• Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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      It’s his platform, sure, but the handle was also someone else’s.
      I don’t care what some sign up agreement says, this feels immoral.

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      I wish I had ever used Twitter so I could leave it. Kinda awkward when you want to boycott something, but you weren’t consuming it in the first place. Same thing happened with Chick-Fil-A.

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        I never got the appeal of chick-fil-A, I finally tried like 6 or 7 years ago because someone i knew was raving about it. It was so greasy I got sick a few hours after eating it, I haven’t had it since. I don’t understand how everyone is sitting there eating the greasiest food I’ve ever had and then pretending like they’re not getting the shits an hour later, while they’re raving about it online and to your face. Also its not like I eat veggies 24/7 so fast food obviously upset my stomach… I eat my fair share of pub food, burgers/fries/tater tots, etc…

        That, mixed with their political stance, and they can fuck right off.

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        Kinda awkward when you want to boycott something, but you weren’t consuming it in the first place. Same thing happened with Chick-Fil-A.

        You think THAT’S bad? I wanted to boycott them too, but can’t even flip off the building as I pass it, owing to the nearest one being on the other side of the Atlantic ocean!

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      It basically just signals “We don’t care about your user handles, we will strip them away from you eventually”.

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      I’m not sure you are correct. The @america handle is probably quite valuable. Did he steal it or buy it from the owner?

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        If it’s his website he can do whatever he wants no matter the perceived value as long as it doesn’t clash with existing laws. Even if it’s illegal he can probably do it and figure something out.