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Cant delete xitter if I never had it

taps head

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

Used it from 2009 until around 2013. It was so much better before it was super huge.

[–] wildflower@lemmy.world 46 points 16 hours ago (27 children)

At this point in time, anyone left on the platform formerly known as Twitter, is either a fascist, or at least think that fascism isn't that big a deal.

[–] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

I know a lot of people still on twitter who ate firmly against fascism. I don't know why they're still on there though.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

who ate firmly against fascism

Eat the rich. 😋

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago

Don’t eat shit, mulch the rich.

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 14 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Because, as an example, some very important services communicate solely through Xitter. Emergency alerts, fire depart, governmental bodies, etc. Do I despise that? Yes. Do I ask them to move? Yes. Are they? Hell no.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 hours ago

Not while you are showing them you are still on there.

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 5 points 12 hours ago

"I can fix him"

[–] missphant@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

For a lot of marginalized people Twitter was a place to escape to and find like-minded people, I can see how it's hard to make a new place feel as homely. Most of us here left another site because we didn't agree with the leadership so it's a very biased group, "just do the same thing we did". Not everyone is in as privileged of a position though and it might be way harder for them to leave than you can imagine, especially if they're addicted to it.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

I love seeing these comments firmly showing how out of touch some/most of Lemmy is.

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That is just not true. I hate twitter but i still use it. I am autistic and follow very specific things on it and while i also use mastodon and bluesky, there is barely anyone that has the same current interests as i do.

I don't like it but i also don't completely want to alienate myself from people i enjoy talking to and seeing their stuff. I try to follow them all on mastodon and bluesky if they have an account there, but not everyone has that.

I have all ads blocked and purely use it for my hobbies. So suggesting that makes me a fascist is absolutely ridiculous. We are trying to move to another platform but its not as easy as you make it out to be.

Same as Lemmy. I love Lemmy. BUT there are things that just so not exist here yet that do exist on reddit. And i have no interest in making a community for it either as i don't want to moderate anything.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

So because there aren't other options that are as good for your personal interests, you are OK with using a fascist supporting platform. But somehow you think it's unfair to say you are sort of OK with fascism, since you are using a clearly fascist supporting platform.

You know, that's called compromising your ideals for convenience. And if you are American you got what you deserve with Trump.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world -4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

So you're okay with violence for communisms sake? Just want to be clear because the developers and most admins here are.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world -4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Nope. Same exact shit. Just your team running it.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

I think you are confused, this is not lemmy.ml, and lemmy is open source, which is the part where it definitely becomes a false equivalence.
Because just because the developers may be communists, that has zero bearing on the content of lemmy.world.
The developers do not own lemmy. And do not claim control of the platform.
Musk is a fascist who owns and control twitter, and has used it to push his fascist agenda, spending $40 billion to be able to do that!

Lemmy is by the people for the people.
Xitter is owned and controlled by the worlds richest narcissist, who has claimed total control, and is using it to push fascism.

So very much a false equivalence.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world -2 points 10 hours ago

No. They federate all of their content. By publishing that content they have approved it. And we know that they have had a decision they have made and will continue to make. So yes LW does support violence.

[–] helios@social.ggbox.fr 1 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

That's just not true. My mate uses it to follow music bands they like. The problem we have with X is that everybody uses it so you have to use it you wanna stay in the loop. I don't use I myself but i can understand why people still do.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Ooohh if it's for MUSIC I guess it's OK to be a fascist.
But you know the bands go where teir followers are right? And he is supporting bands that ALSO don't have a problem with fascism.
It goes both ways.

[–] helios@social.ggbox.fr 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

People were already on twitter before some right wing weirdo bought it. They just kept using it because the reality is normies don't know better or don't care. I'm not saying it's a good thing, but saying every X user is a fascist seams an oversimplification.

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[–] droporain@lemmynsfw.com -3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

What if a band had very vocal Nazi beliefs even lyrically, would you still like them because the music was good? Lol that is you.

[–] helios@social.ggbox.fr 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

What if a band had very vocal Nazi beliefs even lyrically, would you still like them because the music was good?

I don't see how that's relevant to be honest. Twitter users didn't choose for Musk to be in charge, and I'm sure a lot remaining users hate him.

Lol that is you

I said I don't use twitter, what's your point ?

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[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 9 points 15 hours ago

Too late, Twitter served its purpose.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 4 points 15 hours ago

Don’t just delete the app, delete the whole account!

I’ve never used it because it’s worthless.

[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 1 points 13 hours ago

I have never used the app anyway. I used Flamingo and when they killed 3rd party apps I've just been using browser instead. Lets me block ads that way too.

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world -3 points 11 hours ago

If you didn't deleted it like 5 years ago chances are that you won't be deleting it now or in the future.

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Deleted Twitter when muskRat bought it

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[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world -1 points 11 hours ago
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