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[ZiggysFryBoy]

Before I brought it up a lot of the people were getting woodys that his views were down, including Viagra82.

So, explain it to them like they are a five-year old or Golden Retriver.

🤣🤣🤣

[jesmu84]

interviewing Andrew Tate was a good way to corner the incel audience.

Interviewing a rapist and human trafficker is a bad thing?

[The Sultan]

How many kings has he made yet with his new "views"? Again, you're the one who has claimed to know how this will all turn out.

And I do like that the guy who whines about name-calling comes up with an extremely clever one about a johnson. Because of course.

And of course, Ziggy found said "joke" funny.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

And of course, Ziggy found said "joke" funny.

You must be miserable.  Enjoy a joke.

[The Sultan]

You must be miserable.  Enjoy a joke.

I do. But a prerequisite is that they are actually funny and/or clever.

I rank dick jokes just slightly higher than pig emojis on that scale, but both are pretty low.

[jficke13]

Interviewing a rapist and human trafficker is a bad thing?

Not if you're Tucker Carlson and understand that your primary audience reveres a rapist.

[Jockey]

Not if you're Tucker Carlson and understand that your primary audience reveres a rapist.

I have joked to my wife that the only way desantis gets back in the race is to assault a woman live on Facebook.

You are correct - for some odd reason this appeals to one side.

[lawdog77]

I have joked to my wife that the only way desantis gets back in the race is to assault a woman live on Facebook.

You are correct - for some odd reason this appeals to one side.

Sounds like it should be an Episode of Black Mirror

[rocket surgeon]

Not if you're Tucker Carlson and understand that your primary audience reveres a rapist.

  don't think his primary audience "revered" billy bob too much, eyn'a?

[panda]

I do. But a prerequisite is that they are actually funny and/or clever.

I rank dick jokes just slightly higher than pig emojis on that scale, but both are pretty low.

Isn't a viagra joke more sex leaning than dick? If anything, calling an older gentleman viagra implies he's getting it in at a high volume which at any age should be applauded. Wouldn't you agree?

[Uncle Rico]

  don't think his primary audience "revered" billy bob too much, eyn'a?

But is does revere 45 who is a rapist and admitted as much

[MU82]

Wall Street Journal: Tesla investigating Musk for possible misuse of company funds.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-glass-house-for-elon-musk-sparks-internal-tesla-probe-9a121db5?campaign_id=4&emc=edit_dk_20230712&instance_id=97321&nl=dealbook&regi_id=108420427&segment_id=139084&te=1&user_id=d36dcf821462fdd16ec3636710a855fa

[Boozemon Barro]

Some of you should sign up for twitter blue. Looks like you can make a decent amount of coin by tweeting all day.

[Heisenberg]

THREADS DAILY USERS DOWN 20% FROM SATURDAY AND USER TIME SPENT DOWN 50%: CNBC

The problem with threads is ...

* They don't have a web-based app (meaning you cannot use it on a PC)
* Not available in the EU
* Cannot sort or search your news feed. Meaning you get the threads randomly

Meta knows this and says they will eventually fix all these issues. But to roll it now in its current state makes it a worse experience than Twitter.
So, not surprised everyone ran to it, saw it was not good and left.

The question is ... will everyone return when it gets better? Or did they have their chance, and they blew it?

[The Sultan]

Yeah, I think a lot of people went over there and created accounts, poked around for a bit, and went back to Twitter both because of the reasons you stated, and because people are resistant to change in general.

Unless a significant number of people permanently migrate over to it, it will become Meta's version of Google+.

[Boozemon Barro]

THREADS DAILY USERS DOWN 20% FROM SATURDAY AND USER TIME SPENT DOWN 50%: CNBC

The problem with threads is ...

* They don't have a web-based app (meaning you cannot use it on a PC)
* Not available in the EU
* Cannot sort or search your news feed. Meaning you get the threads randomly

Meta knows this and says they will eventually fix all these issues. But to roll it now in its current state makes it a worse experience than Twitter.
So, not surprised everyone ran to it, saw it was not good and left.

The question is ... will everyone return when it gets better? Or did they have their chance, and they blew it?

They screwed the pooch. It's like when video games release an unfinished buggy mess of a game with the plan on patching it over time. It kills the player base and it will never recover. I don't think that strategy = $$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Hards Alumni]

THREADS DAILY USERS DOWN 20% FROM SATURDAY AND USER TIME SPENT DOWN 50%: CNBC

The problem with threads is ...

* They don't have a web-based app (meaning you cannot use it on a PC)
* Not available in the EU
* Cannot sort or search your news feed. Meaning you get the threads randomly

Meta knows this and says they will eventually fix all these issues. But to roll it now in its current state makes it a worse experience than Twitter.
So, not surprised everyone ran to it, saw it was not good and left.

The question is ... will everyone return when it gets better? Or did they have their chance, and they blew it?

IMO, the migration to Threads en masse will depend entirely on Twitter.  If Musk makes positive changes most people will stay on Twitter.  If he continues to trip over his own dick and Threads improves people will move to Threads.

From what I've read and heard Threads doesn't really want to become Twitter.  They're not interested in the political and societal discourse.  So personally, I don't see a reason for anyone to be on Threads unless Twitter falls apart or Threads changes course and UX.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

IMO, the migration to Threads en masse will depend entirely on Twitter.  If Musk makes positive changes most people will stay on Twitter.  If he continues to trip over his own dick and Threads improves people will move to Threads.

Well...

Musk Shares Revenue with Far-Right Influencers
https://politicalwire.com/2023/07/13/musk-shares-revenue-with-far-right-influencers/

"On Thursday Twitter announced that it would begin sharing ad revenue with content creators on its platform for the first time. But the offer won't apply to all creators," the Washington Post reports.

"The first beneficiaries appear to be string of high profile far right influencers who tweeted before the announcement how much they've earned as part of the program."

Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate says he was paid $20,000 under Elon Musk's content-creator plan
https://www.businessinsider.com/andrew-tate-elon-musk-twitter-paid-content-creator-plan-2023-7

Paying a rapist and human trafficker is certainly on brand for Musk

[Skatastrophy]

They screwed the pooch. It's like when video games release an unfinished buggy mess of a game with the plan on patching it over time. It kills the player base and it will never recover. I don't think that strategy = $$$$$$$$$$$$$

The reason that everyone (outside of Nintendo) follows this strategy is because it's literally money.

Get your early adopters on board, roll out features to all of them now that they've agreed to receive your marketing comms, lure content creators, then the rest follow. Tried and true.

Like Hards said: Social media follows the ~90/10 rule. Only 10% of people are compelling content creators. Way less than 10%, honestly. You win them over you win social media.

Collapse of social media platforms goes slow then fast. Threads may not be it, but there's blood in the water around Twitter.

[Hards Alumni]

The reason that everyone (outside of Nintendo) follows this strategy is because it's literally money.

Get your early adopters on board, roll out features to all of them now that they've agreed to receive your marketing comms, lure content creators, then the rest follow. Tried and true.

Like Hards said: Social media follows the ~90/10 rule. Only 10% of people are compelling content creators. Way less than 10%, honestly. You win them over you win social media.

Collapse of social media platforms goes slow then fast. Threads may not be it, but there's blood in the water around Twitter.

100%  Also, never complete the game because there is no financial incentive to do it.  Unless the game has DLC that is planning on being sold the company has already sold most of the copies it will ever sell since there is a finite market.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Well...

Musk Shares Revenue with Far-Right Influencers
https://politicalwire.com/2023/07/13/musk-shares-revenue-with-far-right-influencers/

"On Thursday Twitter announced that it would begin sharing ad revenue with content creators on its platform for the first time. But the offer won't apply to all creators," the Washington Post reports.

"The first beneficiaries appear to be string of high profile far right influencers who tweeted before the announcement how much they've earned as part of the program."

Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate says he was paid $20,000 under Elon Musk's content-creator plan
https://www.businessinsider.com/andrew-tate-elon-musk-twitter-paid-content-creator-plan-2023-7

Paying a rapist and human trafficker is certainly on brand for Musk

Using a Taylor Lorenz article is hilarious.

[Heisenberg]

Interviewing a rapist and human trafficker is a bad thing?

When was Bill Clinton interviewed?

[Hards Alumni]

When was Bill Clinton interviewed?

He and Trump went back to back

[Uncle Rico]

https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-twitters-cash-flow-still-negative-ad-revenue-drops-2023-07-15/

[Heisenberg]

Good thing Twitter exists to continuously correct the Washington Post.

They have some serious trust and safety issues.

You think Threads will fill this role?

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In one week -

Taylor Lorenz and her "far right" claim of twitter ad revenue.

Then the journalist who had no idea about Tracy Chapman.

Now Jennifer Rubin basing an entire column off the false and corrected claim of Florida population.

What is happening at the Washington Post these days?