Considering its influence on visible public conversation, particularly how often news outlets report on A Thing Someone Tweeted, I would suggest it’s at least partly to blame. Certainly not the only culprit, but I don’t think Elon Musk bought it to not shape public discourse
“X” Well there’s your problem
Oh my god they meant twitter. I thought X was an imaginary variable.
I’ve seen the conflation here on Lemmy too.
As the post says, X isn’t the whole problem. It’s a symptom, not the cause.
Considering its influence on visible public conversation, particularly how often news outlets report on A Thing Someone Tweeted, I would suggest it’s at least partly to blame. Certainly not the only culprit, but I don’t think Elon Musk bought it to not shape public discourse
One of many. They are multiplying, quickly.