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I quit Twitter many years ago but just recently signed back up to X. I am cautiously hopeful that things will continue to improve. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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I just signed up for the basic package. I am still not used to the UI but I'm getting the hang of it. | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
Like I said: Think of it as an investment in protecting and promoting free speech  Gab tried. They really, really tried. But Gab has never amounted to more than a niche platform. Parler tried. Got shut down by Amazon (one of the reasons we dropped Amazon Prime 2½ years ago) and GoDaddy (who also helped try to kill Gab). Parler still exists... barely. MeWe? Niche. Truth Social? Ditto. Of all attempts to run a free speech platform only X appears poised to succeed. For this reason I think it absolutely imperative X succeed. For X to succeed two things need to happen: 1. There needs to be enough user base to make advertisers' interest in the platform more attractive than their interest in being woke. 2. X needs to be as independent as possible from advertising revenue. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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, I will not be joining. Whatever topics over there that's important enough for me to have an interest in will be posted on here, anyway. 
Political Cynic |
Ok so I’d like to support X and the premium fee is inconsequential in the big scheme of things. But what is mechanism for finding information? Do you subscribe to channels or what? Lastly is anyone spoofing X or is it well enough protected that you’re not going to end up on the wrong platform. Thanks | |||
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| Nullus Anxietas |
 You "follow" X accounts of interest. There are also channels/accounts that have separate paid subscriptions. But see below. There's a search box that actually sometimes finds what you're looking for  Providing your DNS "chain" and 'net connections aren't compromised, your browser is doing what it's supposed to (it isn't compromised, either), and you don't typo the URL: It's as safe as any other web site. (I don't use the apps.) Downsides/Dangers I ain't gonna lie. X, like any other social media platform, survives on users spending as much time as possible on the platform. It's software is designed to encourage that. So, not only will you see posts (formerly known as "Tweets") from accounts you follow, but you'll also see posts the platform's algorithms "thinks" will interest you. Some of them are likely to be real head-scratchers. When those pop up you'll have to "Mute" those accounts from a drop-down menu. Then you won't see posts from those accounts anymore. The thing to do is not become addicted to spending time on the platform. The way to do that is choose what you wish to follow carefully and exert a bit of self control. The main thing is to avoid "doom scrolling," where you just keep scrolling and scrolling and scrolling and scrolling and... the next thing you know you've blown three hours doing it. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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| Political Cynic |
Thanks. I will set up an account this evening. | |||
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| Nullus Anxietas |
Full Post: X Has Already Won Let us hope this is true because, while paid subs will certainly help, Musk, himself, has said if X doesn't get the advertising revenue it needs it will die. There simply aren't enough people willing to pay for social media for it to be viable without advertising dollars. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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A Grateful American |
Advertisers are whores. They will be back raining cash as X grows and generates viewers. X is unlikely to go anywhere. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Some recommendations of who to follow. Once you establish following these members, the Twitter I SAID TWITTER algorithm will display similar content in your timeline, from other members. In no particular order: | |||
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Unflappable Enginerd |
Pre-Musk the left used twitter to "craft narratives" for stories and agendas they favored. A large majority of stories pushed by the media were shaped to the left and sourced from twitter. ANY disfavored narratives or stories were shut down. Musks' biggest gift was "allowing" all sides to be heard, we owe him big time. __________________________________ NRA Benefactor I lost all my weapons in a boating, umm, accident. http://www.aufamily.com/forums/ | |||
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| Nullus Anxietas |
This one will regularly bring a smile to your face I'll have to take a look at that one. Thanks! More interesting/amusing animal feeds:
Two of the subject areas I follow most are golf and health/fitness. In the latter category (no particular order):
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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I never tire of his play calls. Gina Carano and End Wokeness are also pretty good. Also Kurt Schlichter. Also, what ever happened to Iowahawk? “The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.”—H.L. Mencken | |||
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| Political Cynic |
Does sigforum have an X presence? | |||
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Yeah Steve is the best!!!
https://twitter.com/SteveInman.../1736464629335785651 https://twitter.com/SteveInman.../1736199933034705058 ...let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one. Luke 22:35-36 NAV "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves." Matthew 10:16 NASV | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
No | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
He’s like a benevolent feudal lord. Like Trump, he didn’t have to give a fuck as he’s unreachable by the bullshit common people have to wade through but he did. Thank you, Elon Musk. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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The left hate free speech. The EU is against X. .............. LONDON (AP) — The European Commission on Thursday made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Musk’s social media platform X over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content related to the Israel-Hamas war. It is the first step in what could become the EU’s inaugural investigation under the Digital Services Act, in this case to determine if the site formerly known as Twitter is in compliance with the tough new rules meant to keep users safe online and stop the spread of harmful content. https://apnews.com/article/mus...446ff1103253e239ce85 . | |||
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I wonder how the 6500 freeloaders Musk fired last year are doing? All gainfully employed in other fields I trust. | |||
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Baroque Bloke |
Yeah, government censorship. Glad the UK is outta there. Serious about crackers | |||
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goodheart |
There is a lot of “hate speech” on X, the downside of a social medium dedicated to free speech. I’m sure the EU will try to shut it down using the current turmoil as an excuse, the extending “hate speech” to European conservatives. _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | |||
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