Comment on What are the solutions to doomerism, and that "can't find love" feeling that I've been seeing on Twitter (specifically a frontend)?

sylver_dragon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’m using a Twitter frontend

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  • sylver_dragon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    “Now stop reading Twitter”.
    If you’re using a front end, you’re still reading Twitter.

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    • DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      And I’m still giving traffic to Elon Musk unintentionally?

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      • sylver_dragon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Kinda yes and kinda no. While the front end you’re using will necessarily request data from Twitter, which means there will be traffic generated, it’s bot traffic which is much less valuable.

        But, as much as I agree with the “fuck Musk” sentiment, really it’s about your own well being. Twitter is a cesspit. Wallowing in a cesspit, whether physical or virtual, is bad for your health. Even if you aren’t in the official cesspit, just a pool filled with the same shit, it’s just as unhealthy.

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