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X on podcasts: where it advertises, what it's offering listeners, and what hosts say about it when they're not being paid.
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“Discussion of X as a social platform where important conversations happen but is 'deeply unpleasant'; hosts argue people stay on X not because it's good but due to aligned politics with Elon Musk.”
Hosts describe X as unpleasant, powerful in a problematic way, and something normal people should not use.
▶ Hear it“blue sky user base comes from people that were dissatisfied with Elon Musk's management of X, people sometimes see AI almost like a standin for their disappointment with Silicon Valley. you're on X and you want to leave, you have to start over from scratch.”
X is presented as mismanaged by Elon Musk and compared unfavorably to Bluesky's open approach, with users leaving due to dissatisfaction.
▶ Hear it“He just spends most of his time in Washington or at Mara Lago, surrounded by a bunch of billionaires and he's on True Social, right? Which is even worse is now a right-wing echo chamber by Elon Musk.”
Described as a 'right-wing echo chamber' that has completely removed Trump from exposure to other opinions.
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