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Twitter punches well above its weight (combined user mass), at least here in Oz. Given the saturation, content and attention of journalists, academics, politicians and activists engaging. Their concise thoughts are easy to see & digest - barely obfuscated by ads or owner promoted content. It’s easy to curate your follows to get the cross section you want.
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I don’t engage much with the other social media you’ve listed other than specific subReddits. But I haven’t seen them anywhere like as effective at disseminating and attributing importance to ideas/ventures & news. And that engagement then impacts noticeably in the real world.
Musk didn’t underrate it - it’s either a stupid 44 billion dollar vanity move or it’s worth that much to get it under his control (I actually think its mezzo-mezzo on that one).
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I don’t get the verification kerfuffle - given it’s promoted as a core issue by Elon, categorise it as a red herring.
It doesn’t slow or curtail incitement, disinformation or abusive behaviour - realDJT etc.
I think it’s a tool for targeted advertising and, in this country made users an easy mark for politicians to sue for small slights.
I know who to follow based on their track record. My trust in what they’ve said comes from track record not their social security number.