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There is absolutely no reason to believe there was another Single user getting this treatment before. The Elon-case was just copy & pasted as an ego-stroking ha

There is absolutely no reason to believe there was another Single user getting this treatment before. The Elon-case was just copy & pasted as an ego-stroking hack.

philosopher1234 3y ago
i think he means trump, and i think it would've been strategically wise to give trump special treatment (tho probably not ideal)
- db48x 3y ago
  Actually, my first thought was the previous owner, or perhaps Twitter itself. But I left the question open, since it doesn’t matter who.
  - mynameisvlad 3y ago
    Considering I had to look up who the Twitter CEO even was before Musk, I’m going to say that no, they didn’t do the same thing to themselves.
    - db48x 3y ago
      Your memory of who the previous CEO was is not evidence one way or the other.
      - mynameisvlad 3y ago
        You would think someone forcing themselves up to the top of a feed designed to catch your attention would be a little bit more memorable than “I had to look up what he was even called”. You didn’t even know what his title was, ffs. I’m sure your simping for Elon is highly appreciated. Maybe he’ll let you taste his boots next.
        db48x 3y ago
        The code under discussion has nothing to do with forcing anyone or anything to the top of a feed. It’s entire observable effect is to _measure changes in engagement_. Any use beyond that is speculative. However, if you believe that it was to be used as part of a system for increasing engagement, then you are asserting that it is a system with no control groups, which is a stupid mistake that wouldn’t be made by an undergraduate taking their first statistics class. They wouldn’t make that mistake even on the first day of that class, because they took a class in statistics in high school!
        mynameisvlad 3y ago
        We all know said code does exist and just wasn’t part of the released source. It was very clearly used, although I know it goes against the cult so you yourself can never dare utter those words. But no, please, go off on your tangent that is not at all centered in reality. Such a system, which certainly exists, was also made extremely quickly. We all know the timeline. We all have seen the rants and then the immediate effect of manual changes made to please the rants. I could easily see control groups going out the window when your boss expects their tweets to be prioritized yesterday. I also like how confident you are in a company’s ability after they explicitly laid off and fired the majority of its staff. Generally speaking, when that happens, people lose confidence rather than gain it, but here you are proving us all of wrong. Gold star for you, maybe you’ll even get the other boot now! I’m sure it feels so rewarding to simp for a man who will never even look in your general direction, let alone talk to you or know all the great things you said about him and his companies.
        db48x 3y ago
        Yea, I’m not willing to engage in any conversation with someone who uses ad hominem attacks. I should have noticed your previous one; I can only conclude that I wasn’t paying enough attention.
        mynameisvlad 3y ago
        > I can only conclude that I wasn’t paying enough attention. I mean, considering you didn't even know what the title of the "previous owner" even was, you seem to do that a lot.
  - KyeRussell 3y ago
    No. Not a chance. Elon’s claims of mismanagement at Twitter have merit, though not nearly as much as he think, but the one thing that’s undeniable is that the previous “owner” (well, the CEO), is an adult that didn’t care about this shit.
    - dudeinjapan 3y ago
      Isn't it a problem if the CEO of Twitter doesn't care about his/her tweets, and the general public doesn't care either?
      - threeseed 3y ago
        The CEO of Twitter should be doing more important things than tweeting. And far more important things than worrying whether said tweets are popular or not.
        cma 3y ago
        I bet the previous CEO never thought of firing an employee for a disability through a public tweet thread.
        dudeinjapan 3y ago
        You mean, better the firing for disability is done in private? Isn't transparency the best way to ultimately eliminate such behaviors?
        cma 3y ago
        It is usually better for major criminals to confess and turn themselves in too. "I bet" doesn't read "it is morally better." And why jump to compare publicly vs privately doing it instead of doing it vs not doing it?
        dudeinjapan 3y ago
        Completely disagree with this. The CEO using the company's own product daily is how it should be--regardless of industry.
- oildynastyb 3y ago
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There is absolutely no reason to believe there was another Single user getting this treatment before. The Elon-case was just copy & pasted as an ego-stroking hack.

philosopher1234 3y ago

i think he means trump, and i think it would've been strategically wise to give trump special treatment (tho probably not ideal)

db48x 3y ago
Actually, my first thought was the previous owner, or perhaps Twitter itself. But I left the question open, since it doesn’t matter who.
- mynameisvlad 3y ago
  Considering I had to look up who the Twitter CEO even was before Musk, I’m going to say that no, they didn’t do the same thing to themselves.
  - db48x 3y ago
    Your memory of who the previous CEO was is not evidence one way or the other.
    - mynameisvlad 3y ago
      You would think someone forcing themselves up to the top of a feed designed to catch your attention would be a little bit more memorable than “I had to look up what he was even called”. You didn’t even know what his title was, ffs. I’m sure your simping for Elon is highly appreciated. Maybe he’ll let you taste his boots next.
      - db48x 3y ago
        The code under discussion has nothing to do with forcing anyone or anything to the top of a feed. It’s entire observable effect is to _measure changes in engagement_. Any use beyond that is speculative. However, if you believe that it was to be used as part of a system for increasing engagement, then you are asserting that it is a system with no control groups, which is a stupid mistake that wouldn’t be made by an undergraduate taking their first statistics class. They wouldn’t make that mistake even on the first day of that class, because they took a class in statistics in high school!
        mynameisvlad 3y ago
        We all know said code does exist and just wasn’t part of the released source. It was very clearly used, although I know it goes against the cult so you yourself can never dare utter those words. But no, please, go off on your tangent that is not at all centered in reality. Such a system, which certainly exists, was also made extremely quickly. We all know the timeline. We all have seen the rants and then the immediate effect of manual changes made to please the rants. I could easily see control groups going out the window when your boss expects their tweets to be prioritized yesterday. I also like how confident you are in a company’s ability after they explicitly laid off and fired the majority of its staff. Generally speaking, when that happens, people lose confidence rather than gain it, but here you are proving us all of wrong. Gold star for you, maybe you’ll even get the other boot now! I’m sure it feels so rewarding to simp for a man who will never even look in your general direction, let alone talk to you or know all the great things you said about him and his companies.
        db48x 3y ago
        Yea, I’m not willing to engage in any conversation with someone who uses ad hominem attacks. I should have noticed your previous one; I can only conclude that I wasn’t paying enough attention.
        mynameisvlad 3y ago
        > I can only conclude that I wasn’t paying enough attention. I mean, considering you didn't even know what the title of the "previous owner" even was, you seem to do that a lot.
- KyeRussell 3y ago
  No. Not a chance. Elon’s claims of mismanagement at Twitter have merit, though not nearly as much as he think, but the one thing that’s undeniable is that the previous “owner” (well, the CEO), is an adult that didn’t care about this shit.
  - dudeinjapan 3y ago
    Isn't it a problem if the CEO of Twitter doesn't care about his/her tweets, and the general public doesn't care either?
    - threeseed 3y ago
      The CEO of Twitter should be doing more important things than tweeting. And far more important things than worrying whether said tweets are popular or not.
      - cma 3y ago
        I bet the previous CEO never thought of firing an employee for a disability through a public tweet thread.
        dudeinjapan 3y ago
        You mean, better the firing for disability is done in private? Isn't transparency the best way to ultimately eliminate such behaviors?
        cma 3y ago
        It is usually better for major criminals to confess and turn themselves in too. "I bet" doesn't read "it is morally better." And why jump to compare publicly vs privately doing it instead of doing it vs not doing it?
      - dudeinjapan 3y ago
        Completely disagree with this. The CEO using the company's own product daily is how it should be--regardless of industry.
oildynastyb 3y ago
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