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0 pointstansan2y ago0 comments

> The platform seems to be just a sandbox for one guy at this point.

Even if that may be true, it seems X has been doing well lately. Admittedly, my timeline has been sharing a lot more interesting items than I had previously received.

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appplication2y ago

I respect your opinion and personal experience because it’s certainly unique, but I don’t there is consensus that modern twitter/x is doing well lately. If anything, the general mood I pick up seems to be that it’s flailing unpredictably.

I say this as someone who had never used twitter, purely based on what I hear from people in non-twitter spaces, talking about twitter. It is possible I am subject to sampling bias: digital refugees from old twitter are more likely to be on non-twitter social networks and be generally discontent about the new direction of the platform they’ve eschewed.

tansanOP2y ago

Majority of the people on my timeline using twitter would admit that it has improved in some shape or form. Even opensourcing the algorithm has been very fruitful for many. There are many decisions that people disagree with, but it's overall has worked out.

cubefox2y ago

The main improvements for me since Musk took over:

- No more unjustified blocking of accounts by activist moderators, as far as I can tell.

- The new "following" timeline now shows all and only the (re)tweets from people you follow. No "recommended" or "liked" tweets interspersed like before.

The main thing that got worse:

- For accounts with many followers, it shows not the most relevant (liked etc) replies on top, but the replies of random people who bought Twitter Blue. I mean X Premium.

Overall I would say it's significantly better in my opinion.

foderking2y ago

his experience isn't unique. it is in fact very common, from what I've seen

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