• Metaright
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    789 months ago

    I will never call it “X,” just like I will never call Facebook “Meta.”

    • @[email protected]
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      Isn’t Facebook still Facebook? Meta is the parent company that owns Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, Oculus, Onavo, Beluga, and about 90 other tech companies. They do just like Google, or Alphabet, and buy out every tech startup that has any chance of success to ensure they never have competition.

    • Ghostalmedia
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      149 months ago

      The Twitter brand was the most valuable part of that company. If Musk is dumb enough to throw that away, I will GLADLY call it “X.”

    • Gamey
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      59 months ago

      No, I always call it Fuckbook and don’t intend to change that but yea, definitely not Meta!

    • @[email protected]
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      19 months ago

      TruthX. It brings it more in line with SpaceX and model X, and also tells what it’s turning into.

      • @[email protected]
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        19 months ago

        Didn’t Trump already claim the Orwellian social media company name? The one where you get your turds (or whatever they call them) deleted for contradicting Dear Leader?

  • @Limeey
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    349 months ago

    I always felt like Jim was a dick here. But I agree in this context.

    • @Ghoti_
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      359 months ago

      Jim is a dick in most of the office

      He thinks he’s better than everyone he works with and really only treats people decently when he wants something

    • @DTFpanda
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      79 months ago

      I love the Office and will say Jim is just a dick in general.

    • @LegionEris
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      19 months ago

      I posted a whole rant about this before I saw your comment. Suffice to say, I entirely agree. It’s one of his worst moments. What an asshole.

  • @LegionEris
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    329 months ago

    Fuck Elon Musk, but this is one of Jim’s worst moments in that show. If someone comes back from an extended therapy program with a set of tools and techniques they are using to solidify and remind themselves of the changes they have made to themselves and their lives, and one of them is as simple as asking you to use the other half of their legal name as their short form moniker, you have to be a an asshole not to do so. So yeah, call Musky’s new sinking ship whatever you want, but don’t be Jim Halpert about it, because Drew never crossed the line in anger again. /rantover

    • Hot Saucerman
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      9 months ago

      I maintain that everyone on The Office except Dwight was basically an absolute pile of shit.

      • @Son_of_dad
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        19 months ago

        One of my favorite shows cause everyone was charming but flawed, just like real life. If you filmed any of us for years, the viewers would say we are Irredeemable piles of shit just cause of our day to day mistakes and actions.

    • @ikidd
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      69 months ago

      You’re dunking on a fictional character over a one-liner joke. Jesus, people work themselves into a lather.

      • @LegionEris
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        199 months ago

        Idk I was having fun. I critically interpret things. It’s what I do o_o

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        The way I see it, office fans genuinely like talking shit about Andy and don’t think people like him deserve respect. And they liked Jim’s rejection in this scene, because they agree with it.

        This isn’t about dunking on a fictional character, it’s about addressing the audience.

    • @Son_of_dad
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      19 months ago

      Jim is kind of an asshole a lot throughout the show, like repeatedly disrespecting Dwight’s martial arts and belts as a joke. Disrespecting his wife because she believes in the paranormal and he doesn’t. He makes fun of Dwight for being into “fake stuff” but is all about fantasy football. Plop doesn’t like sports so Jim immediately says that they have NOTHING in common, like a person’s entire worth is wrapped up in what sports they like. He belittles and looks down on everyone, even his bosses, but he has no personality beyond sports and pranks. Jim is a guy I would never get along with in person.

      • PP_BOY_
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        19 months ago

        I’m no longer in the fan community for the show but I’ve been waiting for the day that everyone realizes that Jim’s entire character for the first 5 seasons is bullying his autistic coworker. That’s literally it. That, and having an emotional affair with his engaged coworker.

  • Ghostalmedia
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    309 months ago

    If you want Musk to fail, use the name that has less brand recognition and lower brand trust.

    The Twitter brand was literally the most valuable part of that company. When people hear “X” they are MUCH more inclined to either

    • not recognize the brand name
    • focus on the fact that the product has changed significantly (for the worse)

    Call it X.

    • @[email protected]
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      129 months ago

      You forgot option #3: Think it’s some porn site.

      I never used twitter but when I saw some site named X my first thoughts were “Why is a porn site suddenly so popular?”

    • @hellboundheart
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      thats the name of his daughter with claire (grimes) too lol

    • anonymous
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      49 months ago

      But… WHY would you call it that?

  • Beefalo
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    109 months ago

    I’ve been calling it Xitter, sounds like zitter. Gotta call it something, not the dumb thing he made up.

  • PP_BOY_
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    49 months ago

    tfw when you’re too lazy to actually screenshot the clips with subtitles so you just add them in Snapchat

  • steve228uk
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    49 months ago

    “X. I go by X now.”