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Re:Twitter now requires an account to view tweets by KronisLV on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:49AM (#36547407)
> If it ain't broke, don't destroy it.

That's actually a nice way of putting it! Better than the "fix" version, because this is clear on the consequences.

I feel like it might be applied to everything from OS UI design (Windows 11), web platform redesigns (Google's icons) to whatever is going on with social media (the silly enshittification term describes this) and many other things.

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Re:Twitter now requires an account to view tweets by throw2022110401 on Saturday July 01, 2023 @04:26AM (#36548006)
Yeah, it really is "destroy".

Let's say that you are the proud owner of a goose that lays golden eggs. "fixing" would be switching it to a different feed that might make it more productive, or it might make it sick. But this year the trend is to give it a few good kicks to see if that helps.

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