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jgmiller

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11. What is Zuckerberg thinking?

Reply to orangecrush (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 10:54 PM

Jan 11

I have 3 ideas

1. He is just purely sucking up to Trump, this is way too simplistic he lived through the other 4 years of Trump and he's got a lot more money and power now.
2. He's got whatever billionaire disease that hit Musk, Thiel and Bezos. He's always been a little creep but this stuff seems way to quick for me. Musk has been on the path to total insanity for years.
3. He see's that even though half the US hates Musk and has abandonned X the other half loves his and is embracing X and now Zuckerberg figures this is what can save FB/IG. Maybe he's anticipating Musk burning out very soon and X collapsing so he wants to be positioned to pick up the refugees.

Honestly I'm not sure which is true but I'm leaning towards #3

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I like bluesky so far J-9 Jan 11 #1

I wish that would happen edhopper Jan 11 #2

Blue skies/Willie Nelson cbabe Jan 11 #3

I'm shivering along with you. Baitball Blogger Jan 11 #4

Instagram too. Dont have facebook or threads.... but i really like instagram. IcyPeas Jan 11 #5

I like where your head's at ......nt DoBW Jan 11 #6

Thanks orangecrush Jan 12 #19

Bluesky is an alternative to Twitter/X, NOT Facebook. valleyrogue Jan 11 #7

THIS Mad_Machine76 Jan 11 #8

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I don't know. Mad_Machine76 Jan 12 #32

Tribel is owned by the Occupy Democrats fake news grifters. Hard pass. Celerity Jan 12 #42

Occupy!!! That's right! And he donated to republicans. AllyCat Jan 12 #45

That's the point Wiz Imp Jan 11 #13

We should all go back to MySpace Polybius Jan 12 #30

Exactly BUT orangecrush Jan 12 #20

"I am not going to give up FB" speak easy Jan 12 #25

Facebook is cancer JoseBalow Jan 11 #9

Bluesky doesn't seem likely to follow in Twitter's footsteps. summer_in_TX Jan 12 #18

Not if it were run orangecrush Jan 12 #21

Weaning myself off of facebook - will delete account on 1/20 Nictuku Jan 11 #10

What is Zuckerberg thinking? jgmiller Jan 11 #11

I like BlueSky, and I'm in the narket for a fb replacement too! ms liberty Jan 11 #12

Technically, it's not hard. usonian Jan 11 #14

Thanks for this orangecrush Jan 12 #22

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I Like BlueSky WiVoter Jan 11 #17

Same orangecrush Jan 12 #23

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I think Elon changed the algorithm to push conservative posts. The government needs to look into it imo. TheDudeCa Jan 12 #27

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Problem with having the government look into twitter Attilatheblond Jan 12 #29

The government? Lulu KC Jan 12 #33

State governments can sue. Someone needs to because twitter TheDudeCa Jan 12 #34

So a state government is going to sue Twitter in the middle of a fire about what they're posting regarding a mayor? Lulu KC Jan 12 #36

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Rn? Some of you? Lulu KC Jan 12 #39

Here's some rn 4u KS Toronado Jan 12 #41

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What's the hell is rn? KS Toronado Jan 13 #46

Or older naive. RN is right now. TheDudeCa Jan 13 #53

Could part of that be that many non-RW people have gone elsewhere? Lulu KC Jan 13 #54

Turning away is not the answer if all of the celebs and reporters are on it. TheDudeCa Jan 13 #57

But they're not all on it Lulu KC Jan 13 #58

Question TWITTERMAN KS Toronado Jan 13 #55

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In case you think it hasn't been noticed Lulu KC Jan 13 #50

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I just joined and I do. LeftInTX Jan 13 #49

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