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Re:The tech sec­tor might be evil by ForHackernews on Thursday September 21, 2017 @07:54AM (#15302427)
> Do we really want to see Twitter gone?

Yes. As soon as possible, please.

Re:The tech sec­tor might be evil by mrtksn on Thursday September 21, 2017 @09:09AM (#15302950)
why?
Re:The tech sec­tor might be evil by ForHackernews on Thursday September 21, 2017 @11:53AM (#15304690)
It exemplifies and exacerbates all the worst aspects of the internet: clickbaiting, irrelevant oversharing, uninformed commentary, reactionary groupthink, mob harassment, inaccurate and deliberately misleading news, etc.
Re:The tech sec­tor might be evil by Caveman_Coder on Thursday September 21, 2017 @09:33AM (#15303142)
What positive value does it provide in your opinion?
Re:The tech sec­tor might be evil by mrtksn on Thursday September 21, 2017 @10:04AM (#15303498)
Instant reports of witnesses about ongoing events and instant statements from those who are supposed to be in control of the ongoing events.

It's invaluable.

Re:The tech sec­tor might be evil by pgwhalen on Thursday September 21, 2017 @10:02AM (#15303476)
It's the only generic, centralized, realtime source of news. The key is that the definition of "news" is quite broad.