David Attenborough Illustrates The Great Twitter Flight
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3 min readOct 26, 2023
By Xu Mason & Molly Kessler
Twitter. Scientific name: “X”. Although only 23% of US adults use it, the pack often feels much larger.
When Elon Musk took over, the environment changed. Resources dwindled. Users sought new pastures. Thus begins the swan song of the great herd of Twitter.
The former apex predators — the 45th president, anime fan accounts, comedians anxiously tweeting every thought — have suddenly become vulnerable. How can they survive without a steady source of online engagement?
Chaz, a young inexperienced gen Zer, stands in what was once an overcrowded utopia, now replete with bots and verified nobodies. Where will he go for his fandom news? Tumblr? Youtube comments? He opens new apps, sniffing around for what’s next.
