I don't know, it just reminds me of when Musk bought twitter and ppl online (especially this site) were like "hahahahah it's gonna implode in a week loolololol" and guess what, twitter is still around and now Musk is even more politically powerful. It kind of reminds me of how ppl were hyping up mastadon, blue sky, etc. and honestly who really uses those sites?

There's also the language barrier, like are ppl actually gonna seriously try to learn Chinese? Just installing duolingo and maybe doing a two day streak is what I predict most people will do. Btw learning a language from duolingo is like learning about socialism from AOC, i.e. it's actually harmful.

I just see this as a media hype cycle that will die down in a week or two and it's frustrating that ppl who call themselves materialists are now putting their faith (ironic right?) into some magical app just because it's controlled by a Chinese company, etc. The same ppl who say that real agitation/organizing/etc. is done offline are now advocating for some pure online shit and honestly just basing it off pure vibes. Kinda cringe.

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[–] silentjohn@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

it’s gonna implode ... twitter is still around and now Musk is even more politically powerful

The platform has lost over 1 million users and global active users has gone down. Musk's political power/will was inevitable. He's an oligarch in a capitalist society, 'nuff said.

It kind of reminds me of how ppl were hyping up mastadon, blue sky, etc. and honestly who really uses those sites?

Objectively: many. Bluesky has 27 million users and 3.5 million daily active users. No idea about Mastedon.

There’s also the language barrier, like are ppl actually gonna seriously try to learn Chinese?

That doesn't seem to stop my partner from using it and enjoying the content.

I just see this as a media hype cycle that will die down in a week or two

Yea, maybe. A lot of people are just pissed off at the establishment, for many reasons that they can't put their finger on quite yet. People are downloading this app as a retaliation to whatever nonsense legislation is being passed. Some will stick around, some won't. The people pissed about the ban aren't eager to start being active on IG/Threads/X/whatever else because it's all just the same crap owned by oligarchs, full of mis-/dis-information and toxicity.

[–] transnationalmaoist@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The platform has lost over 1 million users and global active users has gone down.

I dunno ppl have been saying that for a while now and honestly it sounds like cope to me. And 1 million users lost? Out of how many? Hundreds of millions? Are you joking or being serious?

[–] silentjohn@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are you joking or being serious?

I'm quoting actual data instead of just vague hand-waving. 1 million users leaving (actually deleting their accounts) and more simply not using the app anymore is not nothing. DAU is down, revenue is down, ... people leaving matters.

[–] transnationalmaoist@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I’m quoting actual data instead of just vague hand-waving. 1 million users leaving (actually deleting their accounts) and more simply not using the app anymore is not nothing. DAU is down, revenue is down, … people leaving matters.

You didn't cite anything specifically or provide a source, but I'll assume you're right. But you overlooked the total userbase of twitter, which is around 400 million (https://www.statista.com/topics/737/twitter/#topicOverview). So what does a 1 million user deletion actually mean? I mentioned that in my initial response to you but you failed to engage with it. It seems like you're the one doing the hand-waving my friend.

[–] silentjohn@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

So what does a 1 million user deletion actually mean?

DAU is down, revenue is down, … people leaving matters

It seems like you’re the one doing the hand-waving my friend.