#the rebranding is another attempt to sabotage what little (negligible tbh) credibility or recognition for that matter Twitter has left

[wakingstarstuff]

I need people to understand that Musk destroying Twitter by going after its usability is a deliberate and insidious choice

He doesn’t care that he’s gonna lose $44billion because the tool he’s systematically tearing apart each day was the tool used by journalists, lawyers, academics, doctors, scientists, activists and so many more valuable experts to disseminate vital information and it was being used to organize people, speak truth to power, and to fight authoritarian despots wherever it was accessible. Ffs search and rescue operations esp after natural disasters for YEARS relied on Twitter to determine where their help was needed most and which areas were in need of what resources.

Elon is a moron and don’t get me wrong I love laughing at his expense too but it’s so clear to me that while he’s certainly no evil mastermind he’s definitely making very deliberate choices right now.

When Twitter dies, those experts will probably move on to different apps. They’ll be scattered and you won’t follow everyone to 17 different apps. That’s the point of this takeover and rebranding and Twitter blue and dm limits. He wants to drive out users, get rid of features which enable people to organize and campaign. He wants people to question each others credibility. He’s gonna make back that $44 billion. Didn’t his net worth quadruple during the fucking pandemic?? He’ll continue to be hero worshipped by his cult of blue-check zombies and one of the greatest (albeit riddled w it’s own brand of flaws and issues) tools of communication will die a slow, painful, and embarrassing death. Not w a bang but w a whimper.