It's been a tough few years for MacStories.
An explanation of why we resumed posting on X, and what comes next:
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@viticci if your business can't exist without enabling fascists and supporting them monetarily - which is what using X is - then your business doesn't deserve the support of marginalized committee and deserves to die
Sorry to hear MacStories has died
@viticci seems like it’s going to be an even tougher next few years. Don’t know if a lot of us can ever support a company that has made a decision like this
@viticci So… did you post this on X?
@viticci Good luck, but I can’t support these choices. I’ve dropped following on RSS and social media.
@viticci Ask us why we're leaving. I would have been happy to share but I’m not sure anyone even noticed.
@viticci Curios to hear how much engagement you can get from X nowadays. From what I‘ve heard from other news outlets and our own experience @tazgetroete, posts that aren’t racist, antisemitic or ragebait in some form barely get any engagement let alone are actually shown on users feeds.
@viticci Does X really represent a significant source of traffic?
@viticci If you really think that returning to X does not change your values, than your values were not as great as you believe they were.
You did your contributors really dirty. They were the ones that led me to buy a club membership. But now it is cancelled as quickly as well.
@viticci I disagree with everyone piling on. Using a service does not mean you agree with everyone involved. I'm sure there are people at Google that you don't agree with? Do you still use Google.
What about your politicians? Don't agree with them so decide you aren't using the roads anymore, etc.
@Adrianizq the roads analogy is funny... since when has a politician owned a road or actually built it? The roads are owned by the city in which they reside, and the construction workers are the people who actually built the roads
@viticci why not on Truth Social as well? Or whatever other hellscapes exists.
Wrong is wrong. Wrong to save the business is still wrong. That sucks and I’m sorry you guys have to face that choice. But you made the choice and if that’s what it takes to save the business, I’m out.
Pivot the business, come up with something else or sunset it. Don’t support the hate.
@viticci Blocking @macstories@macstories.net and @macstories@flipboard.com and @MacStoriesDeals. I recommend we all do the same.
Thanks for all the fish!
@viticci There’s no righteousness in going broke, and if you say it’s necessary I’ll believe it. I actually hadn’t realized you were back there, I look away from what happens on Xitter.
But more than a commitment to “communicate better next time”, what would have really brought peace of mind would have been a commitment to a long term goal to drop Twitter again when the business makes it possible, and a commitment that there’s going to be work in that direction, no matter how long it takes.
@viticci There is no legitimate reason to post anything on Twitter ever.
@viticci Nah, not buying the excuses. I’m not naive about business, but also not naive about how personal/business decisions like this impact the social/political realities. You had to choose between principled ethics and money, and you chose money.
