I woke up to a change in Twitter’s format. OK, it’s not really a radical departure. They simply replaced the “favorite” star and replaced it with a “like” heart. Since I almost always used favorites as a way to show approval, this doesn’t really bother me that much. I guess I do sort of prefer the old ways, simply because that’s what I was used to. But the corny side of me does love the new animation.
Not that big a fan of the new hearts, but I do love the animation when I click it, so I'm a little torn.
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) November 3, 2015
Of course, you knew that rad fems were gonna find a way to get pissed off about it. Lol, this one almost defies belief:
Also, idk, maybe a platform that has trouble with men harassing women shouldn't make it easier for them to send us hearts, can be creepy.
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) November 3, 2015
Ah the irony of getting <3 trolled by scores of man-child anime-avatared gamer gaters. #ETHICS
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) November 3, 2015
3) That Twitter is in such a rush to give us hearts and polls and fairy dust and can't/hasn't/won't deal with harassment is appalling.
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) November 3, 2015
Thank you for that blast from Planet Insanity, Clara. Get the fuck off public social media if your delicate sensibilities can’t handle the reality of that endeavor. If you talk crazy in public, people will be there to challenge it. I really hope Twitter will wake up and realize that trying to please pussies like you are going to gut the service. I haven’t gotten banned yet, but the rules are so vague that I’m worried that it’s a matter of if and not when. I tweeted about a meme last night that I got from Motherfucking Deadpool down in the comment section. I almost took it down because I thought the pic of Nyberg pre-operation might offend the censors too much. I ended up leaving it up, because I tagged no one and left names off as well. But you never know with these clowns.
FLAWLESS VICTORY!!!#GamerGate pic.twitter.com/KdmER7nLo2
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) November 3, 2015
OK, let’s look at more reaction. First, one more feminist nutter before we look at non-crazy people…
To non-feminist who think that new twitter heart is girly, now you see, that's why we need #FEMINISM 😂
— Danish Zaidi 🇵🇰 🚀 (@syedmdz) November 3, 2015
He’s serious, by the way. Someone who did have some good points to make was Andy Richter, Conan O’Brien’s longtime sidekick…
.@twitter seriously, this is a great product. But virtually every "improvement" you've made in the last 2 yrs has been a user alienator…
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 3, 2015
.@twitter …but continuously, repeatedly pissing off users can't be a good business plan, can it?
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 3, 2015
Condescending paternalistic corporate horseshit. I "perceive a loss of in function" b/c there is one. pic.twitter.com/R5mHiT4p5c
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) November 3, 2015
Like I said, it doesn’t really upset me that much, but it is kinda weird. Someone even mentioned Twitter being more feminine now. I don’t know about all that, but I probably do know some guys who would agree with that sentiment. Anyway, let’s close this post out with some more reaction from the Twittersphere.
Listen, Twitter. If you're introducing hearts, you should've looked in a different direction. pic.twitter.com/T93nHXjDbm
— Simon Miller (@SimonMiller316) November 3, 2015
Twitter stock prices will plummet because men can no longer use Twitter (Hearts = Guy Code Violation) https://t.co/8jQnHPCdZf
— Nick V. Flor 🥋+🇺🇸 (@ProfessorF) November 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/AdorableWords/status/661565765158502400
I think hearts are too frivolous and flirty for the serious weighty issues discussed on twitter. Bring back the stars or I'll tell my Ma.
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) November 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/661605380405882880
NO. TWITTER SHOULD NOT HAVE LIKES. OR HEARTS. MAYBE A BUTTON THAT JUST MAKES THE OTHER PERSON'S PHONE SCREAM AT THEM, BUT NO HEARTS.
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) November 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/JamesLiamCook/status/661563937180090368
https://twitter.com/kieramariie/status/661654941300322304
Chrome extension 'Fav Forever' brings Twitter's stars back just hours after they disappeared https://t.co/RDb2eCYRlt pic.twitter.com/PWiknlVSOW
— 9to5Google.com (@9to5Google) November 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/Nero/status/661611688546992128
@Nero Here you go, Queen of Hearts. pic.twitter.com/KcSrXJ2MTK
— OppressedFart (@OppressedFart) November 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/oliverbcampbell/status/661648972113510400
farewell old friend pic.twitter.com/uX859lCpZr
— Ethan Ralph (@TheRalphRetort) November 3, 2015
I haven’t seen anyone who really likes it, to be honest with you. Maybe I just missed them all. My hometown news station put up a quick poll. The results weren’t promising for Twitter execs…
Anyway, let me know what you think about the new change, and I’ll be back in a sec with more. Also, check out the new category I introduced for Twitter shit like this if you are so inclined.