▲ 2231 ▼ As Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers are again soaring | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) submitted 3 years ago by adonis@kbin.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.world 320 comments fedilink hide all child comments As Twitter ditches its iconic branding in favor of owner Elon Musk's favorite letter "X," its open source competitor Mastodon is once again seeing usage numbers soar.
[–] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 82 points 3 years ago (10 children) They even stole x.org's logo: permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Gacrux@lemm.ee 75 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (9 children) believe it or not its more likely they straight up ripped off U+1D54F MATHEMATICAL DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL X: 𝕏 absolutely no creativity. at least threads drew the ring in @ clockwise instead of the usual anticlockwise permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 43 points 3 years ago (2 children) Saw this on Mastodon: Important sets: ℂ the complex numbers ℕ the natural numbers ℚ the rational numbers ℝ the real numbers 𝕏 the set of fascists wannabes ℤ the integers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beto@lemmy.studio 35 points 3 years ago* My favorite comment about this from Mastodon: "X is just a sans serif swastika". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago I would argue that ℤ would also be the set of Russian fascist wannabes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IverCoder@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (4 children) Imagine a billionaire approving that "logo" despite how uncreative it is. Like get a better graphic designer I guess? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gacrux@lemm.ee 28 points 3 years ago (3 children) only difference between billionaires and normal people is that billionaires have a lot of money. best not to assume they have above-average logo appreciation skills. although they could hire some good advisors i suppose permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) yeah but then they'd be spending money to be told they might not be 100% right and perfect 100% of the time, and that's just a waste of money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AzureRT@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Billionaires wouldn't care if they're wasting money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago if that was true then maybe the stingy fuckers would tip wait staff permalink fedilink source parent [–] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 years ago Why did they do my boy \mathds{X} like that? Now nobody will use him for an algebraic ring :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gacrux@lemm.ee 75 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (9 children) believe it or not its more likely they straight up ripped off U+1D54F MATHEMATICAL DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL X: 𝕏 absolutely no creativity. at least threads drew the ring in @ clockwise instead of the usual anticlockwise permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 43 points 3 years ago (2 children) Saw this on Mastodon: Important sets: ℂ the complex numbers ℕ the natural numbers ℚ the rational numbers ℝ the real numbers 𝕏 the set of fascists wannabes ℤ the integers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beto@lemmy.studio 35 points 3 years ago* My favorite comment about this from Mastodon: "X is just a sans serif swastika". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago I would argue that ℤ would also be the set of Russian fascist wannabes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IverCoder@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (4 children) Imagine a billionaire approving that "logo" despite how uncreative it is. Like get a better graphic designer I guess? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gacrux@lemm.ee 28 points 3 years ago (3 children) only difference between billionaires and normal people is that billionaires have a lot of money. best not to assume they have above-average logo appreciation skills. although they could hire some good advisors i suppose permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) yeah but then they'd be spending money to be told they might not be 100% right and perfect 100% of the time, and that's just a waste of money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AzureRT@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Billionaires wouldn't care if they're wasting money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago if that was true then maybe the stingy fuckers would tip wait staff permalink fedilink source parent [–] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 years ago Why did they do my boy \mathds{X} like that? Now nobody will use him for an algebraic ring :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 43 points 3 years ago (2 children) Saw this on Mastodon: Important sets: ℂ the complex numbers ℕ the natural numbers ℚ the rational numbers ℝ the real numbers 𝕏 the set of fascists wannabes ℤ the integers permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beto@lemmy.studio 35 points 3 years ago* My favorite comment about this from Mastodon: "X is just a sans serif swastika". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago I would argue that ℤ would also be the set of Russian fascist wannabes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beto@lemmy.studio 35 points 3 years ago* My favorite comment about this from Mastodon: "X is just a sans serif swastika". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gork@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago I would argue that ℤ would also be the set of Russian fascist wannabes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IverCoder@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (4 children) Imagine a billionaire approving that "logo" despite how uncreative it is. Like get a better graphic designer I guess? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Gacrux@lemm.ee 28 points 3 years ago (3 children) only difference between billionaires and normal people is that billionaires have a lot of money. best not to assume they have above-average logo appreciation skills. although they could hire some good advisors i suppose permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) yeah but then they'd be spending money to be told they might not be 100% right and perfect 100% of the time, and that's just a waste of money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AzureRT@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Billionaires wouldn't care if they're wasting money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago if that was true then maybe the stingy fuckers would tip wait staff permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gacrux@lemm.ee 28 points 3 years ago (3 children) only difference between billionaires and normal people is that billionaires have a lot of money. best not to assume they have above-average logo appreciation skills. although they could hire some good advisors i suppose permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) yeah but then they'd be spending money to be told they might not be 100% right and perfect 100% of the time, and that's just a waste of money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AzureRT@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Billionaires wouldn't care if they're wasting money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago if that was true then maybe the stingy fuckers would tip wait staff permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teuast@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) yeah but then they'd be spending money to be told they might not be 100% right and perfect 100% of the time, and that's just a waste of money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AzureRT@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Billionaires wouldn't care if they're wasting money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago if that was true then maybe the stingy fuckers would tip wait staff permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AzureRT@reddthat.com 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Billionaires wouldn't care if they're wasting money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] teuast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago if that was true then maybe the stingy fuckers would tip wait staff permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teuast@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago if that was true then maybe the stingy fuckers would tip wait staff permalink fedilink source parent
[–] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 years ago Why did they do my boy \mathds{X} like that? Now nobody will use him for an algebraic ring :( permalink fedilink source parent
