What made Twitter so addictive was the sense that the entire world was all talking in the same room and you're just walking around, overhearing conversations, butting in sometimes and getting involved, learning new things, meeting new people, maybe even meeting your heroes. And if you just managed to write something good enough, you'd be heard by the whole world. I'll miss that.
It sucks that an important, if problematic, piece of social media is up in flames but I hope at least some people in our society learn to stop putting their trust in weirdo billionaires like Ol' Musky. Great read Robert, thanks for sharing!
I always love your writing, Robert, and this captures exactly how I'm feeling.
Through twitter I have made links and friendships I would never have otherwise. Together, we've made real change to the lives of the most desperate people in our community. We've developed programmes, increased our resources, and made things happen. There's so much opportunity to do more.
I would never have found them without twitter.
I really hope a replacement emerges soon. I'm slightly heartbroken on what we're about to lose.
Since we don’t have twitter anymore we will have to do the old fashion form of gathering a movement to topple a regime: getting shit wasted in bars and vocalizing our discontent
Great piece Robert. I've been on twitter since it started almost, and I've made a lot of good friends on there. For comics people like myself, it's been a lifeline (even with the nazis), and if that sociopathic fuckwit does manage to destroy it then it'll be a sad loss.
This is shit - and I mean the whole story. This asinine bemoaning of Twitter. Come on. who gives a shit? He's trying to make a business of it..... OOOHHHH, Bad, bad rich man, as the arse-face slid behind the wheel of his Tesla, running the red light as he figured his right.
Robert I’ll pay you 7$ if you make an app where I can yell at billionaires and weird centrists who write for the NYT
Being able to read a cohesive set of thoughts rather than a string of tweets seem ridiculously refreshing.
Make it a habit, sir. We'll be here.
What made Twitter so addictive was the sense that the entire world was all talking in the same room and you're just walking around, overhearing conversations, butting in sometimes and getting involved, learning new things, meeting new people, maybe even meeting your heroes. And if you just managed to write something good enough, you'd be heard by the whole world. I'll miss that.
It sucks that an important, if problematic, piece of social media is up in flames but I hope at least some people in our society learn to stop putting their trust in weirdo billionaires like Ol' Musky. Great read Robert, thanks for sharing!
Punch them Nazis
I always love your writing, Robert, and this captures exactly how I'm feeling.
Through twitter I have made links and friendships I would never have otherwise. Together, we've made real change to the lives of the most desperate people in our community. We've developed programmes, increased our resources, and made things happen. There's so much opportunity to do more.
I would never have found them without twitter.
I really hope a replacement emerges soon. I'm slightly heartbroken on what we're about to lose.
Since we don’t have twitter anymore we will have to do the old fashion form of gathering a movement to topple a regime: getting shit wasted in bars and vocalizing our discontent
Great piece Robert. I've been on twitter since it started almost, and I've made a lot of good friends on there. For comics people like myself, it's been a lifeline (even with the nazis), and if that sociopathic fuckwit does manage to destroy it then it'll be a sad loss.
"We can't stop here...This is bat country. "
as of now, it's still the best website that sucks. glad we have a reliable space to continue to engage w/ and encourage your work.
The chili discourse was bonkers, but being able to directly shit talk to Musk, the president, and Bean Shapiro was fun while it lasted.
Great write up Robert, but the 17th was a Thursday
You wrote
"most of Twitter’s staff quitE en masse."
There should be no E at the end of "quit"
Other than that, I love Behind The Bastards, thank you so much for your terrific work.
In this age of disinformation, there are so few real journalists left. You deserve a Pulitzer
This is shit - and I mean the whole story. This asinine bemoaning of Twitter. Come on. who gives a shit? He's trying to make a business of it..... OOOHHHH, Bad, bad rich man, as the arse-face slid behind the wheel of his Tesla, running the red light as he figured his right.
Oh just fuck off already, you insufferable piece of lefttard dreck
"Twitter didn’t make all of that happened"
HACK writer ROBERT EVANS makes MINOR SPELLING MISTAKE on SECOND SUBSTACK POST