the new twitter logo

[heinrich]

i HATE the new X twitter logo. it is the mosty stupid i can think of.

 

[loreta]

I agree.

 

[Natus Videre]

Twitter -> X
Facebook -> Meta

Simplification (or dumbing down!?) has been a popular trend for the past 100 years...

BACKRUB // GOOGLE
JERRY AND DAVID’S GUIDE TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB // YAHOO!
BRAD’S DRINK // PEPSI
BLUE RIBBON SPORTS // NIKE
AMAZIN’ SOFTWARE // EA GAMES
SOUND OF MUSIC // BEST BUY
STAG PARTY // PLAYBOY
PETE’S SUPER SUBMARINES // SUBWAY
MATCHBOX // TINDER
UNADULTERATED FOOD PRODUCTS // SNAPPLE
THE ELECTRO-ALKALINE COMPANY // CLOROX
PC’S LIMITED // DELL
GOODFELLOW’S DRY GOODS COMPANY // TARGET
TOTE’M // 7-ELEVEN
RELENTLESS // AMAZON

15 Companies That Changed Their Names

Had history gone slightly differently, you'd be using BackRub to search the internet while enjoying an ice-cold Brad's Drink from a Tote'M convenience store.

www.mentalfloss.com

If language devolves, so does society. Race to disintegration?

 

[heinrich]

Twitter -> X
Facebook -> Meta

Simplification (or dumbing down!?) has been a popular trend for the past 100 years...

15 Companies That Changed Their Names

Had history gone slightly differently, you'd be using BackRub to search the internet while enjoying an ice-cold Brad's Drink from a Tote'M convenience store.

www.mentalfloss.com

If language devolves, so does society. Race to disintegration?

thank you for this information. what i observe today is the multiplied use of abbreviations which become ever more incomprehensible. there was a hilarious sketch in germany where merkel desesparily asked for the meaning of lol...

 

[Mrs. Peel]

i HATE the new X twitter logo.

You know, I get notices of of "pending updates" for the apps on my phone. I only update the ones I use often, and in scanning down the do-you-want-to-update list, I've been wondering what that "X" thingy was...

 

[Iain]

Twitter -> X
Facebook -> Meta

Simplification (or dumbing down!?) has been a popular trend for the past 100 years...

15 Companies That Changed Their Names

Had history gone slightly differently, you'd be using BackRub to search the internet while enjoying an ice-cold Brad's Drink from a Tote'M convenience store.

www.mentalfloss.com

If language devolves, so does society. Race to disintegration?

According to McGilchrist's work, this simplification of naming and increased use of acronyms is highly indicative of left hemisphere dominant thinking. An obsession with ordering and simplifying everything, to the expense of real meaning and creative/abstract thought.

Certainly becoming very prevalent these days.

 

[Claus]

Someone listened to often to this:

 

[KJS]

𝕏 is an old brand owned by Musk before PayPal. What I don't understand is how half-assed that brand switch was. Certainly it wasn't what I'd expect from a professional rebranding, but it fit Musk's erratic and impulsive behavior well. That whole Twitter thing looks more and more like a Trojan horse. CEO straight from the WEF loonies, limited hangouts about "how Twitter was censored before", moderated vaxx narration, some people still deboosted to the point of almost no-reach. Yesterday, Twitter turned off all access to third-party applications, "free speech" for all. Except not. There are so many yellow flags and so much Kabuki theater around it (ex. Musk-Zuckerberg sparring) to keep people involved. And the idea that Twitter's takeover was only to acquire a userbase for a Western WeChat substitute... Elon, please go back to where you belong; the portals are said to be in Antarctica

This was posted somewhere else here; I honestly doubt if that was done with premeditation, but what if the Universe is giving us hints?

 

[Natus Videre]

This was posted somewhere else here; I honestly doubt if that was done with premeditation, but what if the Universe is giving us hints?

I see two 𝕏's giving each other high-five; oh boy, we are in deep trouble.

 

[Natus Videre]

According to McGilchrist's work, this simplification of naming and increased use of acronyms is highly indicative of left hemisphere dominant thinking. An obsession with ordering and simplifying everything, to the expense of real meaning and creative/abstract thought.

Certainly becoming very prevalent these days.

No wonder why companies are so focused on automation. "Automate! Automate! Automate!"
Some even try to automate things which happen once in a decade!
Jeez... no art... just brute-force.

Shouldn't we then have more "free" time? Yes, but that one was also hijacked in favor of "distraction" time...
Where are the comets to put our 'clocks' back into place?

 

[heinrich]

No wonder why companies are so focused on automation. "Automate! Automate! Automate!"
Some even try to automate things which happen once in a decade!
Jeez... no art... just brute-force.

Shouldn't we then have more "free" time? Yes, but that one was also hijacked in favor of "distraction" time...
Where are the comets to put our 'clocks' back into place?

yes, it is the "distraction" i do oppose. time is too precious to serve as distraction.

 

[Juba]

Elon Musk is pretty obsessed with letter X: X.com, Space X, Tesla X, his son's name X Æ A-12. Ok, X represent unknown number in mathematics, although after Linda Yaccarino positioning as a X's CEO - I guess everything is crystal clear related to shadowbaning and other censorship methods on ex Twitter.

Psychology Today made interesting article about symbolism of letter X, here are some examples:

What’s so mystifying about the letter “X?”

For starters, the swastika X—or cross—has come to symbolize the very essence of evil. And the letter, as signified by the skull and crossbones, portrays death by poison. Yet it also represents virtue and eternal life in being employed as an abbreviation for Christ in Xmas, and for Christianity generally. Such a curious dichotomy only hints at the many convoluted complexities of a letter seemingly “designed” to beguile us with contradictory connotations.
(...)

So we have:

• In mathematics, X as the symbol for multiplication.
• In algebra, X as the variable—vs. a constant. We may be asked to "solve for X." t’s literally a puzzle—or unknown—meant to be deciphered. Jonathon Green, a lexicographer writing on X, wittily remarks that it “torments students of mathematics at all levels, from the common multiplication symbol in arithmetic to the more complicated X of algebraic equations."
• In a Cartesian coordinate system, the x-axis as the horizontal of the x, y, and z.
• In measurement, X as an added dimension, or by—as in a 3x5 card.
• In advertising, as it depicts a generic version of the product being promoted—as in “Brand X”—conveniently unidentified and deprecated as inferior to the named brand.
• In “secret societies,” X as employed to emphasize their strength, exclusivity, and a certain subversiveness, or duplicity, about them: expressed, for example, through crossed arms and legs, which can be code for “crossed” meanings—as in left meaning right, or things being inverted (e.g., black for white, yes for no, etc.).
• In linguistics, X as what’s been called a “phonetic chameleon.” It’s used to replicate such sounds as “ks” (as in, “wax”), “gz” (as in, “exhaust”), “z” (as in, xenophobia), “k” (as in, “excite”), and “kzh” (as in, “luxury”). And the letter can also “hush up”—that is, be silent (as in, “Sioux Falls”). Wow, talk about diversity! Or confusion.

The Known/ Specific/Precise/Measurable/Identifiable ... or, Clearly Identifying Something, and Filling in a Blank (Where X Has an Unmistakable, Delimited Meaning)

So, in these instances, we have X as:

• Marking ballot boxes to indicate a choice of candidate, or position on an issue.
• Marking places on a map, to indicate the center, crossroad, or location of a mountain—as well as X marking the spot on a map where, presumably, a hidden treasure is buried.
• Marking a defensive player in a football diagram.
• Referring to “Generation X,” so named because at the time it was the 10th generation of Americans since 1776—though it’s employed specifically to designate the generation born following the peak of the post-WWII Baby Boom.
• Marking the scene of a crime in a plan or photograph.
• Signifying the crosshairs of a scope used to sight a firearm.
• Indicating something's relative strength—as in the strength of an ale (Don Equis); XXX moonshine, with the number of Xs marking how many times a particular batch ran through the still; and XXXX is also a logo for a brand of Australian beer!

To sum up here, I’ll quote David Barringer, who states:

"The resonance of X as a signifier of mysterious precision [my italics to accentuate his "revealing" oxymoron] explains why it’s so common in commerce and branding. The Jaguar X-Type. The 2008 Mitsubishi Evolution X. The X2000, Sweden’s high-speed train. The X-Acto knife. Mac OS X. The X game for Nintendo’s Game Boy. Microsoft’s Xbox console. Vitamin Water XXX (with three antioxidants). The X is a California roller coaster (the seats swivel around). Product X is a protein powder for bodybuilders. The X-Vest adds weight for exercise."


Whew!

2. Daring, Danger, Death—and Death Undefeated

This heading, not entirely distinct from others that follow, emphasizes some of the more “pointed” ways that X has been put to use. So we have:

• The military’s propensity to attach an X to its mach-smashing aircraft, such as the X-1 or X-15. And, as in so many other applications (e.g., liquor, sex, and sports cars), there’s a certain macho quality that's become linked to the letter.
• X-sports—short for Extreme sports—representing the most daredevil, risky (or reckless) of activities, seemingly calculated to tempt fate.
• X as signifying the end of something—an entity whose existence is over, past, dead, and gone. Here, perhaps, we have X as the most “nihilistic” of letters. And curiously, cartoonists have traditionally employed it to display a character “out cold” or dead through drawing Xs over their eyes.
• As already alluded to, as symbolizing fatality in the well-known skull and crossbones emblem.
• In Kabbalistic philosophy, a branch of Jewish mysticism, as referring to both life and death.
• X as a sign of the cross where Christ was crucified, or for Christ himself. But this symbol, or marker, can also be understood as a “crossing over” to another dimension: a transcendence, transformation, or transmigration.

3. Positive or Good; Negative, Bad, or Evil

Here, too, we have a plethora of possibilities. So my entries are hardly exhaustive and might be “assigned” to other categories as well. For a small sampling:

• A rotated plus is the logo for the Red Cross (and, of course, X is all about “crossing”). In this context it signifies benevolence and humanity in helping those urgently in need.
• In looking up prescribed, brand-name medications that begin with the letter “X,” I discovered a site listing over 50 of them—and that doesn’t even include those drugs (prescribed or OTC) whose names contain an X in the middle or end (like Lovenox, Zyprexa, or Sominex). A tiny sampling here would include: Xarelto, Xeljanz, Xenical, Xylocaine, and Xanax (which—“X-wise”—outdoes itself!).
• Moving in the opposite direction, X has been used as a symbol of that which is negative, or a negation generally (i.e., null), such as crossing one’s fingers behind one’s back to void a promise being made;
• X has long been recognized as an occult symbol for Satan, and the black art or witchcraft of satanism.
• Witches cross their fingers to focus their energy and convey their possession of demonic powers; yet, on the other hand (no pun intended!), people cross their fingers to make a wish—doing it, for good (i.e., non-malignant) luck.
• As a cross mark, X signifies an error or cancellation: so we have “X out,” “X off,” and “X over,” indicating the need for a do-over.
• Being “cross” indicates petulant anger.
• Being at “cross purposes” with another communicates conflict or contrariness.
• Being “double-crossed” indicates being swindled, deceived, or betrayed.

4. Love, Sex, and Pornography (Maybe This Is What You've Been Waiting For?)

• Adding an “O” for a hug (i.e., two individuals “encircling” one another) to an “X,” for a kiss (i.e., two lips “crossing over”), we get XOXO, or kisses and hugs—a basically affectionate symbol, free of any lurid sexual connotations; and also, xxx, typically understood as three little kisses;
• X, as it relates not so much to a fond or sentimental attachment but to something far more lustful or passionate, gives us X-rated and the word sex itself. And not only does this usage address the earthier, more animalistic side of our nature, it can also slip into the realm of the naughty, illicit, or forbidden. Symbolizing explicit or graphic sexual content, we have extreme porn designated as XXX. And XXXX has been increasingly showing up to suggest really bold, intense, or outrageous displays of sexual derring-do.
• Forex condoms, no longer manufactured, were probably the first XXXX-related product for men;
• X has also been used to represent the anus, “the portal of transformation in ritual or key of David sodomy."
• XXXX is now also used in written slang to signify the word “f**k”—as in, “Who gives a XXXX?!”

5. Miscellaneous Symbology

This highly condensed segment can only hint at everything that hasn’t yet been covered. And one irony here is that although X has an almost immeasurable diversity to it, it’s commonly used (as already described) for purposes of measurement. So:

• In genetics, we have XX standing for the female pair of sex chromosomes (as distinguished from the male’s XY combination).
• Racially considered, we get black Muslims’ appropriating, in place of their slave name, an X (i.e., unknown). Malcolm X is the best-known example of this.
• X is implicated in taking a life/death oath—as in, “cross my heart and hope to die."
• X signifies the sun god, a simple-rayed sun or star.
• In clothing sizes, X means “extra,” as in “XS” for extra small, “XL” for extra-large, and so on.
• X in aerospace stands for “experimental."
• X is the diagnostic tool familiar to all of us as the X-ray.
• Vitamin X refers to the rave or dance club drug, Ecstasy.
• Camp X, aka Intrepid Park, refers to where experiments with mind control were done during WWII.
• X-Files, in the cult hit TV series, represent mysterious, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena.
• X-Factor, in the world of entertainment, signifies star quality—but now is more closely associated with ITV’s musical talent show.

On the end I think X logo got such a awful design but, after all beauty is in the eye of beholder, and obviously Elon Musk has some pretty weird ideas about beauty and "freedom of speech".

 

[JEEP]

That whole Twitter thing looks more and more like a Trojan horse. CEO straight from the WEF loonies

Yes - and as @Juba has indicated in the previous post - appearing on whatreallyhappened today:

Twitter CEO: Free Speech Is NOT Acceptable on X Well Shadowban Harder Than Before

Newly appointed Twitter CEO and WEF member Linda Yaccarino has announced that “free speech is no longer acceptable on X.”

Yaccarino, a World Economic Forum (WEF) member and former NBC executive, announced this week that she will begin ramping up the “shadowbanning” of accounts deemed to be pushing “misinformation” and “hate speech” on Musk’s platform.

According to Yaccarino, Americans will not be permitted to exercise their First Amendment rights to legally express themselves as long as Musk keeps her on as CEO.

In a new interview with CNBC, Yaccarino revealed that free speech will be strictly policed and filtered by the new algorithm even if it doesn’t break any laws.

During the interview, Yaccarino also boasted that Musk no longer has any say in the editorial decisions of the social media giant.

However, it is her stance on the platform’s censorship policies that has caused concern among free speech advocates.

Webmaster addition: Why did Elon Musk buy Twitter just to let this lady reimpose censorship?!?​

Umm - maybe . . . (from my post in the Sound of Freedom thread):

The video in the article @1:08 says that his family had a history of abuse and witchcraft - tell-tale signs of multi-generational mind control. Well you know, they love to show us exactly who they really are:

• X has long been recognized as an occult symbol for Satan, and the black art or witchcraft of satanism.

Yeah, that post has the Freemason symbol/X image, too.

BTW - as one used to say one tweeted or one is sending a tweet, what is it called now? I'm Xing you or I Xd?!

 

[Natus Videre]

Now, is Elon crazy enough to change twitter's address to x.com, crossing out the bird permanently?
That would be a sexy move!

Well, looks like he enjoys redirecting his past to his future, not the other way around...

X.com was an online bank co-founded by Elon Musk, Harris Fricker, Christopher Payne, and Ed Ho in 1999 in Palo Alto, California. In 2000, Musk was interested in merging with competitor Confinity Inc., a software company also based in Palo Alto, because it had developed an easy payment system. The merged company changed its name to PayPal and the X.com website redirected to PayPal.

In 2002, eBay bought PayPal for US$1.5 billion. In 2015, PayPal was spun off and became an independent company. As of July 23, 2023, the X.com website redirects to Twitter after Musk decided to rebrand the social networking service as X following his acquisition.

X.com (bank) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Serendipity]

Explained | Why is Elon Musk so obsessed with the letter ‘X’?

WION (World Is One News) brings latest & breaking news from South Asia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and rest of the World in politics, business, economy, sports, lifestyle, science & technology with opinions & analysis.

www.wionews.com

“There’s absolutely no limit to this transformation. X will be the platform that can deliver, well….everything. Elon Musk and I are looking forward to working with our teams and every single one of our partners to bring X to the world.”

The decision to rebrand the social media platform is just one of the many steps in Musk’s grandiose plan to make Twitter, or rather “X”, an all-in-one application, which he calls "the everything app"— that can be used for digital transactions, booking a cab and other financial services, just like China’s WeChat.

The makeover was expected as Musk has betting big on the social media platform after he bought it for a record $44 billion last year.

However, there is one interesting aspect of the Twitter makeover. Elon Musk’s obsession with the letter ‘X’. Turns out there is a historical context to it.

Before buying Twitter in 2022, Musk had said, “Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app”.

In April this year, a filing in a federal court case in California revealed Twitter had been renamed to X Corp. In the same month, Musk tweeted only the letter ‘X’ to his millions of followers.

He bought X in April 2022 for 44(2x22) billion $. There is an interesting connection between letter X and number 22 down below.


Let's take a look into this. I decided to play a bit and I asked chatGPT "If a single letter could be used to represent mark of the beast from the book of revelation in the new testament, what letter would fit the most?" and it gave me this answer:

The most commonly associated letter with the "mark of the beast" from the Book of Revelation (specifically Revelation 13:18) is "X". This is because the verse mentions a number, 666, which has traditionally been interpreted to correspond to a person or entity, often connected to evil or opposition to divine principles. The letter "X" has been used symbolically throughout history in various contexts to represent the unknown, a mark of something dangerous, or even a symbol of defiance or rejection.

Some interpretations or artistic representations of the "mark of the beast" use the number 666 in conjunction with the "X" as a shorthand symbol, especially since the shape of the letter itself can evoke a sense of danger or a cross-like form, often associated with opposition to Christ in Christian eschatology.

Though not explicitly stated in the Bible as a single letter, "X" carries that symbolic weight in modern representations of the "mark of the beast."

Which probably comes from the letter Taw

Taw, tav, or taf is the twenty-second and last letter of the Semitic abjads, including Arabic tāʾ ت‎, Aramaic taw 𐡕‎, Hebrew tav ת‎, Phoenician tāw 𐤕, and Syriac taw ܬ. In Arabic, it also gives rise to the derived letter ث ṯāʾ. Its original sound value is /t/.

The Phoenician letter gave rise to the Greek tau (Τ), Latin T, and Cyrillic Т.

Taw is believed to be derived from the Egyptian hieroglyph representing a tally mark.

Hieroglyphh

Proto-Sinaitic

Phoenician

Paleo-Hebrew

SpaceX has letter X stylized. Tesla logo has letter T stylized, letter which origin is also taw (X).

It would be interesting to look into the origin of other letters that are stylized in those logos. Why does A look like tilted Y in SpaceX and like a chair thingy in Tesla. And what's going on with the letter E in both of those logos too.

This was posted somewhere else here; I honestly doubt if that was done with premeditation, but what if the Universe is giving us hints?

Maybe I'm seeing too much into all of this, but I highly doubt that it's all just a coincidence. There is no such thing. It seems it's more likely that all of this is connected. Elon Musk's companies (Tesla, SpaceX, X, xAI and Neuralink), restructuring of the geopolitical stage with Trump and Musk in the main roles at the moment and possibly soon the leaders of the BRICS nations will join them at the stage, forming new deals and alliances, pawing the way towards a new multipolar type of one world government. And the direction towards a gold back financial system, that might be run on Ripplenet and XRP cryptocurrency to level the financial playing field, and also be a huge step towards a one world currency. And could be easily integrated into Musk's idea for X as a platform for everything.

And XRP's logo and three letter word is a story for itself.

What's with all the X's? I meant marks (X). Marks of what?