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I don't want to call it X because it's a shit shit shit name
Call it "the app formerly known as twitter". It's what the media does. It would piss off Elon, and it has a whole prince vibe to it.
Elon will buy Reddit next and rename it to Xit. Pronounced like...
You're giving him too much credit. He'll probably call it “X”, as well, grabbing some other Unicode letter, but he'll keep using the reddit.com domain. Y'know, like twitter.com.
Mmh... nope, don't care, my neurons has already a "twitter" thing in memory, devoting 0 additional effort in anything related to that thing
Calling twix, or xitter! You can also call it Elon's X (he has many exes, so this one fits in)
Best name to call it is to just not call it anything. Don't talk about it. Let it die.
Xerox.
Twitter is no worse today than five years ago. But it’s certainly also no better. The discussion about which billionaires we want manipulating public discourse is outright insanity
Twitter was always bad. It is of course way worse now, but it is silly to have any nostalgic and reverential feelings for it.
Can we start calling it Bluesky?
I always call it 'X, the everything app.'
xTwitter
Xlon’s Twitter
Shitter
This isn't a shower thought
Sure was.
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2024
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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