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Only once I click em do I realize that it's X now.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

the Pavlovian urge derived from modern internet interaction to click an X at all costs

[–] macattack 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely a dark pattern at work. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a driving factor for a name change tbh

[–] 9point6 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Given we know the idiot that changed the name, I'd say it's more likely a coincidence than anything that would require some level of intelligence to come up with.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

He's been trying to make x.com a thing since his PayPal days.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Also what a spectacular game