I wrote a blog post about why the long-term loss of what Twitter used to be sucks, if you want to see a more business-side perspective on its decline, and why social media is crucial for small creators in general.

That said, I'm immensely glad the site is burning to the ground. That place hasn't been okay for ages, and it's unlikely to recover.

https://www.wanderbots.com/blog/losing-twitter-sucks

Losing Twitter Sucks β€” Wanderbots

The decline of Twitter, and to a lesser degree Reddit, has been a weird tragedy to watch unfold over the last few months. Technically it’s been happening for years, with countless controversies and issues that always made the future of social media look just a bit worse. The most recent issues, howe

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@Wanderbot Good to see you here, Wanderbot, even if it's given the circumstances you've wrote about. πŸ™‡ Thank you for the read. It really helps reflect on the decaying state of the web these last few years.

Even with all of the uncertainty in platforms right now, I really hope that indie devs can get a proper feel for what platforms they should be focusing on for marketing going forward. The environment on Twitter's remains makes it so we're even barely posting on our studio account anymore atm.