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John Scalzi
@scalzi.com

I see we're having a debate about whether it's okay to go back to "X," the site owned by a trillionaire fascist who is currently bankrolling the GOP's midterm, throttled Ukraine's war effort, and still winkingly allows vast amounts of CSAM on his service Answer: No, what the fuck is wrong with you

John Scalzi
@scalzi.com

"I'm gonna go be on X anyway and you can't stop me," I mean, with one exception, I'm not your dad (and that one exception is even more vehemently against X than I am, so there's that), so do what you want, my dude, as for me, I'm happy not to hang out in the Nazi bar, there are other places to drink

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Peter Ellis
@almostconverge.kozterulethasznalatienge.day

besides all that, what would even be the point? do they think it'd be just like in the "good old days"? which were a bit shit btw? no, it wouldn't be, nothing will ever be, time's arrow being time's arrow, what has been learnt cannot be unlearnt, and you'll never be who you were 10 years ago

Roland of Gilead
@rolandofgilead19.bsky.social

I left for the same reasons I leave any physical places that Nazis and white supremacists feel welcome, safe, or even a little comfortable. It wasn't a temporary move as I don't see any benefit to returning.

Hap
@hapchem.bsky.social

1) The content and reach aren't worth the pits of corrosive slime you have to go through to get them. 2) X advocates likely (like the anti-divorce and -no contact people) need victims, and I see no reason to give them one. 3) If there's someone who I don't want to help, it would be the owner of X.

Steve Mcilhatton
@stevemcilhatton.bsky.social

Imagine walking into a bar with Swastikas and kiddy porn plastered over the walls and going “hmmm, might just stop for one drink”. What the fuck is wrong with people? Get the fuck out of there

Rockytech
@rockytech.bsky.social

There's a saying "if there are 10 Nazis sitting at a table and you sit next to them and become friendly with them, there are now 11 Nazis at the table."

Patrick Rogers
@patrickrogers.bsky.social

I go one step further and say "you do you, but if the place online you're happiest is the pedophile-friendly nazi bar, I'm going to make some assumptions about the kind of person you are."

Ulrike
@ulidig.bsky.social
Ulrike@ulidig.bsky.social

I have a policy of not liking or reskeeting screenshots from Xitter, and that saves me a lot of time, but I do wonder why so many people are 1) still there and 2) bringing that Xitt here. Haha, look what Grok said. Lol, see how toxic it is there? Just. Why?