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Paul Topping's avatar

I doubt very much that Twitter will live on in a much-diminished state, as JVL predicts. Nothing much will happen to it while Musk adjusts. It will come out stronger, though possibly without Musk running it. This episode has also caused the public and the media to grapple with problems that they've ignored for too long -- a good thing.

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Christopher Wood's avatar

How can it come out stronger when its new business model is built on the very idea that has repelled half of its top 100 advertisers?

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Paul Topping's avatar

The advertisers were just making a statement, getting Musk's attention, as they should. They'll come right back once Twitter has stabilized. Remember, it's just a click of an advertiser's mouse to turn their ads on and off.

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LeftCoastReader's avatar

Pornography. Big money maker. Next stop on the Twitter/Musk wild ride.

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Christopher Wood's avatar

Sadly true...but then, they are heartily supported by white Christians, who love their Old Testament smiting God, and have no time for the Jesus tenets of the New Testament.

Go figure!

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