Losing is on a spectrum
JK Rowling shares a tweet from Jolyon Maugham that pretends Mermaids didn’t really lose, with the comment
The unsophisticated might think Jolyon has had his arse handed to him on a plate, but it’s important to remember that losing is on a spectrum, and Jolyon identifies as someone who would have won if only his side weren’t trying to exercise legal rights they didn’t have. #binary
One thing trans ideology has been good for is nurturing caustic wit in onlookers.
It’s moments like these I wish I could still browse Twitter.
Rob #1 — same.
I’m not going back in, but I do miss the occasional window shopping.
For those who still think about Twitter in the way you do when faced with a slow motion disaster, the ever great Mike Masnick has a good post at techdirt. https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/05/it-turns-out-elon-is-speedrunning-the-enshittification-learning-curve-not-the-content-moderation-one/
I’m pretty sure you can, Rob and John. Woo, rejoice. The ban for non-members has been lifted, apparently it was not intended to be permanent.
Not quite Holms. You can now click on a google link to see an isolated tweet, but not the whole thread, and not to free browse or search as previously.