An interesting NPR piece.

I'm not sure if I should post this in /news, or /hallowimzy. I decided to post it here, thinking it quite relevant.

Here we are. The official launch of Imzy. Hold on to your hats folks. But that's not the only interesting thing happening in the world of social media today. No no, I'm not trying to steal Imzy's thunder, this is actually fuel for the launch.

Coincidence? Fate? Today, I find this article discussing some problems Twitter is having. Some of the problems discussed are problems that have been...well, to be frank, well-discussed. The being a bastion of hate speech and ignorance. First couple minutes of the piece are really nothing new.

At about 1:50, they hint at difficulties Twitter has had monetizing their users, and at 2:30 it is specifically said that it's just not a great commercial environment. 3:30 mentions that many of the users of Twitter are not even real, but the result of 'troll factories'.

This just begs the question...is hate profitable? To me, the answer is clear. No, hate is not profitable.

To everyone reading this that has been here for the beta: Forgive me for presuming to speak for you, but I believe you have come to the same conclusion. To everyone reading this that came in when the doors were triumphantly thrown open: Welcome, and I sincerely hope you also have come to that conclusion.

Today is a step forward. We have an opportunity to leave the past in the past, and embrace the future. Thank you for making the right choice and being here.