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Apr 12, 2023Liked by Meg Conley

Ilysm! 👑👑👑🤌🏾🤍

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Apr 12, 2023Liked by Meg Conley

I’m excited to see where this goes. I’m glad we’re connected.

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those elon bro photos--chef’s 😘

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Apr 12, 2023Liked by Meg Conley

Rock on!

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Ugh, that photo of Elmo and the bro party... I know it’s Midjourney, but it’s really not, is it? You nailed the HS party scene. I was a working poor kid so the couple parties in the ‘burbs I went to, were a mistake. Sad thing is, they are the same in my 30s, 40s... and I quit hobnobbing with these kids of people, even though outwardly I am able to fit in, my insides wretch with disgust.... Easter dinner on Sunday, I couldn’t exit fast enough.

Notes does feel like a space to breathe, to just be... the cynic in me wonders how long it will last... it seems even the folks with the best intentions eventually just want to harvest us.

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I got lost in the weeds of Notes, but was nodding along during the entire reading. This:

“I’m so angry at Musk and every man like him.” Yes and Yes. I resist leaving Twitter because I loved being able to hear the discourse of important topics by thoughtful (and some spicy) people. I HATE what Elon has done. I despise his snark, his attitudes and his values.

I will leave.

So many of the people I follow on Twitter now have substacks, but I can’t afford to support all of them, and quite frankly, I don’t have time to read all of the long form newsletters. One thing I will miss about Twitter is the brevity. I also really miss the 140 character tweet limit. One had to be succinct and clever. So sad it’s gone.

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Apr 13, 2023Liked by Meg Conley

If NPR is leaving Twitter, that’s good enough for me. I was on Twitter for actual news/journalists, and Mormon Twitter. But like you said, I’m not seeing a lot of the people I follow anymore.

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Apr 13, 2023Liked by Meg Conley

Also it seems like I can post even if I don’t have a newsletter? And I can follow people who also don’t have a newsletter.

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I’m mourning Twitter. I haven’t left yet, but it’s not the website I signed up for anymore. Without it, I wouldn’t have some of the most important people in my life (or read homeculture)!

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Apr 13, 2023Liked by Meg Conley

I left Twitter when it was announced that Elon Musk was to purchase it. I didn't have much of a presence on there anyway, so didn't lose much, but I did miss seeing what people I followed would tweet. I'm liking these Notes so far, and love that you're here!!! xo

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Apr 13, 2023Liked by Meg Conley

I'll be honest, I'm uneasy about substack attempting to nab Twitter marketshare (but good riddance to Twitter, don't get me wrong) because I'm uneasy about substack anyway. The founders consistently refuse to deplatform or regulate newsletters that focus on antitrans content that reaches into hate speech. They tend to claim its not an issue because they also have contracts with some prominent trans writers. But that's some both sides bs. I subscribe to a lot of substacks because this is where the people I want to read are, but I'm an unenthusiastic user. I don't trust substack to take care of its users if it gets in the way of its money.

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Now that you’ve left twitter I m not certain where to send you interesting tweets 😉 like this one about universal basic income (I believe you’ve written about the need for UBI, or am I hallucinating again? Reading so many substacks...)

https://twitter.com/scottsantens/status/1646171300321189889?s=46&t=fNn3F9nTZZyNpbTvR-0Eyg

Can I send it to you in Notes? But only as a comment on something else that you’ve Noted?

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Ever since clearing my browser cache and cookies I can't login to Instagram. Is there some new blocking in place? I have one device that still has access to my account (which is private), and I reset my pswd from there, but a I still can't login from other devices nor get a pswd reset email. Perhaps it's time to abandon Instagram.

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