▲ 4 ▼ Twitter has suspended the accounts of a prominent Tesla and Elon Musk critic, PlainSite founder Aaron Greenspan (www.cnbc.com) submitted 3 years ago by LollerCorleone@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social 23 comments fedilink hide all child comments Before he bought Twitter, Musk remarked, "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means."
[–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (4 children) Head over to bluesky. It’s not a shit show. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago Or sign up to a nice little Mastodon instance and stop promoting centralised social media platforms which can go the same way as Twitter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] QHC@kbin.social 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is that federated? If no, why not promote Mastodon or Kbin's microblog, or something else within the Fediverse? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Totally fair comment, but some people like an app and a similar experience to what they’re used to and their is nothing wrong with that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I disagree. Low-effort users that are just wanting to get a dopamine hit are not helping build something new and valuable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That’s why you need to point them towards things like bluesky. Send them to what they want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Haha, fair enough. You were also specifically replying to someone asking about Twitter vs Mastodon, so providing an alternative that isn't owned by a total shitheel is still better. I apologize profusely for being snarky on the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago We’re cool! permalink fedilink source parent [–] kobra@readit.buzz 0 points 3 years ago I don’t think it’s open yet. Mastodon.social is though! permalink fedilink source parent [–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) careful. BlueSky is headed up by Jack, of Twitter fame, and he's cut from a similar cloth as Musk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Jack is on the board but Jay Graber is the ceo. So far they have put tools in to squash alt right trolls, report and cut out nazi’s, misogynists, repost bots, growth hackers, transphobes, anti-LGBTQIA’s, enlightened centrist, reply trolls, and bigot defenders. They brought in mastodon and activitypub advisors to help them decentralize, and went open source. But, they are a corporate entity. But they’re trying for now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social [S] 1 point 3 years ago Or sign up to a nice little Mastodon instance and stop promoting centralised social media platforms which can go the same way as Twitter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QHC@kbin.social 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Is that federated? If no, why not promote Mastodon or Kbin's microblog, or something else within the Fediverse? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Totally fair comment, but some people like an app and a similar experience to what they’re used to and their is nothing wrong with that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I disagree. Low-effort users that are just wanting to get a dopamine hit are not helping build something new and valuable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That’s why you need to point them towards things like bluesky. Send them to what they want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Haha, fair enough. You were also specifically replying to someone asking about Twitter vs Mastodon, so providing an alternative that isn't owned by a total shitheel is still better. I apologize profusely for being snarky on the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago We’re cool! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Totally fair comment, but some people like an app and a similar experience to what they’re used to and their is nothing wrong with that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I disagree. Low-effort users that are just wanting to get a dopamine hit are not helping build something new and valuable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That’s why you need to point them towards things like bluesky. Send them to what they want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Haha, fair enough. You were also specifically replying to someone asking about Twitter vs Mastodon, so providing an alternative that isn't owned by a total shitheel is still better. I apologize profusely for being snarky on the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago We’re cool! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I disagree. Low-effort users that are just wanting to get a dopamine hit are not helping build something new and valuable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That’s why you need to point them towards things like bluesky. Send them to what they want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Haha, fair enough. You were also specifically replying to someone asking about Twitter vs Mastodon, so providing an alternative that isn't owned by a total shitheel is still better. I apologize profusely for being snarky on the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago We’re cool! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That’s why you need to point them towards things like bluesky. Send them to what they want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Haha, fair enough. You were also specifically replying to someone asking about Twitter vs Mastodon, so providing an alternative that isn't owned by a total shitheel is still better. I apologize profusely for being snarky on the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago We’re cool! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QHC@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Haha, fair enough. You were also specifically replying to someone asking about Twitter vs Mastodon, so providing an alternative that isn't owned by a total shitheel is still better. I apologize profusely for being snarky on the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago We’re cool! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kobra@readit.buzz 0 points 3 years ago I don’t think it’s open yet. Mastodon.social is though! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child) careful. BlueSky is headed up by Jack, of Twitter fame, and he's cut from a similar cloth as Musk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Jack is on the board but Jay Graber is the ceo. So far they have put tools in to squash alt right trolls, report and cut out nazi’s, misogynists, repost bots, growth hackers, transphobes, anti-LGBTQIA’s, enlightened centrist, reply trolls, and bigot defenders. They brought in mastodon and activitypub advisors to help them decentralize, and went open source. But, they are a corporate entity. But they’re trying for now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1chemistdown@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Jack is on the board but Jay Graber is the ceo. So far they have put tools in to squash alt right trolls, report and cut out nazi’s, misogynists, repost bots, growth hackers, transphobes, anti-LGBTQIA’s, enlightened centrist, reply trolls, and bigot defenders. They brought in mastodon and activitypub advisors to help them decentralize, and went open source. But, they are a corporate entity. But they’re trying for now. permalink fedilink source parent