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Re:Mastodon.technology Shutdown by j_k_eter on Friday October 07, 2022 @09:34AM (#33121051)
I find the idea that X won't / can't happen on a 3 month timeline, in this political climate, silly. Is there such a thing as stability bias? Because folks had best recalibrate their expectations for rate of change, starting a few months ago. I won't be taking any bets on Facebook, but the thing I'm replying to sounds like 6-months ago thinking.
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Re:Mastodon.technology Shutdown by SV_BubbleTime on Friday October 07, 2022 @10:37AM (#33121964)
Depends if X is a tool/cause/symptom of the political climate you are talking about.

Because Twitter is, so I think I side with the guy that said it’s silly to think it’ll shut down soon.

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Re:Mastodon.technology Shutdown by mynameisvlad on Friday October 07, 2022 @11:19AM (#33122525)
I mean if you’re saying human existence can’t be guaranteed 3 months into the future, then that’s one thing, but what does Facebook and Twitter’s stability have to do with the current political climate?

And if you are saying the former, then Twitter and Facebook’s longetivity should be the least of your concerns.

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Re:Mastodon.technology Shutdown by m3kw9 on Friday October 07, 2022 @11:53AM (#33123006)
Funny you say that, the chance of nuclear war is the highest since the Cuban missile crisis.
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Re:Mastodon.technology Shutdown by mynameisvlad on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:11PM (#33123260)
Which is why I said what I said. If the “political climate” were to affect the longetivity of Facebook, Twitter et al, then their longetivity is the least of our concerns because it would imply something much more disastrous has happened.

I personally couldn’t care less that there’s no Facebook around when I’m living in a post-apocalyptic hellscape due to the “political climate”.

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Re:Mastodon.technology Shutdown by banku_brougham on Friday October 07, 2022 @08:43PM (#33128742)
Great point. Not long ago, it was not commonly imagined that large nuclear reactors anywhere in the world would be on the border of moving front lines between warring armored forces. People aren't great at imagining how things can change.
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