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Apparently they're no longer called tweets. The elongated muskrat says they shall be called "x's"
Xcretions
I want this to catch on so much.
x-cretions
But that's stupid and I'm not calling them that.
The whole thing is stupid
Oh, like a little kiss
No, ex as in former sexual partners, because you aren't doing them any more.
Elon should have x'ed some questions before making such a stupid decision. Who's going to use that? I have a feeling some people will just stop even talking about the platform or anything that happens on it when it sounds so dumb to talk about.