[johnnyanmac]

Sure they can. You assume the valuation is directly proportional to the traffic of twitter. It's likely more about the ad customers on twitter, and they very much are leaving in droves from what I'm hearing. That doesn't mean the users aren't still there.

I'll ask the corollary question to rein this in: where are people going if they aren't on twitter anymore? Tiktok? Instagram? It sure isn't Bluesky at the moment.

[Veuxdo]

"Follow the money". And the money follows the users.

[johnnyanmac]

Normally, yes. But the only thing brands love more than money is good brand assossiation. And that's where Musk comes in.

Users can ignore that. Brands can't.