Comment by philipdavis
5 days ago
I guess those smart, insightful people are staying on X because
- their targeting audience are on X
- they are rich and do not really care what the platform owner does
- they will be very happy to join the owner when offered such opportunities
For people who are the target audience of those people, I guess
- they voted for this, and they are happily watching the federal gov falling apart
- they convinced themselves that X is the place to grow / learn from smart and insightful people (I don't think one has to be on it for more than 10 min a day to grow & learn, unless one is a crypto trader)
- they convinced themselves that it is really nothing political about using X
- They realize that the owners of other platforms that are actually used aren't any better, including the previous owners and leadership of Twitter.
- They reject outrage and cancel culture and refuse to engage in performative posturing that ultimatively achieves nothing.
Are you actually curious, or did you just want an excuse for your pre-scripted soap box rant?
It's a mix of indie artists, old friends, and a few people who still think it's worthwhile to try and do outreach, fight against disinformation, etc.. I'm really not sure why you feel such an urge to insult people you've never met, but it's extremely rude and does nothing productive.
> nothing political about using X
I use an ad-blocker, don't have a paid account, and have 0 followers. What benefit do you think Elon Musk is getting here?
I dare say your grocery bill is responsible for supporting far more evil than anything I'm engaged in here.