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People still aren't CHOOSING to leave Twitter/X.

I did. No regrets.

I'm on Mastodon and Bluesky but rarely visit -- not sure I need that kind of network after all. I don't feel any loss of value after closing my Twitter/X account, and am glad to have the time back.

I've basically narrowed my use down to two networks that I visit regularly:

IG (private account) for photos of friends/family and some interesting strangers. I keep my follow list quite short, and unfollow liberally if I feel I'm not getting anything out of the content anymore. But lately the sponsored and ad content feels like 5-to-1 vs my actual follow content. If my family didn't use it to see pics of my kids then I'd close it.

HN: the only reason HN works is that it's not centered around "following" people (like every other network), which then becomes a race to get more "followers" which becomes some sort of currency. I saw this happening with Quora in its early days where after a promising start and really interesting content/replies by actual experts, it turned into a little attention-seeking groupie club--that's when I closed my account.

Citation needed. I know tons of people who have chosen to leave Twitter since Elon took over

Objectively, if Twitter is banned in your country, you were not given a choice in the matter.

Your response is a non sequitur; adding on to GP’s comment, countless people have left voluntarily and are easily findable on mastodon and bluesky, refuting GGP’s comment.

That wasn't the claim. The claim was that people aren't leaving voluntarily, which simply isn't true. Lots of people have voluntarily left Twitter since Musk took over (About 23% DAU, a ~50 million drop) and that's before Brazil banned it

That people are also leaving because of twitter being banned in their country isn't relevant to the original claim

5 tons / average American = 24 people?

This is an underrated comment. I laughed out loud.

If the government bans a service and forces them to leave, that isn't people CHOOSING to leave the service.

That is being FORCED.

This isn't about you and your friends that hate Elon leaving for other platforms.

Early adopters of the next generation of social networks have left. The passive (a majority) have stayed.

I'd personally prefer to have no social media network at all rather than a "next" one.

Reducing social media hours or eliminating them is also a great alternative to Twitter.

I did

I mean, of course. If the people you wish to follow only post on Twitter, you have no choice in the matter.

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