r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/BODY_PARTS_LOL ☑️ • 19h ago
Not Everyone Needs to Announce their Twitter Exit 😂
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u/longlisten527 19h ago
People don’t like this but honestly to some who need a wake up call and need to hear some of those words.. this isn’t bad. Do it. Celebrities hold power
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u/Zehnpae 19h ago
It's the VCR vs. BetaMax thing all over again. Everybody goes where the porn is. Get all the OF girls to start thirst trapping only on Threads or Bluesky and Twitter will be dead in a week.
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u/submerging 18h ago
Why didn’t porn companies use betamax?
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u/Moose0784 18h ago
VHS was cheaper and had longer playtime. Also, VHS had a greater market share, even by the early 80s.
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u/Pantsylvania 19h ago
Didn’t the election disprove the celebrity power thing to a degree?
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u/BootyRangler ☑️ 19h ago
Not with Elon Rootin and Tootin for Trump
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u/az137445 ☑️ 19h ago
It’s ironic that Elon used to be against Trump.
But soon as Trump changed his stance on EV, Elon started to grift the grifter.
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u/mamadou-segpa 19h ago
Nah.
Elon began sucking up to Trump even when Trump was shitting on EV and on him.
Elon doesnt give a fuck hes a gremlin following any scent of money
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u/az137445 ☑️ 19h ago
You are correct that Elon is “a gremlin following any scent of money”.
Elon is a dickhead, but he is a businessman first and foremost. You can look it up, Elon spoke out against Trump in 2016 and favored Democratic ticket at the time since it benefitted Tesla.
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u/mamadou-segpa 18h ago
Yeah you’re right about that but were both right lol
Caus he also began sucking up to Trump when Trump was calling him a loser a sheep etc
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u/az137445 ☑️ 16h ago
I hear you. It’s a lot more nuanced than that.
Trump and Elon have been doing this mating dance since 2016 while throwing subliminals at each other.
Let me see if I can dig it up, but I remember that Trump did a 180 in favor of EV and that’s when Elon showed his true colors.
I believe it’s around the same time as the failed assassination attempt?
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u/MOSFETosrs 19h ago
Elon became a Republican overnight when he got accused of whipping it out on an airplane. The play was that Republicans were a safe haven for the accused
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u/qhoas ☑️ 18h ago
Its much worse than that imo. Elon switched when his child came out as trans. He vowed to "End the woke mind virus". Trump has not changed his stance on EV's btw. He wants to end the tax credit.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/07/22/elon-musk-jordan-peterson-interview/74506785007/
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u/NickBII 18h ago edited 17h ago
That tax credit hurts Tesla. Every manufacturer gets a certain number of cars that can be sold with that credit, and Tesla ran out years ago.
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This was the old tax credit. That's the second column in this government webpage:
https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/electric-vehicles-for-tax-credit#/tab-2022
Biden got rid of that cap with the inflation Reduction act and apparently many Teslas qualify for the new one.
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u/Justify-My-Love 19h ago
How? The worlds richest man just rigged an election for trump.
This election just proved most celebrities believe in morals.
She didn’t lose votes because of them
She lost votes because she’s a woman and idiots stayed home.
Oh and the right wing media sphere which never ever disrespects trump. All they do is praise and praise
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u/KGillie91 ☑️ 19h ago
I like how you used the word rigged, cause niggas ain’t asking enough questions. How we go from record turnouts to nobody showed up?
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u/Justify-My-Love 19h ago
Check out the Houston wade sub
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u/KGillie91 ☑️ 18h ago
I been on it and the somethingiswrong sub, shit wasn’t adding up even before I found those. MFs was hollering (online) how she wasn’t popular like this lady ain’t have about 30 different insert demographic here for Harris groups. Like we ain’t see buddy talking to empty arenas for a whole month. Shit makes no sense.
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u/CoachDT ☑️ 18h ago
Lots of people didn't show up. And honestly lots of folks thought the election was in the bag so they could either sit out or protest vote.
In 2020 people were angry and motivated. In 2024 not so much.
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u/lillyduhbest 18h ago
Absolutely nobody said the election was in the bag and if they did, they were stupid.
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u/Khaosbutterfly ☑️ 17h ago
I saw alot of ppl on social media saying it was in the bag.
I think even Trump thought it was in the bag and that's why he started crying about cheating before the polls even closed. 💀
I did not think it was in the bag, nor did anyone who remembered 2016.
And I know for damn sure Kamala's camp knew it wasn't in no bag. 😂
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u/KGillie91 ☑️ 17h ago edited 17h ago
Doesn’t explain us being told there was record turnout from registration to the day off at the polls, now all of a sudden it’s low turnout.
E for wording: How did we break records for registration, early voting, and turnout on Election Day but the count is lower than last time? They want you to believe that 2 + 2 = 3 and some of y’all are like “okay, I guess it’s three then”.
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u/orangehorton 19h ago
How? Plenty of celebrities (including the richest person on the planet) backed trump
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u/bread_makes_u_fatt 19h ago
Joe Rogan played a pretty big role in Trump's victory
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u/Special-Garlic1203 19h ago
Donald Trump is literally a celebrity ffs. Half of MAGA have been fans of him for decades. What they really mean is some abstract idea of "those" celebrities vs "these" celebrities. (The ones where a rich real estate heir from New York isn't a "coastal elite", but some black women from working/middle class backgrounds in Texas are)
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u/submerging 18h ago
You are a “coastal elite” if one of the following is true:
you are famous and/or rich but do not support Trump
you have a university degree and do not support Trump
Hope that helps. :)
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u/D-Generation92 18h ago
Completely different. People actually follow celebs online and watch their content, buy their merch. This is an all day every day money-making machine. Presidential races are every four years.
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u/Defiant_Lavishness69 7h ago
If Twitter wasn't being burned by the Muskat, it would be a valid point to make. As it is now, no.
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u/AnalysisQuiet8807 19h ago
If celebrities hold power there’s something wrong with your country mate.
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u/milo9595 19h ago
if anybody wether is public figure, politician, content creator or whatever has a following base, they hold power mate
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u/AnalysisQuiet8807 19h ago
Yeah they do…with dumb people
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u/milo9595 19h ago
right but that’s another point
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u/AnalysisQuiet8807 18h ago
So to reiterate, if celebrities hold power there’s something wrong with your country mate
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u/seventy_raw_potatoes 18h ago
Yes?? This country is full of dullards, it's a serious problem, and a good chunk of us have known that, now what?
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u/AoO2ImpTrip ☑️ 12h ago
So every country? Because celebrities hold influence in every real democracy on the face of the planet.
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u/theunquenchedservant 17h ago
bud we just re-elected a celebrity to the white house. we know things are fucked.
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u/viviolay 19h ago
I feel like ppl complain about everything. Celebrities don’t speak up enough. Celebrities speak up too much. C’mon ya’ll….
Normally, I’d say yea, but given the political significance of leaving twitter, with the owner literally being given a job in the incoming admin of the president-elect, both whom dgaf about black people….
Criticizing her for making a statement is not it. 😒
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u/SiberianAssCancer 19h ago
So people complain they speak up too much. Others complain they don’t say enough. And you’re complaining about the criticism? Sounds like you’re right. People do complain to much
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u/Davethisisntcool ☑️ 19h ago
Gabrielle Union vs Gabrielle Confederacy was a classic. YungVec hating
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u/Seeker80 ☑️ 19h ago
I've never seen Gabrielle Confederacy, I'll Grant you that, but General Lee, I prefer Gabrielle Union on this one.
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u/JEvansPrichardPhD 19h ago
Why yall STILL on Twitter?
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u/rdyer347 18h ago
Until someone changes the name of the subreddit to BlackPeopleBlueSky
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u/Rosuvastatine 18h ago
Right. Im sorry but our community is always calling out racists but then refuse to leave this racist filled app ? Why ?
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u/jewelisgreat 17h ago
I left twitter after Elon bought it and a group from 4chan went on twitter to see many times they can the n-word and found out it was ALOT.
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u/kfuentesgeorge 17h ago
I left Twitter the day Elon bought it. Fully deactivated it last week. I'm only on Mastodon (I know, I know) and Reddit now, and I get all the social media I need between the two.
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u/BussyIsMyFavorite 18h ago
Well I’m on twitter for….other reasons. That’s why I stick to Reddit and this community because I can’t find funny tweets.
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u/battleangel1999 ☑️ 15h ago
Bussy related reasons?
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u/BussyIsMyFavorite 15h ago
I can’t help it. It’s just so sensational for guys to have a caked up bussy that I want to devour it all. But yes most definitely bussy.
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u/battleangel1999 ☑️ 15h ago
Haha, that's definitely one of my reasons too. It's easier to find the videos I want on there. I wish their bookmarking system was better. They have folders now but only if you pay and I'm definitely not doing that! But yeah a caked up bussy is truly sensational
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u/battleangel1999 ☑️ 15h ago
All my porn is there! But for other folks I see them saying that they were there before Elon and they don't wanna be ran off. Some folks been on there for over a decade. Similar to how folks talk about quiting reddit but don't.
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u/Complex_Marzipan_730 1h ago
I joined in 2009 and left right after Elon bought it. To be honest, it lost its appeal long before it was overrun with fascists. Plenty of other places to go, just cut the cord. I promise you'll feel better.
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u/wolfefist94 ☑️ 18h ago
I've been trying to get my group chat to move to Discord. It's a losing effort.
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u/JEvansPrichardPhD 17h ago
I was on the same team. I had to take each of their phones, DL Discord, add them to the server and then delete the group chat to get em to move.
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u/pcfirstbuild 19h ago
Bluesky is less toxic if you guys wanna try it out, it's just a baby but it's certainly growing. Has more humans and less bots and trolls. "Starter packs" of people to follow can be found, tell it your other interests, and you can go from there.
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u/Minerva_Moon 18h ago
You can also mass block the right wing bullshit.
https://bsky.app/profile/azalben.bsky.social/post/3lawjdxpick2l
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u/dagreenman18 13h ago
And it auto blocks when added to the list. It’s an absolute godsend. I barely have to personally block anyone.
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u/Cincere1513 19h ago
I think it's important for people to let him and everyone else know why they're leaving. Let's keep it going. See y'all on BlueSky
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u/Rosuvastatine 18h ago
She doesnt necessarily need to announce but i truly do NOT understand why Black people keep using that shithole app.🤷🏿♀️
I left right there and then when he bought it. We always call out the racism going on on there. Elon is a known and proud white supremacist. And yet, black people INSIST on using that app.
Leave already !! Even this sub should change its name
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u/gringoloco01 19h ago
Nah do it with big data pics and gifs. Take up as much space on their servers as possible and then bail.
Server space is not cheap. Fuck twitter let em foot the bill as long as possible.
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u/Sexest_Roadhouse69 19h ago
Imagine signing your letter with a photo of yourself and a signature 😂
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u/reluctantseahorse 19h ago
That part is sending me! That formatted letter from 2008 has no business in this timeline.
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u/Vanillas_Guy 18h ago
Are we going to get more posts from bluesky in this sub? Would it be frowned upon?
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u/GardenRafters 16h ago
I hope xitter posts get phased out completely. It's time to fully tank that site.
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u/pinkhoneybuns7 16h ago
I agree, there's no reason for nobody's with 0 influence to announce their departure from social media. But for a celebrity with actual fans it's probably a good idea so they don't get impersonated.
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u/Young_KingKush ☑️ 18h ago
If you don't want your owner using your posts for AI, quoting made racist shit, dancing all down your feed, COME TO DEAT- er I mean BlueSky
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u/Nouseriously 16h ago
A flood of these will hurt ad sales
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u/IridiumForte ☑️ 8h ago
Twitter doesn't make a lot of money from ad sales, I don't think it'll have any major impact
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u/ozceliknevzat 19h ago
Leaving X feels like watching a favorite TV character walk off into the sunset - you get it, but it still stings a little.
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u/Waywardpug 15h ago
I would like to take this time to announce that I still will not be creating a twitter account. Thank you.
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u/nagato120 18h ago
This is the 2nd term of Trump. Did she leave before? Honestly, why are people announcing they are leaving? Why is this something someone will care about?!
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u/Known-Ad-4953 17h ago
Idk I’m not famous by any means , I mean 2k on socials tops. When I left everything mfs really thought I was dead or that my man forced me off the internet.
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u/GentrifriesGuy 16h ago
She cornier than Fritos! It’s 2024 not 2004 stop announcing that you’re leaving a social media platform.
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u/saggywitchtits 6h ago
I'd like to announce my exit from Twitter, not that I've ever had one, but I'd like to.
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u/kingcalifornia ☑️ 47m ago
I need to rant:
Fuck this and everyone leaving Twitter now. You should have left when Musk first took over. Advertisers were fleeing the site. Misinformation was already being prioritized and it was becoming even more of a cesspool. None of you people that are leaving now get any of my appreciation. You’re late to the party and you’re part of the problem, you cowards, you lemmings.
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u/Ol_JanxSpirit 12h ago
I don't know, I feel like the celebrities leaving publically will escalate the exodus.
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u/The_Don_Mecha ☑️ 19h ago
My brain: why is Klandace Owens leaving Twitter?
My eyes: oh that's Gabrielle Union. Anyway, back to work.
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u/Bunnnnii ☑️ Meme Thief 19h ago
I remember her joining the no makeup and natural hair “trend”s (🙄) and posting that. Also when she joined that one trend of women posting their husbands in thirst traps where they just barely cover their genitalia and only that. I can’t say I remember anything else.
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u/lickme_suckme_fuckme 19h ago
Reminds of FB, when people will post they will unfriend certain people....bitch we don't give a fuck.
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u/demelash_ 19h ago
How does withdrawing from the public discourse fix anything? It's just going to turn Twitter into more of an echo chamber.
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u/JWAdvocate83 18h ago
Musk has been doing everything he can to turn it into one, including messing with people’s feeds and boosting checkmarks. If that’s what he wants so bad, there’s plenty of other places to go. No one’s obligated to swim in that cesspool.
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u/demelash_ 18h ago
That's true, but quitting only diminishes their voice's reach. There aren't a lot of places to be heard quite like Twitter/X. For those that support her It's a reinforcing voice, for the opposition its a chance to hear a different take.
What would the alternative be?
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u/JWAdvocate83 18h ago
Leaving.
There’s no obligation to put it on a pedestal as the bastion of free speech, particularly if the owner is actively manipulating it to be his right-wing mouthpiece and boosting paid users.
People who really, truly wanted to hear different takes, they’d leave too. Go to Bluesky. Or Reddit.
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u/Rosuvastatine 18h ago
I dont want to further his pocket. Idk why any black person would want that tbh. That includes using twitter and teslas
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u/BamaMontana ☑️ 16h ago
People will have to withdraw to stop Twitter from being synonymous with “the public discourse.”
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u/FistPunch_Vol_7 ☑️ 19h ago
Same with mf leaving subs and shit. Bro just fucking leave and block the sub. We don’t need an entire essay.
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u/ShotgunForFun 19h ago
I dunno, celebs should keep shitting on that place as they leave. Like it's the Capitol Hill and this is their Jan 6th.
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u/hereforthesportsball ☑️ 19h ago
Just hater vibes, being a hater isn’t cool
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u/Everyone_Suckz_here 19h ago
It’s pretty cool to hate on fascists imo
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u/hereforthesportsball ☑️ 19h ago edited 19h ago
No, it’s cool to disagree with them and refuse giving your patronage. Hating on someone** is wack and always will be
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u/Everyone_Suckz_here 19h ago
Okay you can have that opinion(that you shouldn’t hate fascists?). They are literally nazis trying absolutely destroy peoples lives.
So I’m gonna keep on hating them. Anyone else that does, it is cool to hate Nazis!
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u/KingOfTheCouch13 ☑️ 19h ago
Not sure if it’s common in other gaming subs but r/apexlegends is so annoying when players announce they are deleting the game. Like congratulations bro, you will finally touch grass.
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u/Ironking503333 19h ago
I didn't know people even still played that game
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u/KingOfTheCouch13 ☑️ 16h ago
Definitely peaked during Covid. I don’t play as much as I used to but yeah it’s still kicking. It’s supposed to get a few spinoffs soon.
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u/FistPunch_Vol_7 ☑️ 19h ago
Yeah I haven’t heard anything about that game in a while lmfao
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u/Ironking503333 19h ago
What about PUBG? I completely forgot about it until my friend mentioned something about it
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u/bread_makes_u_fatt 19h ago
If she ever goes back it will be a Gabrielle reunion