Titans279 Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) Unfortunately I don't expect Twitter to actually die. The most important part of Twitter is the user base, not the employees. There's no special sauce in the code base. It will take time, but he can find other engineers to run the site. Unless the users all leave the site will continue until it goes bankrupt. Edited November 18, 2022 by Titans279 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 56 minutes ago, Titans279 said: Unfortunately I don't expect Twitter to actually die. The most important part of Twitter is the user base, not the employees. There's no special sauce in the code base. It will take time, but he can find other engineers to run the site. Unless the users all leave the site will continue until it goes bankrupt. If it gets buggy enough people will stop using it. nine 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 Over the years, I'm sure most of us have seen or used orphaned/abandoned software and websites at one point or another. Everything works fine for a little while....but lacking proper maintenance and administration, things become increasingly unstable and the features and functionality become more and more problematic. And after dealing with the frustration for long enough, users eventually decide it's not worth the effort and find something to take its place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 7 hours ago, reo said: If it gets buggy enough people will stop using it. notifications being broken def makes posting less fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 35 minutes ago, pat said: notifications being broken def makes posting less fun True but by buggy, I meant little things like not being able to open the app b/c it keeps crashing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) He offered the choice of 3 months severance or bad working condition in a tight labor market. Edited November 18, 2022 by 9 Nines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 9 hours ago, nine said: Over the years, I'm sure most of us have seen or used orphaned/abandoned software and websites at one point or another. Everything works fine for a little while....but lacking proper maintenance and administration, things become increasingly unstable and the features and functionality become more and more problematic. And after dealing with the frustration for long enough, users eventually decide it's not worth the effort and find something to take its place. Twitter is going to have to bring back the fail whale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted November 18, 2022 Report Share Posted November 18, 2022 8 hours ago, reo said: True but by buggy, I meant little things like not being able to open the app b/c it keeps crashing. Notifications are an example of a feature who’s failure is observed via lower engagement rates, rather than via errors. There’s a lot of features like this in the app. They may degrade gracefully, and folks will use the app less and less. reo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted November 19, 2022 Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 I can't help but think there's a possibility he's crashing it to make cash on shorting it through some back channel exchange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted November 19, 2022 Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, titanruss said: I can't help but think there's a possibility he's crashing it to make cash on shorting it through some back channel exchange. It’s no longer a publicly traded company as Musk took it private, so that would be tough… Edited November 19, 2022 by Starkiller Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted November 19, 2022 Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 There's been talk that he wants it to use it as some sort of data farm for things like what Cambridge Analytica did in 2016 but I haven't seen proof of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 Elon is welcoming Trump back to Twitter (not that it’s a surprise) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 It's a sad day. Twitter was my go-to source more information. It was as big a vice as any I have and a near constantly open app. I've uninstalled and hope to have the dedication to follow through. reo, and MadMax 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 51 minutes ago, Jamalisms said: It's a sad day. Twitter was my go-to source more information. It was as big a vice as any I have and a near constantly open app. I've uninstalled and hope to have the dedication to follow through. Be strong. reo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 I'm quite sad about it, tbh. Privatization of something with so much utility in modern life is interesting, especially if privately held by someone who is a slave to his whims and the passions of a moment. MadMax 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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