Yeah, that’s what the word “proxy” means up there. I don’t need to get any of this data from Twitter directly to know which direction the number is going and where it is relative to previous years. It’s not moving the way you think it’s moving. And the numbers work with any number of bots because the size differences are so big that even going with the larger estimates where 3/4 of all of the damn thing is all bots it’s still several times larger than either BS or Masto, or even both put together.
Look, it’s okay to live in a vibes-driven world, I suppose. I can’t force you out of it. But maaaan, does it get in the way of having a normal conversation with someone else about a real thing that happens in the real world where we both need to agree on some semblance of reality.
I’m not even that angry that you are in denial about it, weirdly, but it’s mildly alarming and it makes this entire conversation retroactively feel like a massive waste of time.
Yeah, that’s what the word “proxy” means up there. I don’t need to get any of this data from Twitter directly to know which direction the number is going and where it is relative to previous years. It’s not moving the way you think it’s moving. And the numbers work with any number of bots because the size differences are so big that even going with the larger estimates where 3/4 of all of the damn thing is all bots it’s still several times larger than either BS or Masto, or even both put together.
Look, it’s okay to live in a vibes-driven world, I suppose. I can’t force you out of it. But maaaan, does it get in the way of having a normal conversation with someone else about a real thing that happens in the real world where we both need to agree on some semblance of reality.
I’m not even that angry that you are in denial about it, weirdly, but it’s mildly alarming and it makes this entire conversation retroactively feel like a massive waste of time.