Town Square in Poland. Photo courtesy Malyushev on Unsplash.

Get up to speed on the Square: 5 Quick Updates

December 21, 2022February 26, 2023 Gail AlfarLeave a comment

Expect to see a lot more squares in the Twitter digital town square in 2023. This is the first step by Twitter to offer a new product to organizations and companies called Twitter Blue for Business. Many large businesses are already showing a square profile badge, and they may also choose to subscribe to Twitter Blue for Business in 2023 when it is available. Check out these 5 updates.

UPDATE 12/28/22: Elon Musk commented on Twitter Blue for Business. He called it organizational affiliation during a talk on the All-In Podcast with Jason Calacanis and business partner David Sacks. You can watch that part of the talk here. Elon said,

“Having the organizational affiliation was an idea of David’s.  That was great to have organizational affiliation so that you can know that somebody is an actual professor at Stanford or that this particular handle is actually Disney not someone simply putting 'I work at Disney' in their bio. So I think that’s going to be really helpful, it’s really just having detailed and nuanced verification so of all the things that you say you are, are these things validated by other people and organizations?” - Elon Musk

#1 Who can get a big square?

Squares are automatically replacing round badging for large businesses. When Slim Jim’s Twitter operator first saw the square badging, he got 75.6 K likes on a tweet saying “why tf am i a square now?”

#2 What are the small squares for?

Twitter support has a small blue badge that indicates it is affiliated with Twitter. This is part of the pilot program that Craft Ventures, Pirate Wires, Tesla, Inc. and more are also participating in.

In 2023, small squares will also go to affiliates of businesses that choose to purchase a new product, called Twitter Blue for Business. Twitter explains,

“Businesses can affiliate their leadership, brands, support handles, employees or teams. Journalists, sports team players or movie characters can all be affiliated. You name it, we got it. Each affiliate will be verified and officially linked to their parent handle based on a list provided by the parent business.” – Twitter

Twitter for business is an opportunity for companies to create networks across the globe within their own organizations. Piloting this is Craft Ventures, Pirate Wires and Tesla, Inc.

#3 When will it be available?

Twitter says that they are piloting Blue for Business, and will roll this out to more companies who wish to subscribe in 2023.

#4 Where can you get updates on it?

The best way to get updates would be to follow Twitter Blue for Business at @TwitterBusiness and set an alert.

#5 Why is Twitter doing this?

I believe that Twitter is doing this to give businesses power. I believe the exchange of ideas is valuable and knowledge sharing is critical. Twitter Blue for Business might also serve as a recruiting tool for companies to find the best talent for their success.

Large businesses, such as Target, Coca-Cola, Home Depot, IKEA, and thousands more already have a gold check and the square badging.

Square badges look good on Target, McDonald's, Home Depot and Coca-Cola — Square badges look good on Target, McDonald’s, Home Depot and Coca-Cola

Twitter plans to “layer more value into the offering to help businesses and their affiliates get the most from Twitter.”

CONCLUSION

Twitter Blue for Business has been unveiled. Elon Musk has a vision for this new development in organizational affiliation. His vision is designed to help further a better experience for all on Twitter. It is fitting that he chose SQUARE badging as he purchased Twitter to create a digital Town Square for all. Most if not all town squares are surrounded with businesses such as stores, banks, restaurants, and more.

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Goodbye Legacy Twitter, Twitter 2.0 is Here (5 updates)

December 16, 2022February 26, 2023 Gail AlfarLeave a comment

Original Twitter HQ in San Francisco. Photo Courtesy Twitter.

Legacy Twitter is gone. Twitter 2.0 is here and rapidly moving forward to encourage everyone to create a free account, and you may be considering a monthly $8 Twitter Blue subscription. I’ll share 5 new updates and my take on why I think Twitter Blue could be right for you.

Freedom of speech is at the core of Twitter 2.0
Twitter will always make removing child sexual exploitation material the #1 priority
Community Notes: An excellent way to allow free speech AND correct false information
Twitter Blue details: For the avid Twitter user (decide on your profile pic and username first)
Twitter 2.0 has a strict anti-doxxing policy, designed to protect you and your family

1. FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS AT THE CORE OF TWITTER 2.0

Elon Musk’s Twitter will allow you a place for freedom of speech. You will have the right to express your opinions without being subjected to censorship because of those opinions. Elon Musk said,

“New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach.
Negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted & demonetized, so no ads or other revenue to Twitter.
You won’t find the tweet unless you specifically seek it out, which is no different from rest of Internet.” – Elon Musk

2. TWITTER WILL ALWAYS MAKE REMOVING CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION MATERIAL THE #1 PRIORITY

Twitter‘s number one priority, since being owned by Elon Musk, is to remove child exploitation material (CSAM).

Twitter Rules include zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation, Twitter’s website says,

“We have zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation on Twitter. Learn more.”

You may still find these things on Twitter, and the process for reporting them for removal has been made simpler.

3. COMMUNITY NOTES: AN EXCELLENT WAY TO ALLOW FREE SPEECH AND CORRECT FALSE INFORMATION

You may sign up to participate in Twitter Community Notes. This is a great way to add context to misleading information on Twitter by leaving notes and/or citing reliable sources. Twitter states,

“Community Notes aim to create a better informed world by empowering people on Twitter to collaboratively add context to potentially misleading Tweets. Contributors can leave notes on any Tweet and if enough contributors from different points of view rate that note as helpful, the note will be publicly shown on a Tweet.”

Example of Community Notes Rating. Courtesy Johnna Crider.

4. TWITTER BLUE: FOR THE AVID TWITTER USER

Twitter Blue is great if you use Twitter often and want to support the platform. Most notably with Blue you get a blue check. Blue checks can be temporarily removed if you decide to change any part of your username or update your profile picture. So be sure you are happy with those things BEFORE you click “Subscribe.”

Blue gives you a handy edit button and allows you time to edit tweets and create Folders (I use this a lot).

The edit button is one of the best things about Twitter Blue. In the example below, “Edit Tweet” gives you 30 minutes to edit the tweet. A notation appears on the tweet if it has been edited.

Twitter Edit Tweet function. Credit, the author.

As soon as I paid for Blue, I created multiple FOLDERS (see below) for favorite videos, recipes, education and more. These folders are private. Each folder can hold unlimited bookmarked tweets. If your Twitter Blue subscription lapses and you renew it later, those folders are still there for you when you come back.

UNDO TWEETS is a feature I don’t use often, and when I need to I am thankful I have it. You will set a length of time you want to undo tweets before they go public. You can choose which type of tweets you want to apply this to. In the example below, I set the timing to 20 seconds, and you may opt for up to 1 minute.

Twitter Blue legacy feature: “Undo Tweets and Folders.” image credit the author

5. TWITTER 2.0 PROTECTS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

Twitter has a strict anti-doxxing policy, as stated here,

“When someone shares an individual’s live location on Twitter, there is an increased risk of physical harm.
Moving forward, we’ll remove Tweets that share this information, and accounts dedicated to sharing someone else’s live location will be suspended.” – Twitter

Twiiter makes it clear that you can still share your own live location. Any tweets that share someone else’s historical (not same-day) location information are also not prohibited by the policy. It is also clear that sharing location information related to a public engagement or event, such as a concert or political event, is also permitted. You can read Twitter private information and media policy here.

BONUS: WHAT TWITTER BLUE WILL OFFER SOON:

Twitter 2.0 is committed to offering more features soon. These include:

Rocket to the top of replies, mentions and search with Tweets from verified users being prioritized – helping to fight scams and spam
See 50% fewer ads than non-subscribers
You’ll finally be able to post longer videos to Twitter

Twitter Blue $8 is a Limited time offer, as shown in the screenshot above. Be sure to sign up for Blue on the web, or you’ll pay $11.

Twitter states on its website, “Free Twitter isn’t going away. Twitter Blue simply offers an opt-in layer of customization for your Twitter experience.”

CONCLUSION

My take is Twitter Blue is fine for anyone who A. Can afford it and B. Wants to support Elon Musk’s efforts to remove CSAM and promote free speech. I think everyone should create a free account, and if you want a challenge, then also apply to participate in Community Notes and report abuses through the Twitter reporting system, especially report any CSAM.

Twitter 2.0 is a welcome place for you to express yourself. Your views matter!
Twitter 2.0 has zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation, this was not the case with Twitter 1.0
Twitter 2.0 has Community Notes, which helps simultaneously encourages free speech, and allows for misinformation to be corrected or challenged.
Twitter Blue now includes the famous blue check and an edit button and all of the legacy benefits from Twitter 1.0
Twitter 2.0 aims to keep you and your family safe. That’s why it has a strict anti-doxxing policy

I hope you will sign up for your free account and join me on Twitter at @GailAlfarATX

Gail Alfar, author. Exclusive to What’s Up Twitter – December 16, 2022. All Rights Reserved. My goal as an author is to support the new Twitter 2.0 and Elon Musk in both making lives better on earth for humans and becoming a space-fairing civilization.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Files are Great for Free Speech

December 7, 2022March 7, 2023 Gail AlfarLeave a comment

Free speech hangs in the balance, and Elon Musk is doing a lot to rescue it with the Twitter files release.

This is good for both the left and the right and everyone in between.

Elon Musk believes deeply in free speech, which you have to trust, not something that anybody can come right out and prove. But for those who do believe him, (and he did back up his intentions by purchasing Twitter for $44 billion), Elon Musk believes in the First Amendment. This says Congress and the federal government, and any state or local government, cannot abridge or limit free speech or the press.

Elon Musk is encouraging people to correct misinformation on Twitter, using Community Notes. He even went so far as to note that a meme (above) that he tweeted about CNN, may have communicated the wrong message, and Community Notes corrected that. Of course, most people understood that it was a joke, and Elon stated,

“If Community Notes can correct me, then obviously they can correct anyone.
This is a good example.
They were right to add the label.” – Elon Musk

pic.twitter.com/KZ7jeME3AX
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022

Trump’s Account Being Reactivated is a Good Thing

Whether you like former President Trump or not, Elon Musk made sure his historical words would always be available to the public on Twitter. This is valuable information, coming from a former President. His tweets are now available so that many people, now and in the future, can read them. Many people are of the opinion that Elon Musk was absolutely right in inviting the former President back. Trump remains only communicating on the platform that he created in Oct 2021, called TruthSocial. (I do not use it).

Birdwatch Gets a New Life under Elon Musk

In October 2020 Twitter conceived of a program they called Birdwatch. It was supposed to be a tool to stop the rise of misinformation. In January 2021 a Birdwatch Pilot program quietly began and Few people knew it existed and it was limited on how many people could participate and write notes. When Elon Musk bought Twitter he revived this little-known tool and gave it new life under the name of Community Notes.

Twitter 2.0 Community Notes as a Tool for Free Speech

Community Notes allow people to correct information and back their claims up with documentation and proof. You can go back in time as well, for example, if you disagree with Elon Musk’s tweet from March 2020, which stated, “Maybe worth considering chloroquine for C19” with a link to a document, you can refute that, and provide evidence for your claims. Here’s a screenshot of the tweet, and access into community notes.

A suggestion for mainstream media…

My take is that if mainstream media cares so much about the information on Twitter, about what they consider to be dangerous things that Elon Musk tweets, instead of jumping to their conclusions and writing false headlines just for clicks and to please their advertisers, they could literally go in and anonymously contribute to Community Notes.

Gail Alfar, author. Exclusive to What’s Up Twitter – December 7, 2022. All Rights Reserved. My goal as an author is to support the new Twitter 2.0 and Elon Musk in both making lives better on earth for humans and becoming a space-fairing civilization. Updated March 7, 2023.

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Elon Musk at his Twitter Headquarter in San Francisco. Image Courtesy Elon Musk and Twitter.

With The New Twitter, The Bird is Freed, So Don’t Expect it to Behave the Same, Big Changes Are Coming

November 29, 2022February 26, 2023 Gail AlfarLeave a comment

Hello and welcome to my new blog, What’s Up Twitter! I also created What’s Up Tesla in Jan 2022 and it’s been going great.

The reason I’m going ahead with starting What’s Up Twitter is because I’d like there to be a place for you to come to get positive information about the development of Twitter. My articles will aim to be positive, supportive and will celebrate the landmark event of Elon Musk buying Twitter and building it into a platform for free speech, making eliminating child sexual exploitation/child sexual abuse (CSE/CSAM) videos a top priority (I interviewed leaders in this last week) and much more.

This article highlights Twitter advertising, Elon Musk’s vision, and several signs of increased use of Twitter, taken from Elon Musk’s Twitter first company talk.

Positive Changes in Advertising

One of the positive aspects I see about the new Twitter, is the capability of us experiencing powerful and useful access to products that we really need.

Usually, I log onto Twitter and the ads I see are either for a snowflake screwdriver or a shirt that makes it look like I’m covered with Christmas tattoos. I’m not interested in them and most people probably aren’t. How many times have you found out about a product that could’ve been extremely useful to you, only to find out that you could’ve been using it for the last year to make your life much better?

I’ve been following the development of Tesla artificial intelligence for some time, and I can tell you that I’m almost at the point where I would trust my Tesla to take my child to school, completely autonomously. (Please do not attempt this, I am merely saying this because I have repeatedly used Tesla FSD to get to school with zero disengagements. I would never do this until Tesla and local regulations allow it, this is 2022 by the way!)

This says a lot for the future of Twitter, and it’s incredible advertising potential, because Elon Musk knows how to tap into powerful artificial intelligence software, he knows how to attract the top talent, and his motivations, contrary to what some may say, are for the betterment of you and I and all of humanity.

Elon Musk’s Vision for Humanity Through SpaceX and Tesla

But let me give a little background to you, in case you’re still skeptical. SpaceX is being run to achieve the goal of making humans a spacefaring civilization. If you don’t believe me, here’s what the SpaceX mission actually is, taken from their website.

“You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great – and that’s what being a spacefaring civilization is all about. It’s about believing in the future and thinking that the future will be better than the past. And I can’t think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars.”
Elon Musk https://www.spacex.com/mission/

Tesla exists to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. Here’s what their website says,

“Our mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. In pursuit of this goal, we build products that replace some of the planet’s biggest polluters—while trying to do the right thing along the way.”
Tesla Impact

Twitter Shows Signs of Increased Usage

Twitter is now owned and run by the same person as these two incredible companies. It’s run by a man who is an immigrant to the USA, a man who has a vision of a brighter future, far long after we are all gone. It’s run by a man who could definitely be floating on a luxurious yacht, and obviously he is not. If you know anything about Elon Musk, you know that he does not own a house. He doesn’t own a yacht, and his salary from his companies is zero. In fact, he is taking on the arduous task of ridding Twiitter of child sexual exploitation/child sexual abuse (CSE/CSAM) videos, making it his top priority at Twitter forever.

Liz Wheeler, podcaster, tweeted, “Can we take a moment & thank @elonmusk for ridding Twitter of child pornography & child trafficking hashtags? Of all the battles he’s fighting, this is the most important. Think about how many little children he’s saving from sexual abuse, exploitation & torture. I could cry. Elon Musk replied to Liz, saying, “This will forever be our top priority”

This will forever be our top priority
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 29, 2022

_{Liz Wheeler asks us to thank Elon Musk.}

It is true that if you look at the person with the largest net worth in the world, it is Elon Musk, at least, for now. But that is only on paper, in reality, Elon Musk’s value should be measured in the amount of good towards change that he’s making in this world. Society has kind of put a value on that, by investing in his companies.

And now, Twitter is enjoying an all time high in user signups! Averaging over 2 million per day.

_{Image from Elon Musk’s Twitter company talk. Courtesy Twitter and Elon Musk}

Global Monetizable Daily Active Users (mDAU) of Twitter passes quarter billion mark

CONCLUSION

With the new Twitter, the bird is freed, so don’t expect it to behave the same, big changes are coming. One big change will be in advertising. As you use Twitter, you will hopefully see less ads that waste your time, and more that really provide you with useful products that can make your life better.

Elon Musk’s vision, persistence and hardcore work ethic combined with his engineering talent led to the formation, growth and success of both SpaceX and Tesla. I am of the opinion that he will succeed in rescuing Twitter, building it into a useful product that helps humanity.

Solid user numbers, presented recently by Elon Musk at his Twitter company talk, show an all time high in user signups and an all time high in Global Monetizable Daily Active Users (mDAU). mDAUs are at an astonishing high at 253,865,365 users.

Enjoy this interview with Eliza Bleu and Johnna Crider about the #1 Priority for Twitter…

Elon Musk Leads New Twitter Team in the biggest change ever: The removal of video content containing child sexual abuse and exploitation (Interview with Eliza Bleu and Johnna Crider) In this article, I write about one of the biggest changes to Twitter since its inception, which is the reduction and possible elimination of child sexual exploitation/child sexual abuse (CSE/CSAM) videos on Twitter. We will hear from Eliza Bleu, Human Trafficking Survivor Advocate, and Johnna Crider, writer, who has been following this story in detail.

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Elon Musk carries a sink into Twitter headquarters

Elon Musk Leads New Twitter Team in the biggest change ever: The removal of video content containing child sexual abuse and exploitation (Interview with Eliza Bleu and Johnna Crider)

November 21, 2022December 12, 2025 Gail Alfar1 Comment

Let That Sink In, Elon Musk at Twiiter HQ — ^{Let That Sink In, Elon Musk at Twitter HQ. Photo Courtesy Elon Musk}

Welcome to What’s up Twitter, this blog is created to share positive and encouraging aspects of Elon Musk’s new Twitter.

One of the first things Elon Musk put into place right away after acquiring Twitter was a way to protect our most vulnerable people: children.

One of the biggest changes to Twitter since its inception is the reduction and possible elimination of child sexual exploitation/child sexual abuse (CSE/CSAM) videos on Twitter. We will hear from Eliza Bleu, Human Trafficking Survivor Advocate, and Johnna Crider, writer, who has been following this story in detail.

Gail: Eliza, thank you for your effective advocacy to stop human trafficking. I just heard that there was a large amount of CSE/CSAM Twitter, accessed by certain Hashtags. Elon and his new Twitter team were able to remove a good amount this rapidly, so I wanted to ask you to give me a little background on what you know about that. How is it that CSE/CSAM videos on Twitter have been allowed to continue for so long? And how was Elon Musk able to remove it so quickly?

Eliza: Twitter has a history of putting profits over survivors. They did a cost-benefit analysis and the world’s most vulnerable have been ignored. It looks like Elon Musk simply prioritized this issue of detecting and removing child sexual abuse/exploitation material.

“Twitter has a history of putting profits over survivors.
They did a cost-benefit analysis and the world’s most vulnerable have been ignored.
It looks like Elon Musk simply prioritized this issue of detecting and removing
child sexual abuse/exploitation material.” -Eliza Bleu

Gail: Do you know why Twitter was so silent on removing the material when it seems it was something that Elon Musk and his team were able to do so quickly?

Eliza: I have no idea why they were silent. It was embarrassing and probably criminal for them amongst other things. Once again I think that the issue simply became a top priority under Elon Musk’s leadership.

Gail: Could you describe your feelings when Elon Musk shared on Twitter that removing this material was his #1 Priority?

Eliza: I was on the phone with my best friend at the time. I work long hours on the weekends so it was after a long shift. My best friend has been there with me every step along this battle with Twitter. I was looking at Twitter when it happened. I couldn’t get the words out. I cried tears of gratitude for 15 mins. We cried together. It was like seeing a miracle happen right before my eyes. It still seems surreal.

Gail: I agree, it is surreal. It’s a huge act of awareness, and kindness and shows how much Elon Musk loves humanity! Thank you for your time, Eliza, and for playing an amazing role in this, it’s giving new life to people and new hope.

Eliza: Thank you so very much for having me.

Gail: Johnna, thank you for being here! How long have you been following this story?

Johnna: Since Eliza Bleu shared it with me in 2020/2021. In December 2020, Eliza and I met in person at the Tesla Atlanta Event, where we were raising funds for Our Underground Railroad, a nonprofit that rescues people who are being trafficked. The Tesla community raised over $10,000 for that event to fight human trafficking. I saw Eliza give that very powerful speech, and was humbled yet inspired by her.

Gail: Yes, Eliza does give powerful speeches! Were you surprised when Elon Musk announced that he was going to make removing CSE/CSAM from Twitter Priority #1?

“Elon told me one time to believe in the good
and I do believe he is an advocate and a force for good.”
– Johnna Crider

Johnna: No, not at all. Elon is someone who cares about humanity and he is also a father. A good father would want to protect his children. So, no, I am not at all surprised that he is making this a priority. It’s refreshing to see the new direction Twitter has taken with Elon in charge.

Elon told me one time to believe in the good and I do believe he is an advocate and a force for good. When I saw his tweet saying he was going to make it priority number one I immediately thought about Eliza in the work that she has been doing.

^{_{Elon Musk with new Twitter Team in a Twiiter Code Review at the HQ in San Francisco. photo courtesy Elon Musk}}

Gail Alfar, author. Exclusive to What’s Up Twitter – November 21, 2022. All Rights Reserved. My goal as an author is to support the new Twitter and Elon Musk in both making lives better on earth for humans and becoming a space-fairing civilization. Updated March 7, 2023.

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Austin in June: After Meeting Elon Musk

June 28, 2022March 26, 2024 Gail AlfarLeave a comment

Austin, Texas

Austin in June is hot, and dusty, and when the sun sets, in that in between time of sunset and night that we call dusk, the Junebugs really do come out. The cicadas sing. But this night, this June night on a Saturday, the 25th of June, 2022 was a little different. In fact, it was intoxicating. I had the opportunity to meet Elon Musk earlier in the day, not just a chance encounter, but a rare private interview setting in a conference room alone with just Elon Musk and Johnna Crider. No audio/video crew, just us.

T-Shirt Gail brought as birthday gift for Elon Musk on June 25, 2022.for his birthday. Design idea was by K10 (Kristen on X)

Twitter Changing Hands

Let me back up a little. Elon Musk was actually a big topic of conversation in June of 2022 as this was right after he announced intentions to buy Twitter. On April 13, 2022, Elon wrote to Bret Taylor, Chairman of the Twitter Board,

“I invested in Twitter as I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.

However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.

As a result, I am offering to buy 100% of Twitter for $54.20 per share in cash, a 54% premium over the day before I began investing in Twitter and a 38% premium over the day before my investment was publicly announced. My offer is my best and final offer and if it is not accepted, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder.

Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.”

Elon continued,

“As I indicated this weekend, I believe that the company should be private to go through the changes that need to be made.

After the past several days of thinking this over, I have decided I want to acquire the company and take it private.

I am going to send you an offer letter tonight, it will be public in the morning.

Are you available to chat?”

[VOICE SCRIPT]

Best and Final:

I am not playing the back-and-forth game.

I have moved straight to the end.

It’s a high price and your shareholders will love it.

If the deal doesn’t work, given that I don’t have confidence in management nor do I believe I can drive the necessary change in the public market, I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder.

This is not a threat, it’s simply not a good investment without the changes that need to be made.

ii.

And those changes won’t happen without taking the company private.

My advisors and my team are available after you get the letter to answer any questions.

There will be more detail in our public filings. After you receive the letter and review the public filings, your team can call my family office with any questions.

Hopeful future

I realized, that June night, that I had had the opportunity to speak to the man who is doing the most to advance humanity of anyone on earth.

It was clear to me he was different from anyone I’d ever met.

I invite you to listen to the Podcast, Getting Stoned with Elon Musk by Johnna Crider.

Gail Alfar, author. Exclusive to What’s Up X – June 28, 2022. All Rights Reserved. My goal as an author is to support X and Elon Musk in both making lives better on earth for humans and becoming a space-fairing civilization.