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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 69 points 4 months ago (4 children)

if you're still using twitter, then you deserve exactly everything you're getting from it

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yes, and I'm not using xtter, but I'm still being effected by it. As is everyone on the planet.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

*affected. One is a noun usage (effect) and one is a verb usage (affect)

[–] Claidheamh@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Effect can also be a verb. You can effect change, and thus affect people's lives.

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Yes, true, but this is a lesser used form of Effect, and I thought it better not to muddy the waters for someone trying to learn the arbitrary rules we've assigned to one of the more difficult to understand languages in the world: English.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

exactly. which is why i shit on it and people using it at every opportunity

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Shitting on people is a lot less effective than showing them something better.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

"something better" in this case is getting rid of the notion that microblogging is even something that anyone needs

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The thing that makes me nuts is people justify it by, "but it's the only place I can find (person or service)."

Back in my day! People posted their products and services on multiple platforms to reach a broader audience. If the creator you like is too lazy to market themselves, having gotten spoiled on "Xitter will do my marketing for me," then that's on them. Encourage them to post on other platforms in order to reach you.

They are complicit and so are you.

[–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Kamala Harris isn't a 'creator'

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

Exactly. As simple as this.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How else is someone going to find out about Biden retiring? Twitter is the official government platform.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

apparently not for much longer, if this post is true