On: Elon Musk owns Twitter: The story so far

[smt88]

> Where are people gonna go if not on Twitter?

I think you may be over-estimating how much most people "need" something like Twitter. For the vast majority of users, a news feed and private messaging (WhatsApp, iMessage, etc.) are good enough.

[thwayunion → smt88]

I think this comment will age well.

My guess is that the percent of people who use social media will decrease by half over the coming decade, at least in the US and Europe.

[rednerrus → thwayunion]

Based on what? Social media is addictive. For people to get off of it, they're going to need some help. We don't currently have facilities to help people kick the habit.

[dereg → smt88]

I think you're underestimating how much actual users of Twitter use Twitter.