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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think one of the reasons why we're still seeing this done by journalists is because Elon's takeover is probably relevant to whatever it is they're reporting. I've definitely seen articles just refer to it as "X". But whenever it's a story about some crazy racist shit someone said or how poorly their advertising business is doing, it's "formerly Twitter".

That said, I think online people who aren't writing for news outlets and aren't insane will — for the most part — always call it Twitter out of spite until the site either dies or Musk sells it and it changes back.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

"I cannot operate on this soft drink, he's my son"

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I see a private ambulance service driving around my town occasionally and it always makes my skin crawl

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

statistical engine suggesting words that sound like they'd probably be correct is bad at reasoning

How can this be??

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

We dodged a bullet, I'd say

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago

"if we want Trump to win this war we need to take the fight to Reddit" is a pretty incredible line

And I assume a decent "Nigerian prince" style filter

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I'd argue the pager explosions were just a different form factor of carpet bombing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You simply underestimate the duplicitous nature of the [country name] immigrant /s

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I'd actually be willing to bet that we (the US taxpayer) paid those corporations for the privilege of their continued existence

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The ghost of Christmas future

[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I would love to know what substance they think he won on. Unless they mean the racism. They uh, they probably mean the racism, right?

 
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