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You know how people looked at the dumb decisions of #StocktonRush and said don't get in the #Titan ?

Don't get into an #ElonMusk #Tesla or #SpaceX

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[-] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

I could never understand what drew people to Twitter. I just want to stab myself in the eyes everytime I end up there.

[-] theragu40@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I feel like part of what caused it to explode is that some celebrities joined up early and it provided a tangible way for fans to interact directly with them. This was totally novel and completely unprecedented. Prior to Twitter you could watch Entertainment Tonight and read People magazine. Twitter let you directly contact celebrities.

I really couldn't care less about celebrities, which I have always thought is part of why Twitter has always felt kind of pointless to me.

But I fully recognize that for some people that's a huge draw and I do think it's a big part of what makes Twitter popular.

[-] smokeythebear 10 points 1 year ago

For a moment in time, Twitter livestreaming the Arab spring and other mass demonstrations was more effective than the CIA at toppling regimes

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

This assumes the CIA wasn't involved in it.

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