Anthony Mountjoy

Programmer/Composer at Mountjoy Music Studio in Saskatchewan | Lessons | Recording Sessions | Production | Talent Management |

[Anthony Mountjoy @asmotek]

I guess the experiment is over. @elonmusk X/Twitter isn’t much better than old Twitter. I can’t earn anything here. Oh, I get millions of views but it doesn’t amount to anything other than hurt feelings and frustration when they suspend my ad revenue participation with no explanation of why the moment my viewership starts expanding. @Support on Twitter doesn’t really exist it seems. @Premium doesn’t seem to offer any additional information. They take my money, and look for every excuse to give nothing back.

The entire time I’ve been on this premium program I’ve been spending extra time testing the return potential. There is almost none for me. Since Elon took over I have made around $100 total off add revenue and must have paid more than twice that by now in monthly fees. I applied for the subscription feature on day one, but they never approved it for me and I’ve inquired many times with no response.

Since yesterday they decided to suspend my ad rev share after weeks of million+ plus views, it’s clear that anytime I get close to breaking through they will adapt to stop me. I’ll never make any real return investing my time or thoughts into Twitter/X. I won’t participate in a platform that takes away my earnings without telling me why or even what.

So sadly I’m taking a break from Twitter. Gonna explore some other platforms. I’ll start by harvesting my old tweets as new posts somewhere else. They are after all MY thoughts, not Twitter’s. When/if I find a new social media home I’ll let you know…. but honestly I have a lot going on in the real world and maybe it’s time to accept that social media isn’t a place for people like me.

For whatever reason “they” don’t want me making money the way millions of other people do every day. I am locked out. I am an outsider. There is no place here for me. I’ll miss you all, well most of you I won’t remember, but some of you I will sincerely miss. You know who you are. You can always check up on me at https://t.co/iNUT6EAnxt or at my new studio in Yorkton starting April 1, 2024.

And hey maybe I’ll be back someday… if Twitter/X shows even the slightest amount of sense and actually lets a real human talk to me about how they lost my investment in their brand. They can ask me directly why I’m not renewing my premium account. And why I suddenly stopped using the product when I was so active and such a big supporter of the new platform.

To be clear. It isn’t the suspension that pisses me off. It’s the complete lack of explanation as to why, and the total lack of resort in the face of it. This is not acceptable for a PAID account on any kind of commercial service. I know I’m not owed anything or entitled to success, and if I sprain an ankle I understand that I can’t run the race. Most importantly I understand unless someone hobbles me on purpose a sprained ankle is a natural and understandable reason for not being able to run.

But when some mysterious agent uses technology to flip a switch on my activity…. it feels like being deliberately hobbled. I didn’t break any laws, or even get a warning. There is no trial, not that it’d be fair if there were, and there is no meaningful complaint process. Just the flip of a switch and your income disappears. A friendly reminder that we have no power in this system. A system that doesn’t empower its users is just an MCP (Master Control Program) and I’m more of a TRON kinda programmer. #tron #MCP #Twitter #X #QuittingTwitter #goodbye

[Anthony Mountjoy @asmotek]

@elonmusk @RichardDawkins When Dawkins is getting pissed off you know they're going too far.

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@Phil_Lewis_ This is a horror movie plot.

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@POTUS More trade with Canada please and thank you!

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@tshandazenzile They won't specifically tell me.

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Oops... I did it again. Said with a grin. Some Karen did me in. Is being funny such a sin?

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X just emailed me my ad revshare is suspended because I violated Creator standards but it doesn't tell me what post or in which way. And given Ive gotten tons of views lately they picked a great time to screw me out of any earnings. @Support

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@CollinRugg It's like mass hysteria meets suicide cult.

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@EdKrassen @elonmusk @RareImagery Too many repeat offenders bogging down the system with less sever crime. The pure volume is overwhelming.

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@RonFilipkowski I'm sure the AI are only fake upset about being shamed.

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@elonmusk I'd rather there were less shareholders and more direct owners.

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@BillyM2k In the 90s they were transposing art and literature into a motion picture format. Now it's all politics or product placement.

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@theJagmeetSingh How many of your houses are you donating to the cause?

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@dumbassgenius I'll look forward to my advanced copy! ;)

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@CelticsPost @CocoAbstrac @Phil_Lewis_ Committing crimes isn't the best way to take care of their families.

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@unusual_whales Maybe they can start another global plague and sell sugar water cures for a couple more years.

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Some poor people deserve to be poor and some rich people deserve to be rich, but most poor people are poor because too many rich people didn't deserve to be rich.

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@jordanbpeterson Every time I say Sorry I'm probably lying, but as a Canadian I fee obliged.

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@peterboghossian At some point I plan to pay a small group of "trans" people to scream, burb, and fart in the faces of anyone I don't like. Ya'll been warned. Don't cross me when I'm rolling with my #transcrew.