#RIPTwitter is trending because it feels like it’s really over this time

As my co-workers Alex Heath & Mia Sato Report, the departure of entire important teams leads people who know Twitter well to think that it’s only a matter of time until things break down. According to the New York Times, some “critical” employees were pulled into meetings with Musk and his advisors, who tried to persuade them to stay as the time ticked down.

Twitter is over, so tweet about it.

Some people plan their Instagram moves. Mastodon, MySpace or other names Even older than thatHowever, most active posts fall somewhere in the middle of the five stages.

The mood has shifted from denial to leave space for acceptance and bargaining — and there’s surprisingly little anger.

This is even true for the man who tried unsuccessfully to reverse his $44 billion bid, but was forced to accept it and rocket up The Go90 scale of doomed serviceA $7.99 per month pipedream.

And yes, he’s tweeting his way through it too.

The Microservices are still live enough (for now), so whether it’s an extreme take, a risky DM, or just another idle observation, this feels like the time to post that tweet before we all move on to wasting time somewhere else.