• Pika@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    how the hell are they going to judge engagement, like that’s the number one thing most of their user base wants is the ability to feel special and popular

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      4 months ago

      A tweet’s popularity will obviously be determined by how much money was paid to tweet it and however elongated musk woke up that morning.

      Kind of already happening with the account validation checkmark thing for sale, right?

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        4 months ago

        Very true, I was meaning more from a users standpoint, they spend money on the posts for people to see it, if everyone leaves they won’t spend money on it, and what little advertisers they have left will bail or lower what they are willing to pay as well.

        I really do think his end goal is just a full shutdown, but he wants to do it a little at a time because if he just nukes it, one he’s out a lot of money