguyen @taylorlorenz good practice for all social media!
Show threadRiley S. FaelanJul 9, 2023

@antimnguyen: Correction: that's a lot of Nazis.

@taylorlorenz

Show threadSean C.Jul 9, 2023
@antimnguyen @taylorlorenz clearly history education is failing or brainwashing is working
Show threadJeremy DanieleJul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz that's very disturbing
Show threadKDDLBJul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz sickening
Show threadaustin, not your sweet babooJul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz what in the actual fuck
Show threadjprestonianJul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz To get to reconnect with the people who made The Expanse, I have to get bombarded with Nazi horseshit and techbro philosophy? Love you Expanse ppl, but there's a line.
Show threadMark ArmstrongJul 9, 2023
@jprestonian @taylorlorenz I don’t understand what this has to do with The Expanse. Are the writers of the book series or the creators behind the TV series problematic now?
Show threadjprestonianJul 9, 2023
@fabricatus @taylorlorenz
I don't think so. They just stay on "the bigs," instead of finding less fash-y places. That might change, or not.
Show threadjprestonianJul 9, 2023
@fabricatus @taylorlorenz
So to stay current, I have to have an account on one/more of "the bigs." I can't.
Show threadjprestonianJul 9, 2023
@fabricatus @taylorlorenz
I subscribe to Ty & Wes's podcast Patreon.
Show threadPaulJul 9, 2023
@fabricatus @jprestonian @taylorlorenz I think think rather that Miller is bemoaning the fact that they can't just connect with people they like, such as the cast and crew of The Expanse, without also having Nazi propaganda firehosed into their eyes. It's a bit like having a bunch of pen friends but the only way you can receive mail is if it's bundled with a subscription to Stormfront.
Show threadMark ArmstrongJul 9, 2023

@jprestonian @taylorlorenz @paulbottomley42 oh I get it now. I’m using a plug in called blue blocker which blocks anyone with a blue tick (bar a few exceptions) which has made my feed much more pleasant any time I go there. I don’t use Twitter much anyway now as most of my friends have evaporated from there now anyway.

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Show threadjprestonianJul 9, 2023
@fabricatus @taylorlorenz @paulbottomley42 I use a method called "don't click on links to Twitter." Works a treat!
Show threadOliver (verschnupft)Jul 9, 2023
@fabricatus @jprestonian @taylorlorenz @paulbottomley42 If I'm still there, at least "Eight Dollars" sorts me out those who bought the checkmark with a Comic Sans dollar.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/eightdollars/
Eight Dollars – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

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Show threadDavidJul 9, 2023
@fabricatus @jprestonian @taylorlorenz @paulbottomley42 imagine it getting so bad this was made
Show threadSpockoJul 9, 2023
@paulbottomley42 @fabricatus @jprestonian @taylorlorenz good analogy, and you have to read 4 stormfront posts to read one of your Friends posts.
Threads is algorithm controlled now You can't just read your friends posts.
Show threadPēteris KrišjānisJul 9, 2023
@jprestonian @taylorlorenz show them this picture and ask them to move.
It is pointless to think Twitter will be ever be fixed again.
Show threadSphinx of Black QuartzJul 9, 2023

@peteriskrisjanis @jprestonian @taylorlorenz

Just so. You can't denazify a nazi bar by patronizing the place. You're just providing cover and plausible deniability for the nazis.

Show threadStu Duerson, machina exo deusJul 9, 2023

@taylorlorenz

My God. That's not a silo. That's a gas chamber!

Show threadJanKimbroughJul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz
Show threadTheriacJul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz

it looks like #reddit in its 2016 edgelord phase
Show threadrobJul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz wow no way!?
Show threadLonewolf85Jul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz Twitter has definitely hit rock bottom
Show threadMark ArmstrongJul 9, 2023
@Lonewolf85 @taylorlorenz I believe we are onto the blasting phase and I heard someone is getting The Boring Company involved.
Show threadColin the MathmoJul 9, 2023

@Lonewolf85 Beware ... just when you think it can go no lower ... it will.

@taylorlorenz

Show threadJames Trickle uPJul 9, 2023
@Lonewolf85 @taylorlorenz Remember, there's no bottom!
Show threadBruce Heerssen Jul 9, 2023
@Lonewolf85 Not to worry, Musk is very good at digging holes.
Show threadirwinJul 9, 2023
@taylorlorenz I wonder how many of those are bots. But even so, says a lot.
Show threadAURonline 🏡Jul 9, 2023
@irwin @taylorlorenz I thought he did all his changes to remove all bots from the site /s
Show threadirwinJul 9, 2023
@AUROnline @taylorlorenz I know but how successful was he?