Twitter, Facebook, Insta, etc. They all need to die.

[CapnSteve]

Take their power (money) away - delete your accounts now and engage in the real world.

Don't open your mind to endless ads, propaganda, and lies. What you look at is what you become.

Save yourself, save all those who care about you, save our democracy, save the planet.

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. I use FB for my business, so nah.

[CapnSteve]

2. Well, all right. They still need to die, though.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. Me too. I do Costume Design and have clients all over the United States.

[brooklynite]

3. "I hate [X] and so should you!"

These are platforms for discussion, they are what you make of them.

Add to which, do you really imagine that if they "went away" something wouldn't take their place?

[Tree-Hugger]

8. We're not going back

Social media is reality now. It is a proper way to engage with the real world. Yep, it can be used to harm. Books, newspapers, pamphlets, phone calls, tv ads, etc were all used to harm pre-internet, too.

[BannonsLiver]

17. So a quick question

If someone has a Twitter account, with 500 or more followers, but there’s literally zero engagement with anyone on the platform - no comments on their tweets, no likes and no retweets ever - are they taking part in an actual discussion or just shouting into the void?

[brooklynite]

18. Well, I don't know about your Twitter account...

The 500 people who've chosen to follow me aren't friends and family, and include notable journalists and political analysts who seem to like what I have to say. And I get a reasonable number of likes and responses. But I look at Twitter primarily as a way to express my opinion, whether people care about it or not.

@chrisbastianbkl

Ed Drass 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇵🇷
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So, I'm waiting for the White Line?

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No that goes to Vienna https://pic.twitter.com/68GlC86JBx

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No that goes to Vienna
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Got one as well. Stephen Miller's group if I'm correct.

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Scary Kari

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Yup.



bc 𐄂
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You mean the guy looking at his smartphone?

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@elonmusk The man who fires his Board of Trustees has a fool for a Chairman..... https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3712742-elon-musk-named-sole-director-of-twitter-dissolves-board/…

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@elonmusk The man who fires his Board of Trustees has a fool for a Chairman..... https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3712742-elon-musk-named-sole-director-of-twitter-dissolves-board/…

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Ah the BOAC London terminal!
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Peter Day
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More to the point: did the bus take you straight from the tarmac to London?

Jacob Cheek
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The open question is: will these be new routes with 1 train a day, or greater frequency to actually make the service accessible?

Dee Urquhart
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Scary Kari

Morgan Rhinegelt
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@BillFOXLA
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@77WABCradio
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He doesn’t need to. He’ll always be Mr.
Mayor to us and a beacon of hope on 9/11.

Kath Chalmers
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Where does it keep its SmartTrip card?

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Link to tweet

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Terence Micharoni
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I will remain on Twitter because I come here to read the many thoughtful voices on the issues of the day, not the rantings of @elonmusk.

[brooklynite]

19. Max Rose (a friend) sent me an invite to his election night party...

...sadly I'll be in Wisconsin working on the election there. Perhaps you could fill in?

[Joinfortmill]

4. I use them, not let them use me. For example..

I use an alias. I'm not on them to make friends.

I join groups that help folks. For example folks with medical conditions like mine.

Or, I join groups that provide information I am seeking.

There are good and useful reasons to use social media.

Choose wisely.

[JuJuChen]

5. same goes for DU, delete your account! lol KIDDING, lighten up people.

[Tree-Hugger]

6. How about

You delete your own accounts on those platforms? It's a digital world, dude. These social platforms, whether you like it or not, are actually part of the real world. There is a lot to be done about data mining, ads, political interference, but social media will not be disappearing.

"What you look at is what you become." Funny. Inhave Facebook, Twitter, Insta, and *gasp* Tik Tok and I'm still anplain old lefty liberal.

[leftstreet]

7. Put your faith in FOX, CNN, MSNBC instead!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. Facebook is crucial to my Business growth.

In the type of business I have of designing and making Period Clothing (be that Renaissance related, Historical Re-Enactment, Fantasy, Cosplay, etc.) I belong to some great groups where enthusiasts are interested in what I do. It is the cheapest and most effective form of advertising for me. I have clients all over the United States as a result of my exposure on Facebook as well as they being on FB as well.

One can avoid the negativity and garbage by choosing their groups wisely. I do have a Political Group page that is BY INVITATION only. I do not advertise in the Phone Book or online Yellow Pages. I have my online Portfolio page that runs me $60 per year that showcases my work.

Facebook, for ill or good, allows me to connect to my clients, family, and friends I have all over the country. I am not about to drop it.

[BlackSkimmer]

11. Been awhile since we had one of these posts.

[zuul]

14. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts!

[question everything]

12. I use FB, to learn about few friends and family but i NEVER click on any link

I don't know about the others whether they have links to ads.

An old friend from high school recently found me and on the other side, I found out about the departure of another old friend, older, a former co worker.

Also, a way to reach businesses and politicians, to post a comment and get help easiest way to contact them. And just last week I posted on sites of two Democratic candidates from different districts suggesting to talk about Social Security.

[zuul]

13. No.

If you are seeing "endless ads, propaganda, and lies" then you're doing it wrong. The key is to NOT engage with the trolls and liars.

I have had a Twitter account for years and on the rare occasions that I see a troll, I block them. It's that easy.

I follow journalists, Democratic politicians, folks who post about science, and people who post funny animal video, so my experience there is pretty nice.

The only reason I will leave is if TFG is reinstated or if Elon demands money to keep my account. No way I'm paying the "richest" man in the world (on paper.)

[TheProle]

15. A Twitter Exodus Could Mean the End of Some Online Magazines

But for some, simply migrating to a new platform isn’t just a minor annoyance. Online publications that depend on the social media site for their community’s longevity worry that a potential Twitter shutdown could be a fatal turn. “We could lose like a third of our readers right there,” Uncanny Magazine co-publisher and co-editor in chief Michael Damian Thomas told Jezebel. Thomas had originally expressed their concerns in a tweet from earlier this week, arguing that “the death of Twitter would decimate the science fiction and fantasy short story ecosystem.”

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/twitter-exodus-could-mean-end-175500635.html

[Efilroft Sul]

16. Don't forget LinkedIn. People need to get back to lying about their careers just on their resumes.

[CapnSteve]

20. So Elon Musk is killing Twitter on his own - Yay Karma!

Let Elon and the bots (sounds like a band! crash the plane. Time to bail out!