Here's an even less popular take: as someone just casually browsing twitter, it seems to work pretty much the same or slightly better than it used to, with the same (or slightly better) content. The fact that they achieve this with one quarter (!) or so [*] of their previous headcount is truly amazing, and more interesting than some of the other takes media tries to spin on it.
[* by some accounts one tenth -- this is even more amazing if true]
[* by some accounts one tenth -- this is even more amazing if true]