I'm going to have to thank @happysinger for his enduring James Bond fixation for the inspiration.
@nullifidian Elon's not even a fun baddie like Goldfinger. He's a boring tycoon like Elliott Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies or Dominic Greene in Quantum of Solace.
@happysinger I guess he could be considered "fun" in the "rubbernecking a not-serious car crash where a mini ends up in a tree next to a bemused cat" kind of way. 🤷
@nullifidian I'm amused because I'm hopeful there's a backup here. But Twitter, especially early Twitter, was special. I want this to succeed for a few reasons, but mainly because I want to be with you lot. If that's the case, I'm happy to see Twitter burn due to Musk's insecure hubris.
@happysinger I felt that way about Tumblr too, until it turned into the current hellscape: I loved the idea of microblogging (and I kind of get some of that feeling back here) so I have some "hopes".
@nullifidian You know the whole thing about the internet routing around damage? I think Community does that too.
@happysinger Personally, I found dumping Facebook to be one of the best things I ever did. The wife still uses it, and when I've looked at hers, its become even more of a toxic commercial shithole than I could have ever imagined.
@nullifidian It's postapocalyptic. I use it for trolling and staying in touch with a few remaining cohorts I care about. But I have zero emotional attachment to it and don't contribute content.