True, I have not seen demographics on Twitter/X users since Musk took it over but what I have read is just what you said. Even saw an article in a mainstream business mag showing how the platform demographics is not a proxy for those targeting a mass market audience, and that companies should not use Twitter backlash to guide decisions. …
True, I have not seen demographics on Twitter/X users since Musk took it over but what I have read is just what you said. Even saw an article in a mainstream business mag showing how the platform demographics is not a proxy for those targeting a mass market audience, and that companies should not use Twitter backlash to guide decisions. Shocked me as it seems that Twitter mob cows a lot of corporations (or they use it as an excuse). I deleted my Twitter when they kicked Trump off but now log on with my husband's account so I can see Jeff's Twitter references. Hubby has had the account for years and never tweets or comments; he just uses it to follow people and read their tweets. (I am so opposite, lol, it is so hard for me not to comment but I restrain myself since it's not my account)
I still think Twitter X is controlled controlled media, just in another direction. In America, there is the Uni-Party. One party is Radical Chic Woke Maoist, the other more 'Conservative'. Both parties are pro-MIC and warmongering.
What I am getting at is the rudder which guides us must be a rudder outside the insipid box of containment. Only then will we act upon instead of being acted upon by our political controllers.
I can't believe Twitter X has all that influence on most people. I don't know anyone who bothers with it any more, if they ever did. This includes people in their 20s, 30s, thru 50s. Also, I know more than a few people that don't want it on their phones because they are suspicious of it. Unfortunately, a lot of people rely on mainstream media and word of mouth from others.
Yeah I don't think it will be online, myself. Nothing online is set up to flower organically and uninterfered with by those that own/control/have burrowed into the platforms, the servers, etc.
I had to do this for work a few years ago. It took a while to find the data, but when I did (IIRC) it was estimated about 20% of the population was registered with Twitter, and about 5% of the registered users accounted for something like 90% of the content. So, less than 1 in 5 are registered. And a small fraction of that does almost all the "talking." It's also worth noting how weird this is. It shouldn't be hard to find this info, nor should it be difficult for the company to know the number of registered and active users vs bots. This is very different from other sites, which can provide this info very transparently in order to inform advertisers. (This level of murkiness is a clue, IMO, that it's not what we were told it is.)
Here's how I see it. Twitter was the "populist" arm of the liberal establishment's propaganda apparatus. It's how they manufactured the illusions of consensus and consent of the people. The covid and trans insanities would never have happened without the influence of Twitter posing as the "voice of the people." Of course, it wasn't actually the voice of the people. It was the voice of the liberal elite and their paid activists. IMO, it wasn't a coincidence the logo was a blue bird (as in: fly, rise up, liberal people of the world!) and verification was a hierarchically-designated blue check mark (as in: vote blue!).
Now that the "liberal" policies are failing the powers-that-be and they need to change direction, the establishment is taking a hard-right turn. And X is going to be the "populist" arm of the conservative establishment's propaganda apparatus. IMO, it's not a coincidence that Musk was allowed to buy this platform - without significant lawfare - and then renamed it and opened it up to "conservative" voices. And rebranded it with more masculine, militaristic-looking logo and color scheme (as in: X marks the spot, the target). Probably also not a coincidence that Musk is a MiC contractor. (It will be interesting to see if they allow Tucker to stay or if they try to rein him in in some way. Keep your enemies close?)
Either way, I just don't see Twitter/X as anything other than a propaganda tool. Who/What is allowed to stay on it, who/what gets amplified, etc. seems to serve a purpose. Despite branding itself as such, it's not an open market of ideas. There's clearly curation, false/manufactured voices, phony "likes," and bias being applied. Being "liked" or disliked is an extremely powerful social control tool.
Good points. I’ve never used Twitter myself. Seems like it’s a waste of time, or worse. As you mention - propaganda. Not a good use of our energy. Same goes for Facebook, Tik Tok, Instagram, and all the rest.
I have heard a lot of left-leaning people say they’ve left Twitter lately, I think because of Musk doing things that didn’t march in lockstep with the Democrats.
I’ve left Twitter because the verification stuff makes me very uneasy.
On Nostr now and it’s great- you can control your own algorithm however you want and can choose from multiple clients (some have a Twitter-like format, others are more like Instagram, etc), so there’s no CEO to bribe or blackmail.
True, I have not seen demographics on Twitter/X users since Musk took it over but what I have read is just what you said. Even saw an article in a mainstream business mag showing how the platform demographics is not a proxy for those targeting a mass market audience, and that companies should not use Twitter backlash to guide decisions. Shocked me as it seems that Twitter mob cows a lot of corporations (or they use it as an excuse). I deleted my Twitter when they kicked Trump off but now log on with my husband's account so I can see Jeff's Twitter references. Hubby has had the account for years and never tweets or comments; he just uses it to follow people and read their tweets. (I am so opposite, lol, it is so hard for me not to comment but I restrain myself since it's not my account)
I still think Twitter X is controlled controlled media, just in another direction. In America, there is the Uni-Party. One party is Radical Chic Woke Maoist, the other more 'Conservative'. Both parties are pro-MIC and warmongering.
What I am getting at is the rudder which guides us must be a rudder outside the insipid box of containment. Only then will we act upon instead of being acted upon by our political controllers.
I can't believe Twitter X has all that influence on most people. I don't know anyone who bothers with it any more, if they ever did. This includes people in their 20s, 30s, thru 50s. Also, I know more than a few people that don't want it on their phones because they are suspicious of it. Unfortunately, a lot of people rely on mainstream media and word of mouth from others.
Yeah I don't think it will be online, myself. Nothing online is set up to flower organically and uninterfered with by those that own/control/have burrowed into the platforms, the servers, etc.
I had to do this for work a few years ago. It took a while to find the data, but when I did (IIRC) it was estimated about 20% of the population was registered with Twitter, and about 5% of the registered users accounted for something like 90% of the content. So, less than 1 in 5 are registered. And a small fraction of that does almost all the "talking." It's also worth noting how weird this is. It shouldn't be hard to find this info, nor should it be difficult for the company to know the number of registered and active users vs bots. This is very different from other sites, which can provide this info very transparently in order to inform advertisers. (This level of murkiness is a clue, IMO, that it's not what we were told it is.)
Here's how I see it. Twitter was the "populist" arm of the liberal establishment's propaganda apparatus. It's how they manufactured the illusions of consensus and consent of the people. The covid and trans insanities would never have happened without the influence of Twitter posing as the "voice of the people." Of course, it wasn't actually the voice of the people. It was the voice of the liberal elite and their paid activists. IMO, it wasn't a coincidence the logo was a blue bird (as in: fly, rise up, liberal people of the world!) and verification was a hierarchically-designated blue check mark (as in: vote blue!).
Now that the "liberal" policies are failing the powers-that-be and they need to change direction, the establishment is taking a hard-right turn. And X is going to be the "populist" arm of the conservative establishment's propaganda apparatus. IMO, it's not a coincidence that Musk was allowed to buy this platform - without significant lawfare - and then renamed it and opened it up to "conservative" voices. And rebranded it with more masculine, militaristic-looking logo and color scheme (as in: X marks the spot, the target). Probably also not a coincidence that Musk is a MiC contractor. (It will be interesting to see if they allow Tucker to stay or if they try to rein him in in some way. Keep your enemies close?)
Either way, I just don't see Twitter/X as anything other than a propaganda tool. Who/What is allowed to stay on it, who/what gets amplified, etc. seems to serve a purpose. Despite branding itself as such, it's not an open market of ideas. There's clearly curation, false/manufactured voices, phony "likes," and bias being applied. Being "liked" or disliked is an extremely powerful social control tool.
Good points. I’ve never used Twitter myself. Seems like it’s a waste of time, or worse. As you mention - propaganda. Not a good use of our energy. Same goes for Facebook, Tik Tok, Instagram, and all the rest.
I have heard a lot of left-leaning people say they’ve left Twitter lately, I think because of Musk doing things that didn’t march in lockstep with the Democrats.
They’re going to BlueSky, where they can rail against censorship of pornographic children’s books in a censored social media environment.
Ugh 😡🙄
I’ve left Twitter because the verification stuff makes me very uneasy.
On Nostr now and it’s great- you can control your own algorithm however you want and can choose from multiple clients (some have a Twitter-like format, others are more like Instagram, etc), so there’s no CEO to bribe or blackmail.
Interesting!