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DavidDvorkin

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8. Post them.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 08:44 PM

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OK, what is the group concensus on posting Tweets here? Depends on the author? Don't do it regardless of the author? [View all] Miles Archer Jun 2025 OP

I try not to link to stories that are hosted at X. applegrove Jun 2025 #1

Thanks. Currently my browser setting block X so I see nothing but a warning. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #15

I think your post kind of nicely covers the topic - while going a long way stopdiggin Jun 2025 #2

Why would you put money in his pocket? Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #3

See, with all due respect, this is exactly the kind of interaction I'm not interested in having, and WHY I POSTED THIS. Miles Archer Jun 2025 #9

Back off, Miles. When people use twitter, they put money in his pocket. That's simply a fact. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #11

it's advertisers who put the money in his pocket. mopinko Jun 2025 #12

Huh. So if no one used twitter, it would just keep chugging along, then. Except, of course, it wouldn't. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #23

he's not talking about posting. he's talking about sharing. mopinko Jun 2025 #24

I'm not the one who had a snit. I stated a single sentence of simple fact. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #25

Wrong. Posting a link here costs Musk money to serve the pic/vid and there is no advertising to him here. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #16

How does a link on DU "put money in his pocket"? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #26

Twitter is popular because it's linked and shared Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #28

I think you confuse a message with a container muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #29

First, please do show where I said any of the words you are trying to put into my mouth. Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #30

If the interesting thing isn't on another medium, then, no, there isn't an alternative muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 #32

If Turkey were destroying our government and abusing American citizens and running roughshod Scrivener7 Jun 2025 #33

I haven't seen a Coke ad on television since January 2012, maybe earlier. hunter Jun 2025 #31

Generally, against. But epic meltdown times like this, OK. still-prayin4rain Jun 2025 #4

Post whatever you want jmbar2 Jun 2025 #5

I don't click on them Captain Zero Jun 2025 #6

My personal opinion ForgedCrank Jun 2025 #7

Post them. DavidDvorkin Jun 2025 #8

There is no real consensus here, other than that we all hate Elon and wish he hadn't bought Twitter. highplainsdem Jun 2025 #10

As long as EarlG still allows and facilitates Twitter (X) links... WarGamer Jun 2025 #13

there r still important voices there. mopinko Jun 2025 #14

Try to find the root link (that X links to) and post that article/vid directly or an equivalent post from BlueSky Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #17

Good advice LearnedHand Jun 2025 #20

The Lounge has many posts of animals and we love them. Let it be question everything Jun 2025 #18

You should post rhem LearnedHand Jun 2025 #19

Fuck Twitter X edhopper Jun 2025 #21

When your read X it's also reading you. hunter Jun 2025 #22

I don't use twitter Bluestocking Jun 2025 #27