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youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 9:24 am Why Twitter 'failed', past tense. What happens when a private company tries to rule and control: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc_jGiLlsoN/
youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 9:24 am Why Twitter 'failed', past tense. What happens when a private company tries to rule and control: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc_jGiLlsoN/
a fan wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 12:19 pmyouthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 9:24 am Why Twitter 'failed', past tense. What happens when a private company tries to rule and control: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc_jGiLlsoN/I find it utterly hilarious that Americans HONESTLY think that twitter (or facebook, snapchat, instagram...for that matter) is supposed to be a benign, happy-rainbows, non-profit company that's there for the good of mankind.
For me? My question is: how did we get so dumb as a country that we'd think that? Twitter isn't a town square, fellas. It's a FOR PROFIT CORPORATION that could give two *hits about anything other than money.
Know how I know this? They sold to the highest bidder without hesitation. Scoreboard. Seems 'sticking it to conservatives" didn't matter to them anymore, and they sold. Immediately.
So Maher and everyone else are holding twitter to an entirely made up, imaginary, mythical standard that has NEVER existed. Fairness? They don't care about fairness, FFS. They care about share price. That's it.
And again---this applies to Facebook and the rest of them. Twitter sells their users to advertisers. That's it. That's the model.
And that won't change with Musk in charge.
Because we're expecting these companies to be a force for good....when it's obvious that they aren't.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pmYou are the only one bringing up the financial side of this....why?,
youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pm no one else did nor did Bill in that very short clip. The entire argument HAS ALWAYS BEEN, that they promote themselves as a "town square"
This comment tells me that you have paid ZERO attention to their share price. When did they reject that Hunter Biden story, YA? Sept of 2020, right? Stock was at 43. Fast forward to 2021, and it peaked at $77 AFTER they supposedly "intentionally slit the throat of 50% of their market"? .youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pm Then when the new buyer says he wants it to be as originally intended, "a town square of free speech", you bust his balls, then claim it was only about money for twitter, yet, why would they intentionally slit the throat of 50% of their market if they truly cared only about money.
I preach that to those who complain that twitter is being unfair to them....which is an entirely different conversation than the one I'm having about Twitter's laughable claim of being a Town Square.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pm And in the same breath, you preach "if you don't like it go start your own twitter", and now that someone buys them, you spin it back to being solely about money for twitter.
I realized how you and I are different. You come in with your ideas, and share them on things like the Florida K-12 law....with no intention of changing your own ideas. You're already set with what you think.....and you're here to share them, and that's it. Which is cool....you're set in your path, and others won't sway you. And admirable way of living.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pm Sometimes I think you just like to challenge yourself to see if you can get others twisted up in solving your mind pretzel presentation; it is fun, sometimes.![]()
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Back in 2006: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter#2 ... l_reactionMDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:10 pm When did Twitter promote themselves as the "town square"?
Partially right, in bold. You all have changed my mind more than you may think. I often catch myself taking what I've learned here, challenging the Trump thumpers with posts and intel gathered around here, only to walk away with them believing I am smarter than I actually am.a fan wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:27 pmI realized how you and I are different. You come in with your ideas, and share them on things like the Florida K-12 law....with no intention of changing your own ideas. You're already set with what you think.....and you're here to share them, and that's it. Which is cool....you're set in your path, and others won't sway you. And admirable way of living.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pm Sometimes I think you just like to challenge yourself to see if you can get others twisted up in solving your mind pretzel presentation; it is fun, sometimes.![]()
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I'm here to challenge my own ideas----and when I find better ideas, my mind is changed. So I come in to poke and prod at my ideas, and the ideas are others. So I finally understood what you meant by "you just want to win".......you're almost right. I'm here to find the best idea....and let that idea win. And you and others have shared ideas that are better than my own.....and so I change.
Enjoy your weekend! (and holy cow, this ND v. SU game is tough to watch so far....)
Probably just updating his portal status.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:42 pmPartially right, in bold. You all have changed my mind more than you may think. I often catch myself taking what I've learned here, challenging the Trump thumpers with posts and intel gathered around here, only to walk away with them believing I am smarter than I actually am.a fan wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:27 pmI realized how you and I are different. You come in with your ideas, and share them on things like the Florida K-12 law....with no intention of changing your own ideas. You're already set with what you think.....and you're here to share them, and that's it. Which is cool....you're set in your path, and others won't sway you. And admirable way of living.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pm Sometimes I think you just like to challenge yourself to see if you can get others twisted up in solving your mind pretzel presentation; it is fun, sometimes.![]()
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I'm here to challenge my own ideas----and when I find better ideas, my mind is changed. So I come in to poke and prod at my ideas, and the ideas are others. So I finally understood what you meant by "you just want to win".......you're almost right. I'm here to find the best idea....and let that idea win. And you and others have shared ideas that are better than my own.....and so I change.
Enjoy your weekend! (and holy cow, this ND v. SU game is tough to watch so far....)![]()
I suppose, in the end, what gravitates me here, sometimes kicking and screaming, IS the collaborative roundtable "think tank' atmosphere.
Watching as well....saw this on twitter. Bet Coach Corrigan and Wellner will have something say about this.![]()
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I'm looking for anything akin to that description in what you linked re 2006; here's that section:youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:30 pmBack in 2006: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter#2 ... l_reactionMDlaxfan76 wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:10 pm When did Twitter promote themselves as the "town square"?
really?youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 4:34 pm You are exhausting..... now we have to define a town square for you![]()
sheesh.
A town square is an open public space.
That's the 3rd String Goalie, he is using Scorebreak app to provide live "film" of the game to the players as they come to the sideline. Looks bad, but it's actually providing the team with a valuable resource to be able to watch game film in real time.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:55 pmProbably just updating his portal status.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:42 pmPartially right, in bold. You all have changed my mind more than you may think. I often catch myself taking what I've learned here, challenging the Trump thumpers with posts and intel gathered around here, only to walk away with them believing I am smarter than I actually am.a fan wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:27 pmI realized how you and I are different. You come in with your ideas, and share them on things like the Florida K-12 law....with no intention of changing your own ideas. You're already set with what you think.....and you're here to share them, and that's it. Which is cool....you're set in your path, and others won't sway you. And admirable way of living.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pm Sometimes I think you just like to challenge yourself to see if you can get others twisted up in solving your mind pretzel presentation; it is fun, sometimes.![]()
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I'm here to challenge my own ideas----and when I find better ideas, my mind is changed. So I come in to poke and prod at my ideas, and the ideas are others. So I finally understood what you meant by "you just want to win".......you're almost right. I'm here to find the best idea....and let that idea win. And you and others have shared ideas that are better than my own.....and so I change.
Enjoy your weekend! (and holy cow, this ND v. SU game is tough to watch so far....)![]()
I suppose, in the end, what gravitates me here, sometimes kicking and screaming, IS the collaborative roundtable "think tank' atmosphere.
Watching as well....saw this on twitter. Bet Coach Corrigan and Wellner will have something say about this.![]()
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Awesome...thanks for clarifying.JoeMauer89 wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 10:26 amThat's the 3rd String Goalie, he is using Scorebreak app to provide live "film" of the game to the players as they come to the sideline. Looks bad, but it's actually providing the team with a valuable resource to be able to watch game film in real time.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:55 pmProbably just updating his portal status.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:42 pmPartially right, in bold. You all have changed my mind more than you may think. I often catch myself taking what I've learned here, challenging the Trump thumpers with posts and intel gathered around here, only to walk away with them believing I am smarter than I actually am.a fan wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:27 pmI realized how you and I are different. You come in with your ideas, and share them on things like the Florida K-12 law....with no intention of changing your own ideas. You're already set with what you think.....and you're here to share them, and that's it. Which is cool....you're set in your path, and others won't sway you. And admirable way of living.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pm Sometimes I think you just like to challenge yourself to see if you can get others twisted up in solving your mind pretzel presentation; it is fun, sometimes.![]()
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I'm here to challenge my own ideas----and when I find better ideas, my mind is changed. So I come in to poke and prod at my ideas, and the ideas are others. So I finally understood what you meant by "you just want to win".......you're almost right. I'm here to find the best idea....and let that idea win. And you and others have shared ideas that are better than my own.....and so I change.
Enjoy your weekend! (and holy cow, this ND v. SU game is tough to watch so far....)![]()
I suppose, in the end, what gravitates me here, sometimes kicking and screaming, IS the collaborative roundtable "think tank' atmosphere.
Watching as well....saw this on twitter. Bet Coach Corrigan and Wellner will have something say about this.![]()
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Joe
JoeMauer89 wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 10:26 amThat's the 3rd String Goalie, he is using Scorebreak app to provide live "film" of the game to the players as they come to the sideline. Looks bad, but it's actually providing the team with a valuable resource to be able to watch game film in real time.Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 2:55 pmProbably just updating his portal status.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:42 pmPartially right, in bold. You all have changed my mind more than you may think. I often catch myself taking what I've learned here, challenging the Trump thumpers with posts and intel gathered around here, only to walk away with them believing I am smarter than I actually am.a fan wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:27 pmI realized how you and I are different. You come in with your ideas, and share them on things like the Florida K-12 law....with no intention of changing your own ideas. You're already set with what you think.....and you're here to share them, and that's it. Which is cool....you're set in your path, and others won't sway you. And admirable way of living.youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 1:01 pm Sometimes I think you just like to challenge yourself to see if you can get others twisted up in solving your mind pretzel presentation; it is fun, sometimes.![]()
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I'm here to challenge my own ideas----and when I find better ideas, my mind is changed. So I come in to poke and prod at my ideas, and the ideas are others. So I finally understood what you meant by "you just want to win".......you're almost right. I'm here to find the best idea....and let that idea win. And you and others have shared ideas that are better than my own.....and so I change.
Enjoy your weekend! (and holy cow, this ND v. SU game is tough to watch so far....)![]()
I suppose, in the end, what gravitates me here, sometimes kicking and screaming, IS the collaborative roundtable "think tank' atmosphere.
Watching as well....saw this on twitter. Bet Coach Corrigan and Wellner will have something say about this.![]()
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Joe
youthathletics wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 4:34 pm MD,
You are exhausting..... now we have to define a town square for you![]()
sheesh.
A town square is an open public space.