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I'll miss seeing what kind of hat you were at various times. :-) And more than that, I'll miss your great content. Glad you'll still be around in other places, at least.

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Twitterdammerrung.

See you on Post.

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So long and thanks for all the fish.

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I’m glad you’re leaving Ken. I’m leaving too. For me the deal breaker was how Twitter makes me feel, especially mentally. I’ve noticed that Twitter makes me a worse person, or at least, worse by the standards I use to evaluate myself. It makes me angrier, more bitter, more condescending, more tribal. It makes me think the entire human race is filled with idiots, with a few small exceptions. It provides almost nothing worthwhile any more, at least nothing I couldn’t find elsewhere. Twitter is just a terrible, nasty place filling up with terrible, nasty people. I hope it fails. Our society, our world, would be a far better place if Twitter didn’t exist.

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Dec 12, 2022Liked by Ken White

Thanks, Ken. Your content was a brick in the wall that I enjoy on Twitter. One less brick doesn't make the wall stronger, and might help bring it down. That would be good, Elon seems out of control

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Dec 12, 2022Liked by Ken White

I'm glad you'll be findable. I learn a great deal from you, plus you make me laugh. Thank you for that. See ya on Post, here and I'll of course keep subscribing to the pod.

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You were one of the top three people I followed religiously on twitter.

I don’t blame you for leaving. The place turns my stomach now, as well.

I will read and support you wherever you go!

One thing: I don’t think Musk is seeking love. I think he is seeking “gaze”, and he has it now and nothing else matters.

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Dec 12, 2022Liked by Ken White

Did the same yesterday, and for the same reasons.

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Dec 13, 2022Liked by Ken White

Ken, you were one of the best reasons to be on the site. Like others, it makes me seriously reconsider my own staying there. I'll look forward your newsletter.

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I love your sense of justice. That virtue is becoming extinct.

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Please don’t delete the tweets. There are far too many good ones to screen capture.

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Dec 12, 2022Liked by Ken White

Superbly written, as with all of your commentary over the years. You've consistently provided interesting, often quite humorous, observations and substantially improved my limited understanding of the law in this country. I won't miss you on Twitter, because I could never tolerate the noise on that forum. I'm quite happy to continue to follow you right here, and I hope that's for many more years!

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Dec 12, 2022Liked by Ken White

I met my husband on CompuServe. I learned about the first 9/11 plane on an arts message board. I once got in a vicious flamewar about cats. The popehat account has been my Twitter homepage for years. Thank you for everything you gave to us, it was a grand time.

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Dec 12, 2022Liked by Ken White

Right behind you, sir!

Cannot support musk’s hellscape.

Already following you, and many favorites on Post. It’s nice there, like the format and filling with good follows daily.

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Thanks for all your content over the years Ken! As a longtime follower, I’ve appreciated your legal takes and practice advice as I went through law school and now have been in practice for several years. I too have decreased my twitter time, honestly just to spend more time reading books and enjoying life. I’ve never once regretted it.

Look forward to seeing more from you in the future!

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Dec 12, 2022Liked by Ken White

While I’m going to miss you on Twitter, I’m certain your partners will appreciate the massive incoming bump in productivity.

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