• nossaquesapao
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    1 month ago

    I always refer to it as X, to remember people that the twitter they knew is long dead

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      1 month ago

      But that’s what Elon wants, and fuck that guy.

      Twitter or Xitter for me. Maaaaybe X (formerly known as Twitter), but never X alone.

      Especially because it’s a fucking confusing name in a tech space. I swear I thought the headline referred to X Window at first.

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        1 month ago

        Well, in my experience, calling it Twitter or any variation helps people stay in negation about the fact that Twitter is dead, and calling it x makes people more likely to open their eyes and delete their account, and losing users is what really hurts musk. I already helped all the people from my close friends circle to move out from that shit.

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          I guess both actions have ups and downs.

          To me, calling it Twitter reminds me of the shitty shit Twitter has ever been. I never liked the thing. I vividly remember when BBC started quoting random tweets - it made me a little sick. Then all news outlets followed suit.

          And if Elon hates it that people call it Twitter, then even better!