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 Journalists' bended-knee stance over at the deadbird site gets more and more pathetic. They do what Musk tells them to do, even as he loudly hates them and amplifies people who would end journalism altogether, and make occasionally feeble protests.

There is obviously no degradation journalists will decline. They will keep supporting Musk's business on the insane logic that they're somehow doing themselves a favor.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/4/23903859/x-elon-musk-headlines-links-image-twitter 
 @f8d9bc1c there’s no logic — modern “journalists” will do literally ANYTHING to be in with the cool, rich kids. There’s no bottom. Ever. 
 @f8d9bc1c 

What I can't quite figure out is why X / Twitter is still daily headline "news."

Does it still have the influence on pop culture/society it once did?

Are the daily X/Twitter "news" stories simply another version of rubbernecking? 

Let's move on already! 🙄 
 @f8d9bc1c journalism is dead in the USA.  The rw killed it 
 @f8d9bc1c A bent knee to the status quo is the longstanding issue, alas 😣