Archived version: https://archive.li/Yg8r8

My favorite part:

But while his reaction the day after learning that X was commandeering his handle was extreme frustration, Vaught told Ars that the platform will remain his primary form of social media.

“it’s highly annoying, but Twitter is still my preferred social media,” Vaught said. “That’s how I communicate and learn my news about what’s going on. Nothing else compares.”

His only “minor protest” to X’s action, he said, was to cancel his Twitter Blue subscription.

Vaught is mostly a Musk fan, as he’s interested in Musk’s electric cars and space developments. He said that this experience with X hasn’t tainted his opinion of Musk or his relationship too much with X as a platform. He’s holding out hope that Musk has a long-term plan for where Musk is taking X, but like many users, he’s struggling to adjust to the rebranding.

  • @whatsarefoogee
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    2611 months ago

    Because he wants to be the original, damn it!

    “But mom, I want to be a Tesla founder!”

    “You weren’t there when Tesla was founded”

    “I want it anyway, waaaah!”.

    He has the emotional maturity of a spoiled child. Once you see it, everything he does makes 10x more sense.