Gettr – The Twitter Killer?

Question

Hello!I recently saw Joe Rogan, Bret Weinstein, Dr Robert Malone and others switch to https://gettr.com/What are everyone's thoughts here?IMO seems like network effects are building on that particular platform.

whoknew1122 · Accepted Answer

Joe Rogan and two people I had to Google joined Gettr, a start-up founded by someone with no tech background.
This 'Ask HN' feels more 'Use Ask HN for buzz marketing' than an honest question.
Let me ask a question in response: other than being used by Joe Rogan and two people only really known on the alt-right, what makes you think Gettr is remotely close to a Twitter killer?

mikewarot · Answer

Despite the huge capital flows, attention is the real currency of the internet. As corporations are forced to censorship to protect their bottom line, they cut themselves off from the attention that their customers (the advertisers) are buying.
If you've got something to say, it isn't hard to copypaste yourself and get that in front of both audiences. The way we used to have RSS might get inverted to a list of places to post things instead of reading them.
I'm signing up, unless they ask for $.

gregjor · Answer

The internet gives near-infinite space for social media platforms and everything else. It&rsquo;s not like Highlander &ldquo;There can be only one.&rdquo;

rvz · Answer

It is another social network which is no different to Twitter.Seems to be doing well. Nothing wrong with having alternatives and competition.

MerelyMortal · Answer

How can it "kill" Twitter if it requires you to tweet codes to claim "reserved" usernames?

JackOfCrows · Answer

Isn't this the latest "Twitter but freeze peach" with Gab and Telegram and Trump's social network and etc.?

Gettr – The Twitter Killer?

Hello!
I recently saw Joe Rogan, Bret Weinstein, Dr Robert Malone and others switch to https://gettr.com/
What are everyone's thoughts here?
IMO seems like network effects are building on that particular platform.

The internet gives near-infinite space for social media platforms and everything else. It’s not like Highlander “There can be only one.”

It is another social network which is no different to Twitter.
Seems to be doing well. Nothing wrong with having alternatives and competition.

How can it "kill" Twitter if it requires you to tweet codes to claim "reserved" usernames?

Isn't this the latest "Twitter but freeze peach" with Gab and Telegram and Trump's social network and etc.?