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Trump’s worried that a free speech Twitter would overshadow his platform lol. And actually he’s probably correct, truth social is likely to become an echo chamber of Trump admirers, with little appeal to anyone else.

[And actually he’s probably correct, truth social is likely to become an echo chamber of Trump admirers, with little appeal to anyone else.]

You underestimate the urge of ideological people, left or right, to engage in online single combat. If Free Republic or Democratic Underground weren’t heavily moderated, both would become free-for-alls. If Truth isn’t heavily censored, I expect it to become very popular with liberals, for the same reason Twitter was popular with conservatives until the doors slammed shut on heterodoxy (i.e. anything that deviated significantly from the left’s worldview) - it’s a way to engage in pub chatter with the other side without pulling your punches. It’s when posts are deleted that people stop giving their 2 cents.

To the extent Truth is a free-for-all the way Twitter used to be, it has the potential to become even bigger than Twitter. That’s why Musk is trying to lure the Donald back. He’s actually looking to prevent Truth from ever taking off so as to safeguard the value of the tens of billions he’s putting into Twitter.

Trump’s worried that a free speech Twitter would overshadow his platform lol. And actually he’s probably correct, truth social is likely to become an echo chamber of Trump admirers, with little appeal to anyone else.

Elon buying Twitter is probably the worst possible thing that could happen to Truth Social. And Trump will relentlessly attack anyone he sees as a competitor. This will only hurt him in the end, as Musk is both an icon and iconoclast with much more crossover appeal than Trump. Hell, even among Trump's supporters, his public persona is one of the things they merely tolerate, not embrace.

If Truth doesn't take off soon, I can see Trump bailing in it and blasting Devin Nines and others for its failure.