This new product lead at X is really like Shang Yang with his draconian reforms. He's throttling cryptocurrency and prediction market content, banning many accounts. He does reduce fraud, but I've noticed he repeatedly engages with people, even publicly mocking and shaming users who voice criticism. That's given me some fatigue with the current environment. Musk trusts him deeply, so he's playing the "moving the tree to establish trust" game here. But X is gradually losing its most original core appeal: