Does The World Really Need Another Twitter?

[mawnansmiff]

Though this has been on the cards for quite some while now, it was only reported in detail yesterday (over here at least).

Why does Mr. Zuckerberg think his version of Twitter will somehow overshadow the original? Granted, the original doesn't really have a lot going for it, particularly after Mr. Musk took over. By all accounts it is haemorrhaging money and losing subscribers by the thousand.

According to the below report, the new Threads will pretty much be a mirror of Twitter, the only difference being the name. Apparently it will be a free service but of course we all know nothing is for free. Users will be paying with their personal data which begs the question, do people no longer value their privacy?

With so many lesser known methods of mass messaging, do we really need another? I personally think not.

Threads: Instagram owner to launch Twitter rival on Thursday

The move is the latest in a rivalry between Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk.

www.bbc.co.uk

Regards,

Jay.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

As someone doesn't use any kind of social media, I don't even think we need Twitter... So no I don't think we another one.

 

[cshubhra]

It’s a for profit business. We would know that the world needs it if it’s stays in business. We would know the world does not need it, if it folds.

 

[verporchting]

Lord no. We have enough twits.

 

[sablebrush52]

I say yes. Every circus can use more rings.

 

[AJL67]

Don’t “need” any social media, the world was better before it

 

[warren]

I personally think not.

I agree but, Mr. Zuckerberg obviously feels he needs another income source. There is a lot of moneys out there waiting to be spent, ads to be sold and so forth. He did get rich by providing products people want even if they don't particularly need it. A ton of people need additional outlets for ... Well, damned if I know! Perhaps more audience for the mindless vitriol? I might be on to something there. There are thousands, millions?, of people without lives with the need to have some sort of perceived relevance.

 

[ashdigger]

Isn’t there enough jumping to conclusions and amplifying bad information?

 

[autumnfog]

I think one has to divide between real needs and created needs.
Every advertised product or phenomena that happens to sell hardly qualifies as a need in the true meaning of the word.

Does humanity need chewing gums or another over-animated Marvel movie?
I'd rather think of water supply, hospitals and such when I see the word need.

 

[Wet Dottle]

For an enterprise like Meta, developing a Twitter-type product is almost effortless. It's a sub product of their main projects. They don't have anything to loose, really: if it succeeds it means more money; if it doesn't they're not any less for it.

 

[brian64]

Sure, after the smashing success of "metaverse" why not start another massive boondoggle?

 

[simong]

There are thousands, millions?, of people without lives with the need to have some sort of perceived relevance.

I must say, coming from you, I find that most humorous.
Pot
Kettle
Black

 

[Kobold]

It makes sense that Zuckerberg is filling the void after Twitter made it so you have to have an account to read what people tweeted. I don’t understand it but people love this crap.

 

[warren]

I must say, coming from you, I find that most humorous.

I would have thought you'd have me "ignored" by now. I just post responses to posts. Read 'em if you wish or, not. I only need to be relevant to my dog and parrot. I do that easily enough by feeding them.

 

[georged]

As someone doesn't use any kind of social media, I don't even think we need Twitter... So no I don't think we another one.

Exactly.

Social media apps were knowingly and deliberately designed from the start to engage, create, and solidify exactly the same limbic system feedback loop that powers addictions of every kind. Alcohol, heroin, you name it.

Why? For profit, of cour$e.

The fact that nothing good---absolutely NOTHING good---EVER comes from addiction, wasn't their problem, you see. (And the first bag is always free...)

Result?

Large scale manifestations of having the majority of the developed world's under-40 age group caught in that loop for fifteen years are starting to appear.

The most serious being a VAST shortage of technically-trained workers capable of maintaining the modern world's infrastructure.

A situation which not only has no rewind button, but cannot be directly addressed even after society acknowledges it... because today's kids weren't given the educational foundation to understand the science and engineering implicit in the necessary tasks.

And it gets better. The first generation of kids whose brains developed ENTIRELY in social media are proving to be significantly abnormal in a number of ways. And none of them good ways.

 

[mso489]

I don't want to be spoon fed other peoples' thoughts. I don't want other people spooned other peoples' thoughts. We need more thought and less spoon-feeding.

If another version of Twitter dilutes the audience and the need and makes the whole concept falter and fade, that's good. If not, it's bad.

People need to take solitary walks without phones or devices. They need to be startled by the booming sounds of their own thoughts. However that works. Self, meet yourself ... I know it's been a long time, but you two have a lot in common. Why don't you get to know each other?

 

[mikethompson]

Isn’t there enough jumping to conclusions and amplifying bad information?

I agree, one Pipesmagazine forums is enough

 

[Streeper541]

As someone doesn't use any kind of social media, I don't even think we need Twitter... So no I don't think we another one.

I agree... I didn't think we needed the first one.

 

[bullet08]

"Never had it. Never will." Just like 7-Up. And that guy's bald head, 8 - ball, chrome dome...

 

[autumnfog]

People need to take solitary walks without phones or devices. They need to be startled by the booming sounds of their own thoughts. However that works. Self, meet yourself ... I know it's been a long time, but you two have a lot in common. Why don't you get to know each other?

I see people with headphones or handsfree devices, some of them looking down to the small screen totally oblivious of birdsong, trees, bicycles, car horns, crosswalks and other things you encounter when outside.
I've seen parents on bikes looking down at the screen when bicycling amidst traffic - with their infant child on the carrier.

One could say this behavior is self-centered or reckless, but who am I to judge?
They might have some important stuff to keep an eye on, like the next cute cat meme or their favorite celebrities morning farts.