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Pretty much the title. I think you all know what I'm talking about.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

XfkaTwitter

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I refuse to call it anything other than twitter.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Just call it lil musk's ego

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

its Twitter or shitter to me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I listen to NPR regularly and their people seem to like saying "Twitter, which is now known as X." I dunno why though. I guess if someone doesn't know?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

X née Twitter

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The App Formerly Known as Twitter.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I cal it "The thing formerly known as Twitter.", because it's short and to the point.
Just like when Musk tries to explain one of his many lies, like why the self driving cars he promised would be ready in 2017 haven't arrived yet.
Also it doesn't really matter if we call it a failed banking app, or a failed video app, or a failed message app. All of those are true. But it's shorter and easier to just call it "The thing formerly known as Twitter". Then everybody knows what you are talking about.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The PLATFORM formerly known as twitter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

But what platform is it really? Video? Banking? Or what Twitter used to be? IMO it's no longer a well defined platform as much as it's just a "thing" that is whatever Musk dreamt up last. It used to be Twitter, but it isn't even that anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Is it still a platform tho? It sure looks more like a cliff to me nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

it’s short and to the point

it's not though is it? just continue to say twitter, everyone will know what you mean

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

No it's not, it was a joke on using a stupid name, like when Musk changed it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Twitter belonged to the people using it. It is appropriate to call it X for cancelled now.

Though similar to you, I always call it Twitter/X, in honor of what it used to be.

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