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New logo for Elon Musk’s social network strobes over San Francisco neighbourhood, prompting complaints and mobilising building inspectors

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[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 96 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

" X user @itsmefrenchy123 said they would be “LIVID” over the bright logo, imagining it “right across from your bedroom”. "

No! It's a twitter user. Not an X user. Don't give that clown the satisfaction.

Edit: On the other hand, you all make very good points.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago

I’m all for calling it X.

Twitter is dead. Calling it X will drive that home.

Also, Twitter has amazing brand equity. Much of Twitter’s value was the brand. If this idiot is dumb enough to throw that away, I’ll gladly help him burn money.

[-] Wirrvogel@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

https://feddit.de/post/1985167

Looking at the sign in daylight drives that home too.

[-] Butters@lemmywinks.com 3 points 1 year ago

God that’s hideous.

[-] Dark_Blade@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago

I’d say it’s better if we just stop caring. If he wants to lose Twitter’s brand equity so bad, why don’t we let him?

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago

Calling it X literally ruins billions of dollars in branding. Don't stop your enemy while they're making a mistake

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

How about calling it ex-Twitter?

[-] Tygr@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago
[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I finally got your joke. It’s a reference to Apple’s futile efforts to make everyone say “O-S-Ten” instead of “O-S-X”.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Brand X is the most appropriate name for that site.

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