I think we all know that X/Twitter is a much better place now than it was before he bought it, and in the direction we value and he claims to value. But for we who were building and adapting replacements such as Urbit and Nostr, we know it doesn't go far enough. In many ways, the improvement is much like sealing up a gunshot wound without first removing the bullet.

I don't think he meant to do this, I'm not convinced he's a plant. But he has made fixing the social media landscape much more difficult by providing a half-measure that looks like a full one. And I think this is why it's a common thought.