There's an interesting line in here, "...the novelist Jami Attenberg told me. She continued, “I think your loyalty is to your community; it’s not to the platform. I’m not in service of the people who are providing the technology.”
Now, maybe context has been cut or something, but it's not an either/or choice. You can open an account on a new platform and keep your old one.Why would you feel loyal to people who can't be arsed to open an account on a different platform?
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-case-for-quitting-elon-musks-twitter
Actually, here's another f-ed up bit
"Chris Black, the co-host of the podcast “How Long Gone” and a prolific tweeter, argued that the people threatening to leave are merely virtue-signalling. “Being anti-Elon is more important to them than continuing to use a platform they enjoy,” Black said"
Supporting a person whose views you find abhorrent doesn't affect enjoyment? Would he say the same if Musk were a rapist or something?
This whole article is coming across as more than a bit sus now, tbh
@66ALW99 well peeps seemed to enjoy the place just fine while the idiot was a prolific tweeter himself. they didn't leave b/c of the idiot being there. they're leaving b/c the idiot is mismanaging their data, privacy, security, & killing the enjoyment of the space w/ peeps who are trolling & spreading hate unchecked.
@singlemaltgirl I'm not so sure, tbh. I think there's a distinction between having a troll ON a platform and having a troll RUN the platform. IAlso, it may well be the case that people are learning more about the issues around data, security etc BECAUSE the new owner is a gigantic cock 🙂