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@bascule ("Spooky RFC5280 Section 4.1.2.7 (SPKI) 🎃👻🦀🌹") wrote:

Shout out to @RepRoKhanna for being one of the only people in US Congress who actually gives a damn about the climate crisis and the damage the fossil fuel companies are doing to it

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@RepRoKhanna ("Rep. Ro Khanna") wrote:

The Big Oil industry can't hide its efforts & billions spent on climate disinformation campaigns any longer.

Just now, we announced subpoenas for the documents that our witnesses have refused to provide. There will be accountability.

@bascule ("Spooky RFC5280 Section 4.1.2.7 (SPKI) 🎃👻🦀🌹") retweeted:

@guardian ("The Guardian") wrote:

Exxon CEO accused of lying about climate science to congressional panel https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/28/exxon-ceo-accused-lying-climate-science-congressional-panel?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1635455489

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Facebook execs have understood all of pretty well. Long before I did. And they've figured out the fix for longevity. The company is separate from the platform. You have to build a new platform for every generation. A new designer drug for the kiddos.

@33mhz ("Quatermass and the Pit Pig") retweeted:

@markmahoney ("Mark Mahoney") wrote:

Perfect brand synergy

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

So Facebook can see the reality that young people are not going to be addicted to their platform. They're going to try anyway, because the longer they can draw it out, the more money they make. But they also understand they need to build a new platform asap.

@meakoopa ("Anthony Oliveira") retweeted:

@tvaziri ("Todd Vaziri") wrote:

This image represents the loudest sound ever recorded by human beings.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

The thing you'll hear a lot from adults is "I really wanna do Tik Tok. It looks fun. But who has time for that?"

That's a real thing. We are still susceptible to new social media addiction. But we're still addicted to the last thing. And then we have other shit to do.

@alicegoldfuss ("malice ghoulpus") wrote:

Virtual book launch! I'll be there.

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@neonhemlock ("Neon Hemlock Press") wrote:

Join us for a party: 10/28 9pm EDT. Free. Limited capacity. Dress code: Gothic formal and/or casual. Ambiance: haunted.

Spooky stories, oracle cards, and trouble from @wnwagner & @Shingaibelike & the Unfettered Hexes coven—er, authors.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/neon-hemlock-fall-launch-party-tickets-181855383347

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

It's worth asking why young people matter so much to this equation. Social media platforms have to be addictive. They have to capture a certain user base so thoroughly that it becomes ubiquitous. And it's much easier to hook young people who have the time to build an addiction.

@33mhz ("Quatermass and the Pit Pig") wrote:

it’s amazing how freely and unselfconsciously people throw around “cringe” since it makes me think of when people used to say things like “full of win/fail.”

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Social media platforms have one generation to thrive. Then they die. Because it belongs to that generation. And young people by nature will reject whatever their parents are doing.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

What we have learned is that there is only one core problem for social media platforms. The relevancy that makes people engage changes with each generation. So how do you change your product enough to capture the next generation? Not one product has succeeded at that. Ever.

@bascule ("Spooky RFC5280 Section 4.1.2.7 (SPKI) 🎃👻🦀🌹") wrote:

Brilliant!

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@Wendys ("Meat") wrote:

Changing name to Meat

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Money and size is supposed to correlate with longevity for businesses. But social media is different. The users aren't the customers. They are the product. They are the thing that gets bought and sold via advertising. So maintaining the user base is critical to staying relevant.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Social media is still relatively new in the scheme of things. 20 years old or so. In that time many platforms have gotten huge and then faded away. MySpace, Tumblr, etc. An incredibly short period when you look what usually happens with big companies.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

I know I'm gonna start a debate with a bunch of nerds. But let me say why I think Facebook is worried the product will become obsolete. It's more an acknowledgement of what we actually know about social media platforms. https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22745622/facebook-young-adults-refocusing-teams

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@miraongchua ("mira ong chua") wrote:

Just a few of these left in the shop. Once they sell out they will be back in spring ❤️🖤

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@miraongchua ("mira ong chua") wrote:

❤️ love bite ❤️

@meakoopa ("Anthony Oliveira") wrote:

Video:

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@TweetPotato314 ("m@thew") wrote:

what if ghosts can’t see us either and they’re scared as shit cause who the fuck is making pizza bagels at 2 a.m

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@medus4_cdc ("👻🎃Satelyn Boo-den👻🎃") replied to a tweet by @medus4_cdc:

Little saggy, but tiddies are tiddies and they’re all wonderful

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

How many people will try the new thing?

A lot. We have to keep perspective. Facebook has a bad rep among a lot of people. Millions even. But they count their user base in billions. They will easily capture enough people for a new platform to be viable.

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@thomaswilburn ("Wolfsbane Soup") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

@polotek I'm not saying you're wrong, but I do have to wonder--knowing what we know now about Facebook and how it turned out, how many people are still going to sign up for Meta Product Take Two? It's definitely holding Oculus back, for example.

@Maryxus ("Maryxus Maddly") retweeted:

@jason_koebler ("Jason Koebler") wrote:

The Facebook metaverse stream was the most delusional thing I've ever seen from any company or any person in my entire life

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjb485/zuckerberg-facebook-new-name-meta-metaverse-presentation

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@Amy_Siskind ("Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

Hey VIRGINIA - a vote for Youngkin, is a vote for Trump. Staying home and not voting is a vote for Trump. 5 DAYS!

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@TayFromCA ("Taylor Budowich") wrote:

Virginia loves President Donald J. Trump and his MAGA movement will be delivering a major victory to Trump-endorsed businessman @GlennYoungkin.

President Trump looks forward to being back in Virginia! Details will be released when appropriate.

Thanks!

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@Luxie_chan ("🌸 ||• Laura •|| 💕") wrote:

💀👑 Ianthe Tridentarius 👑💀

"Ghastly and obvious are my middle names"

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@internetofshit ("Internet of Shit") retweeted:

@ow ("Owen Williams ⚡") wrote:

https://medium.com/@ow/facebook-is-now-called-meta-and-here-are-all-the-reasons-it-matters-4bb2a54ca925

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

All I'm saying is this is a very smart strategy and I think some people are missing it. I have to revise my prediction. Facebook the product will be gone or obsolete. But Zuck is already planning to replace it with another addictive chaos machine.

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@polotek ("Marco Rogers") wrote:

I’m making a prediction. Facebook and Twitter won’t exist in 20 years. We will have cannavalized everything that was good about these products and reimagined them in ways that aren’t terrible and don’t give rich white nerds unlimited power.

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@danpfeiffer ("Dan Pfeiffer") wrote:

Facebook is one of the least liked, least trusted companies on the planet. They are in the middle of a massive scandal about their involvement in genocide, human trafficking, and disinformation. And their next move is to say:

"What if you could live inside Facebook?"

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@GraymalkinP ("Graymalkin Lane podcast") wrote:

Professor X, trying dramatically to figure out which super-villain is attacking. Thought bubbles complete with all caps, different colored letters, and exclamation points. The drama!

@meakoopa said he thinks of this panel when trying to remember people's names. I can relate.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

This also prepares them for the future inevitability of Facebook the product fading into obsolescence. They can see that on the horizon. As long as the company name is the same as the flagship product, the company's fortunes decline along with that product.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") wrote:

It's easy to make fun of Facebook's name change. But I think it is going to have the intended effect. They are going from having a highly recognizable and unique name to a generic and forgettable one. It will absolutely help them shed the bad brand around the old name.

@33mhz ("Quatermass and the Pit Pig") wrote:

Some of the worst writers on twitter are writers