Alec Muffett1d ago
In a X/Twitter post that garnered over 3.2 million impressions, EFF declares X is”…no longer where the fight is happening” https://alecmuffett.com/article/155764 #TakingMyBallAndGoingHome #eff

In a X/Twitter post that garne...
In a X/Twitter post that garnered over 3.2 million impressions, EFF declares X is”…no longer where the fight is happening”

A startling revelation: if folk who are supposed to be fighting for your rights abandon the battlefield in fear & despair, then there will no longer be a fight. Who would have guessed? Supposed…

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Show threadMike Rodriquez1d ago
Isn't part of the issue one can't trust the numbers from twitter? And that many of the "views" may be bots or other auto reading programs, not real humans? And after that, you're still preaching in a Nazi bar, not battling on an actual battlefront. To me, that's why they left, but not sure, tbh.
Show threadAlec Muffett1d ago
Oh bless, I've just said in another discussion: "Clearly [EFF] don't want to fight Nazis any longer. If you want to fight Nazis, it's a very good place to fight Nazis, a Nazi bar. They're 'target-rich environments'. It's probably a bit harder to find Nazis to fight on Bluesky."
Show threadMike Rodriquez1d ago
Fwiw I’ve always thought of EFF as doing battle in the courtroom. So I don’t see them leaving the Nazi bar as any kind of abdication.
Show threadAlec Muffett1d ago
If that demographic is not pertinent to their goals then why raise it as opposed to any other demographic?
Show threadMike Rodriquez
I guess I’m missing something. I didn’t see them reference any demographic in the tweet you shared. I couldn’t see the whole thread without a login though.
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Show threadAlec Muffett1d ago
They didn't, you did. When folk burble "EFF wanted to leave the Nazi bar" they are immediately attributing primacy to the Nazi demographic. That there might be other demographics, or that there might be benefits in engaging with (even botlike) supposed opposition, eludes such argument.
Show threadAlec Muffett1d ago
To be fair to you, I have had to explain the several times in my Twitter career. "Alec, why do you argue with the Twitter trolls?" "Because they have an audience, and the audience deserve to see opposition. It costs me nothing and benefits that audience."