Greetings. Just a quick note. I do indeed realize that there is considerable understandable animosity toward #Twitter as a whole (especially "Elon's Twitter) here on #Mastodon, much of which is completely deserved. However I also detect a considerable degree of acceptance of the fact (and this is indeed my personal view) that the total collapse of Twitter would be overall very damaging to many organizations and individuals who do not at this time have practical alternatives for important communications that they could quickly implement. So despite all the chaos we've seen to date, and the chaos that is likely to follow, I do feel that there are parts of Twitter worth saving. I do realize that this is a controversial opinion, but I call 'em as I see 'em. Thanks all. Best, -L
@lauren The most important takeaway lesson here is the public probably shouldn't have become so dependent upon something that was, fundamentally, privately owned and operated.
Whether that lesson implies future government regulation, future government policy shifts, or simply new best practices for the average person remains to be seen.
@mtomczak It's difficult to see how the fundamentals can change given the structure of the U.S. government and our toxic political environment. The dominant ISPs, for example, are still dominant and still have the country divided into fiefdoms. Efforts to change this have largely failed, and the existing SCOTUS is unlikely in the extreme to help.