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Starting today a lot of people are seeing "You cannot follow more people at this time"

firing the folx who run the ship seems to be going swell

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I'm seeing that, too. Can't follow anyone today.

There are limits documented on Twitter's website, but I'm nowhere near reaching them.

https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-follow-lim...

It's hilarious how Twitter 10x'ed the amount of ads they push yet you can't follow the occasional promoted account even if you legit want to. Somebody should tell advertisers they are wasting all that money.

I've deleted my account because of that. Twitter was overrated anyways. Time to try some new social media apps!

Who is folx?

> The letter ‘x’ is an orthographic symbol that has become synonymous with gender inclusivity.”

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a40314411/folx-meaning...

TIL

Ah, folk (or folks) that would make sense. I thought that was always a non-gendered term but I'd better not question it.

Folks is non-gendered, that’s why the “folx” terminology is seen as pandering / virtue signaling / etc. by many, many people. Re: Latinx.

I'm pretty sure it's just a fun way to spell folks

I agree that folx doesnt make sense as a nongendered term, but Latinx is used because Latino/Latina IS (traditionally) gendered.

Even though Latinos don’t like the term because it’s whitewashing their culture.

"folks" is non-gendered, but it does not have the virtual signaling properties of "folx" which is all about increasing inclusivity to heights that were previously unheard of.

how synergistic

It’s a silly internet spelling of “folks” that’s been around for three decades - don’t overthink this.

Urban Dictionary gets it spot on: http://folx.urbanup.com/17008949

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