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!
That's some pretty shitty writing for a self-identified "writer" tbh. Guess it won't be a great loss to the writing community when you get flattened by an Armored Police Bulldozer as you riot
Thank you for reading my pieces. I know it must have been difficult sounding out the big words but I appreciate the traffic nonetheless. I'm glad to have support from fans such as yourself.
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.
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
We have to pay the bills somehow! How about $8?
Complete with blue badge verification?
That's baller money
I got fiddy cent and some old shoelaces
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.
If you got fired off twitter it was your own damn fault for putting your real name on the goddamn internet.
I have been a netizen for 20 years. It is almost impossible to find out my real name. Never post who you are online
i am glad we can still get discourse like this somewhere
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!
"if problematic," LMAO you insufferable worthless piece of communist garbage
Yes, communist is indeed in my name. Congratulations on learning how to read.
Good thing that I didn't read on then eh, because then you'd be whining that I called you a "piece of neurodivergent garbage"
Your reading progress is coming along great. I'm proud of you. You'll earn that gold star sticker yet.
That's some pretty shitty writing for a self-identified "writer" tbh. Guess it won't be a great loss to the writing community when you get flattened by an Armored Police Bulldozer as you riot
Thank you for reading my pieces. I know it must have been difficult sounding out the big words but I appreciate the traffic nonetheless. I'm glad to have support from fans such as yourself.
Punch them Nazis
Punch them Commies
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.
Aww, poow wittwe baby, imagine having to share a platform with people who are _not_ insane Maoist fucktards!
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.
Whine more.
"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
"Pulitzer"
Well Walter Duranty got one, so why the hell not?
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
Man, if Twitter dying means that everybody goes to a 'blogs but they pay you' model then I'm all for it. Glad you're here Robert.
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