I totally agree with you. I deleted my X account and only find myself on the site when I click a link without noticing the URL. I don't miss it, but it would be nice to have more context for what people are discussing.
I read the tweet, realize there’s more, realize I can’t read it, and feel sad for a second because it was probably good info. Twitter is such a negative place that even FOMO isn’t strong enough to draw me back in.
I feel like I’m missing on a lot from my local community by rejecting FB, Twitter, etc, but it is bad for me, and I feel much better without it in my life.
I don't care about who runs the web site, this change in behavior is a horrible experience that's different than any other link on HN.