Competitions on X :(

[OMGJesuis66]

Unironically, X was the most politically neutral platform for some time, maybe even still is, but most of the political left wanted to isolate themselves on bluesky.

Huge bullshit, but ok.

[Clockworks]

Unironically, X was the most politically neutral platform for some time, maybe even still is, but most of the political left wanted to isolate themselves on bluesky.

I still think its a mix of everything on X, I was mostly talking about "preferences" and X became very right focused BECAUSE the left decided to go on different platforms such as Bluesky and even the hilarious tiktok replacement that was an app from China, the left wants to be on their own in their own echo chamber, and then wonders why X has a lot of the people from the right, while it's quite literally their own doing by going to a different platform with only them on it.

Some people have no desire to engage in a product of a company whose values they are against.
It's just that simple.
If someone doesn't have an account but wishes to participate in the community event of their favorite game, now they need to make an account of the website they do not like.
Now, they need to give engagement and metrics to the website they don't like.
And that is without thinking how clunky that website is for navigation and submissions of material, even more if you do not have a habit to utilize it.
It's a lot of loops that demotivates people, simple as, and the concept does not apply to only X.
I like Alan Wake series and couldn't nor will play the 2nd one because they are an Epic exclusive, and I have no desire to make an Epic account, even less to just play one game.
It be what it be.

Fair, but then not everything is for everyone, and not every single person should be catered to, that's how life works.

[OMGJesuis66]

This whole thing screams of "moooooooooooom I dont want go to to that restaurant I want to go to that one instead !!!! mooooooooooom!!!!"

Some people have no desire to engage in a product of a company whose values they are against.
It's just that simple.
If someone doesn't have an account but wishes to participate in the community event of their favorite game, now they need to make an account of the website they do not like.
Now, they need to give engagement and metrics to the website they don't like.
And that is without thinking how clunky that website is for navigation and submissions of material, even more if you do not have a habit to utilize it.
It's a lot of loops that demotivates people, simple as, and the concept does not apply to only X.
I like Alan Wake series and couldn't nor will play the 2nd one because they are an Epic exclusive, and I have no desire to make an Epic account, even less to just play one game.
It be what it be.

[Hallarem]

So am I reading this right, when you sign into X to sign up for contests for FFXIV, you also get automatically pulled into culture wars and other nasty debates and stuff? Damn.

I agree that it being in the forums would be nice, but X still has a huge reach until it burns down.
While I won't sign in because I despise social media in general, I think its a bit silly to start boycotting X or trying to get Square Enix to join some unknown alternative when you can just bubble yourself just for the contests and not take part into any "culture wars". Its free to sign in after all? Just look at FFXIV content and ignore the rest?
Are you going to start boycotting shoes, phones and your clothes too next because they most likely were made by child labour? Where are you going to draw the line? Musk?

[Oizen]

Bluesky is the truth social of the left.

[Mawlzy]

"I will buy my ground beef at Vons and not Albertson's, because Albertson's ground beef is actually made of ground up dogs."

[Daughterofdeath]

Honestly i just dont want them to do anything on Twitter ( i refuse to call it x) cuz fk elon

[Toutatis]

I am sick of that platform featuring orange + Elon (the owner) disinformation and threats against allies while promoting political inteference. X is a digusting platform. No way I am using that garbage platform ever again.

[Clockworks]

I am sick of that platform featuring orange + Elon (the owner) disinformation and threats against allies while promoting political inteference. X is a digusting platform. No way I am using that garbage platform ever again.

[CuteBucket]

lmao yet another thread just asking SE to let us have contests anywhere besides Xitter, even here on the forums, and it's devolved into political fighting. imagine having moderated forums.

I'm not entering any contests because 7.0 broke both my WoLs beautiful faces and so I no longer enjoy gposing or taking screenshots, simple as that.