Re:X Is Reportedly Selling Inactive Usernames for $50k
by tomhoward on Sunday November 05, 2023 @11:49PM
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What the actual hell brings someone to consider this an appropriate comment for HN and a reasonable reply to my comment. This is what people do when they want to show that they're on the right side of ideology/history? My.
I feel like this stated-as-fact assumption is actually the real question.
Sure there was a lot of loud fleeing in the months after the takeover, and motivated media outlets relish at reporting any figures that can be presented to suggest that this is a continuing trend.
Plenty of those who loudly fled have quietly come back, so many prominent voices are still there.
About a year ago I started a new account, keeping my follow list to about 100 people (mostly friends and people I like in tech/startups/sports/music/personal-growth) and avoided following anyone who is heavily politically partisan/vocal, and I find it to be fine.