Comment by dkjaudyeqooe
1 year ago
Having to make an account to read a website sounds idiotic.
Why should twitter be special in that regard?
It's not so you're essentially promoting the idea that we should have to make an account to read any website, which is idiotic.
Many places require an account, many even paid like New York Times but you have all other social media offering limited views to facebook, instagram, tiktok with signing in.
All of those are just as stupid and should not be linked on HN.
Twitter isn't special in that regard. Not having Facebook or Instagram does the same thing or at least you get a very limited view. I think it's all bullshit as those networks exist because of the people are posting as a means to share.
It’s special in its utterly hypocritical espousing of Twitter as some digital “town square” led by “free speech absolutists”.