With X, Musk has gone full mask off, and there is a clear successor to the platform, which means sticking around isn’t really defensible.

I think they’ve realised they’re at 3, and are backing off a bit.

I mean, there’s a reason they’re going back to the old Facebook, or are claiming to. You need people to actually use your platform to make money off them.

I’ve deleted the Facebook app off my phone, and started just checking in once or twice a day to see if any cool trips are being planned.

My feed is mostly sponsored posts and meme pages now, and that’s not what I’m there for.

Facebook seems to have forgotten what their site is supposed to be for, which is connecting with people you know.

Awesome, thanks for that.

This is why so many people just don’t read the article, concise communication is a lost art.

Does anyone feel like actually reading all that, and writing a TL/DR about what it won’t answer?

I kinda zoned out and skimmed most of that.

Ironically, this type of waffle piece is a perfect use case for an AI summary.

Just leave them behind if they can’t be arsed.

SpaceX is the one I feel bummed out about, because they’ve legitimately achieved some amazing things over the years. Tesla as well in the early days, although they’re losing their lead a bit.

Given how many social media companies have collapsed over the years because they made their service worse, and their user base migrated en masse to other platforms, I don’t think it’s inevitable at all. Senior execs will be well aware of the consequences of that type of behaviour.

Don’t forget, Bluesky is rising out of the ashes of Twitter, which is a spectacular example of what not to do, and something shareholders will be terrified of.

Twitter truly went to shit when Musk bought them, and I doubt anything quite like that will happen any time soon, especially considering the huge loss in value since the takeover.

So moving from a platform run by a far right, nazi saluting Jackass, to a platform that is building it’s user base at X’s expense is a step backwards?

Also, Bluesky is run mostly by former Twitter employees, so they know exactly what will happen if they follow in their footsteps.

In what way?