You could lose them all if you delete your account. As I no longer go on x I’m not sure if you have done this already, but you could tweet that you are leaving, on a certain date, and then delete. You remaining is giving mixed messages
Yes that is probably the root cause of the problems in the USA. People can be against Elon or Donald but if they make money from them they can still support them.
My opinion:
If you think Elon is dangerous, don't use Twitter and don't buy a Tesla.
Just think, a lot of your followers on X were just people there to troll you. Here in the Bluesky, it’s people who enjoy the content and appreciate your work and reporting.
I'm losing them on Twitter, too, but struggling to get followers here. This is by far a better platform, more intelligent, friendlier, sane, but not as easy to form connections for me.
I won't give up though, I'm staying put. It's refreshing to not be steeped in so much ignorance and rage. 💙
A bit of a hot take, but I don’t know if it’s the safest to delete our Twitter accounts entirely. Other people can take up our old usernames and impersonate us, and we know the site doesn’t care.
BTW, this is mostly applicable to those who use their real names!
Why are you even still there. Also there is an app called “goods unite us” it show you all who support the tangerine tyrant and democrats. It will make it easier for you to boycott them.
I only had 11k followers, but I was more interested in a rational and non toxic environment than I was the follower count. Deactivated my account on 14 November. I'm done with Twitter. Starting over sucks, but I'm not willing to invest in a site run by a nazi troll and his cultists.
The clean water is the first to leave and all that will be left behind on that platform is the mud.
Continue to bridge people over to the truly open town square with individually controlled algorithms and freedom, not the Kremlin propaganda machine walled garden.
Progressives abandoning X will do that 😅 sucks that you have to lose followers bc of it but it’s a good sign that we’re all migrating here and not supporting Elon’s right-wing propoganada anymore
I have notified my friends that I am now on this social platform. I am confident that my friends will do the same.
Thank you for keeping your followers well- informed.
I'm starting to unfollow people on Z who have accounts with Bluesky. The only reason I'm still on Z is to get caught up with sports. I have noticed overall less engagement on the platform. Hopefully, Bluesky gets a verification process going and I can get off Z once and for all.
Sorry, I’m done over there too. I even tried to make another account but it’s just awful over there now. All it is is Leon trying to tell everyone that the msm is dying and blah blah blah.
Sir, you can't lose me on Tw-- err ... that other place ... 'cause I never set foot in that other place.
I only know from eavesdropping on the kvetching of grizzled veterans of the social media trenches that its reputation as a hive of scum & villainy appears to be rather entirely justified.
Nice to see you on Bluesky. Watched a lot of your YouTube contents. Although not being an American citizen I followed the Election. Was very disappointed when Kamala lost.
Lots of post people wanting twatter to burn and die. Not me, I want it to barely survive above bankruptcy. I want it to house all the hate and evil so it can be monitored. I want it on life support as an example to all other sites. I want twatters to suffer in a ocean of their own hate.
Following u on all platforms. I appreciate your common sense breakdown of facts & relatable communication style. I trust what u share & appreciate the time u put into each story. Keep em coming!
Might be time to clean out your X presence and push everyone here. If you want to remove all of your past content, and encourage people to get that sweet, sweet Pakman fix... you should use https://redact.dev?affiliateCode=EFFELON Redact [dot]dev to clean out your X history.
Not sure if people know, but if an account is suspended on X, the user cannot delete it, or change details. X keeps the account and all of the data (which violates EU law). Mine was suspended permanently for making fun of Elon. So I'd imagine a lot of the remaining accounts are dormant/bots.
he kind of needs to keep trying to shepherd more followers over to bluesky first. if he just disappears from twitter without any mention of where to find him then that could really hurt his overall reach.
News media, news anchors, sports players, government employees, etc has to stop using Twitter if bluesky is going to grow.
Right now they are funding the hate and ugly by using Twitter. The question is, do they even care about the hate and ugly that they are helping fund on Twitter.
You’re going to have to be more specific unless you’re really just asking why I’m here typing this because that’s just obvious. You’re saying things to me. Sometimes when you talk to people they talk back lol. Let me know if you need more help.
This is great to see, but can you post more #cat pics?
All kidding aside, I'm feeling more optimistic given the platform's position and ownership. I'll have to keep my fingers crossed that nothing irreparable happens over the next 4 years.
And I can’t seem to deactivate my Twitter account. I keep getting a message that says “oops, something went wrong. Try again later,” but later never comes.
Is that good or bad? I got kicked off Twitter 3+ years ago and they never let me back on. All for calling Tomi Lahren a stupid bimbo for her stupid comments about Covid and masking.
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My opinion:
If you think Elon is dangerous, don't use Twitter and don't buy a Tesla.
hoping you can follow back (hey it doesnt hurt to ask, right?)
@larrymark212.bsky.social
I won't give up though, I'm staying put. It's refreshing to not be steeped in so much ignorance and rage. 💙
BTW, this is mostly applicable to those who use their real names!
The clean water is the first to leave and all that will be left behind on that platform is the mud.
Continue to bridge people over to the truly open town square with individually controlled algorithms and freedom, not the Kremlin propaganda machine walled garden.
Thank you for keeping your followers well- informed.
I only know from eavesdropping on the kvetching of grizzled veterans of the social media trenches that its reputation as a hive of scum & villainy appears to be rather entirely justified.
They glom onto accounts -- I almost wonder if it isn't some sort of tracking.
X is a huge piece of advice for people on how Social Media executives can control the narratives online, they say the Algorithm is fair.
I doubt it 🤷🏻♂️
I'm not putting money in Elon's pocket
I did that ages ago
I'm surprised it took others this long
Right now they are funding the hate and ugly by using Twitter. The question is, do they even care about the hate and ugly that they are helping fund on Twitter.
Boycott Elon's products!
All kidding aside, I'm feeling more optimistic given the platform's position and ownership. I'll have to keep my fingers crossed that nothing irreparable happens over the next 4 years.
Wait they are…. 😆 👖 👀