Some of my best ideas come from listening to people speak in coffee shops. I eavesdrop on the soon to be caffeinated. It’s a weird mix of hobbies and gossip.
Twitter being X reminds me of when Prince changed his named to a symbol and we all had to call him The artist formerly known as Prince. No one called him 'weird symbol" straight up. Now, no one calls Elon's company X, they all add 'formerly Twitter'. I think we all know what X is on it's own now, but it hasn't taken hold, just like 'weird symbol' never took hold.
Oh you're so right. That definitely seems like what's going on. It's a certain kind of arrogance that presumes you can own a whole letter and that people will just happily assign new meaning. And I'm guessing if it hasn't taken hold by now, it never will.
Does that make X: The platform formerly known as Twitter?
Some of my best ideas come from listening to people speak in coffee shops. I eavesdrop on the soon to be caffeinated. It’s a weird mix of hobbies and gossip.
I've never thought to give that a try, but I'll have to next time I'm in a coffee shop!
Twitter being X reminds me of when Prince changed his named to a symbol and we all had to call him The artist formerly known as Prince. No one called him 'weird symbol" straight up. Now, no one calls Elon's company X, they all add 'formerly Twitter'. I think we all know what X is on it's own now, but it hasn't taken hold, just like 'weird symbol' never took hold.
Oh you're so right. That definitely seems like what's going on. It's a certain kind of arrogance that presumes you can own a whole letter and that people will just happily assign new meaning. And I'm guessing if it hasn't taken hold by now, it never will.
Does that make X: The platform formerly known as Twitter?