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minus-squareecho@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up51arrow-down1·4 days agoWhy the fuck were they even on X?
minus-squarezygo_histo_morpheus@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up51·4 days agoTwitter has historically been used as a platform by a lot of different fandoms and the network effect is strong enough that they haven’t managed to leave en masse until now
minus-squarecoyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoThat’s what has kept my partner on x. They also go on way less frequently than they used to, but there’s still some fandom stuff that is only there.
minus-squarewhithom@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·4 days agoYou expect the masses to leave an app that delivers dopamine just to protest someone they envy over a topic they aren’t even aware of? ;)
minus-squareteawrecks@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI promise you in a year you’ll be asking the same question about the same group of people.
Why the fuck were they even on X?
Twitter has historically been used as a platform by a lot of different fandoms and the network effect is strong enough that they haven’t managed to leave en masse until now
That’s what has kept my partner on x. They also go on way less frequently than they used to, but there’s still some fandom stuff that is only there.
You expect the masses to leave an app that delivers dopamine just to protest someone they envy over a topic they aren’t even aware of? ;)
I promise you in a year you’ll be asking the same question about the same group of people.