The decline of Twitter has really intrigued me, and it’s sort of bittersweet. I mean, I love seeing a rich jerk completely shit the bed, but dammit, I’ve been on Twitter since July 22, 2006. I’m user #2,873. This site has been a major part of my life, and now it’s just burning to the ground.
I mean, I know it hasn’t been great, and it hasn’t been a joy to use since 2016 and all that nonsense (ahem), but wow.
It’s not that I’m going to “miss everyone,” as I see the same people around Instagram or Facebook, and I text with some of them, and have phone calls with others.
That idea (above) is what gets me. You can literally post something in the morning, and be on a late-night TV show later that evening.
Tweet something before you get on a plane, get fired before you land.
You could Tweet at a major musical idol, or movie star, and they might reply.
So there was a lot of tension on there. The ability to call truth to power, gather support, raise funds – big stuff.
It was all in one place, and now it might be gone.