Debian is Ditching X (Twitter) Citing These Reasons
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It's a shame I haven't seen more YouTubers leaving X, they all seem to use it to talk about whatever they do. Not that I watch a lot of YouTube these days but my family does, younger ones especially watch those minecraft SMP types. Its arguably the most toxic social media but "everyone's on there".
I liked this article about the whole ordeal so I'll share it here: Why You'll Leave X as well as instagram and all other private platforms
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This is to me one of the major reasons Twitter discourse is completely ruined and the platform is mostly useless for seeing what people think now.
When the only people who get to be at the top of discussions are people who pay for twitter, the only opinions that get shared are those that are pro Twitter, pro Elon, etc. Because they have a direct stake in the game.
And that's if the people posting aren't all bots that pay for a checkmark to boost engagement.
So glad more people are leaving it. There's nothing to gain from it anymore.
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There are still a few nitter instances alive
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RSS to know when there's a new post on the blog.
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That's a very silly take
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Oh I like that rhythm.
"I'm lock up, no way
Corps and hearsay
Brought me to jail
FOSS not too lateAll I say is I'm donating to debian today"
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Imagine being so fragile you get shook by people leaving
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Imagine your view point is aligning with Musk one... You're either a billionaire or a dumb looser thinking is a part of a club he isn't in
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Those replies are why they are leaving. And good riddance to such a godawful platform.
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I don't mind opposing views. I do mind views that say some of my family members or some of my friends should kill themselves. I have no business on a platform that allows such hateful conduct, end of story.
It's a matter of basic decency and respect.
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That first reply highlights a major difference in how people approach the world.
Speaking very generally, conservatism and right wing politics seen to attract those who see everything as a competition and that dominating other people is what it means to be a good person. Funny that it also leads to frustrated, angry, isolated people.
So if we want to switch to using a website that doesnβt promote hurting/killing 2% of the population, we are now BOWING DOWN to the minority some of us would not rather murder.
Itβs the same reason they hate DEI so much.
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Yep, it's viable now for many orgs...
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There are ARM distros, yet the SnapDragon X Elite SOC is not yet supported fully. The drivers are a mess. They are progressing, but slowly probably due to the small number of people who would use it.
