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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by smt88 on Friday October 28, 2022 @06:17PM (#33378684)
> Where are people gonna go if not on Twitter?

I think you may be over-estimating how much most people "need" something like Twitter. For the vast majority of users, a news feed and private messaging (WhatsApp, iMessage, etc.) are good enough.

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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by dereg on Friday October 28, 2022 @07:29PM (#33379311)
I think you're underestimating how much actual users of Twitter use Twitter.
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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by thwayunion on Sunday October 30, 2022 @05:33AM (#33392763)
I think this comment will age well.

My guess is that the percent of people who use social media will decrease by half over the coming decade, at least in the US and Europe.

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Re:Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far by rednerrus on Monday October 31, 2022 @03:25PM (#33411372)
Based on what? Social media is addictive. For people to get off of it, they're going to need some help. We don't currently have facilities to help people kick the habit.
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