Jason’s timeframe of “another 6 to 18 weeks” from late December 2022 corresponds roughly to early February through late April / early May 2023. In that window, Twitter did ship a number of visible features, such as making the “For You” algorithmic feed the default on iOS, adding side‑by‑side “For You” and “Following” tabs (and then partially rolling this back after backlash), as well as launching 4,000‑ and later 10,000‑character tweets for Twitter Blue subscribers.(macrumors.com)

However, contemporaneous coverage and user discussion in that same period were dominated by transitional and operational turmoil, not by enthusiasm for these features. In January–February 2023, Twitter abruptly cut off many third‑party clients and announced the end of free API access, widely reported as breaking apps and angering developers.(en.wikipedia.org) On March 28, 2023, TechCrunch ran an analysis titled “Twitter is dying,” arguing that Musk’s moves—like turning verification into pay‑to‑play and reinstating banned extremists—were destroying the service’s value, underscoring that the narrative was about chaos and decline rather than product improvements.(techcrunch.com)

In April 2023, the biggest Twitter stories were the “state‑affiliated” / “government‑funded media” labeling fiasco that led NPR, PBS, CBC and others to quit the platform, and the messy removal of legacy blue checks and ensuing #BlockTheBlue backlash against Twitter Blue subscribers.(en.wikipedia.org) Coverage in May 2023 around Elon Musk naming Linda Yaccarino CEO likewise framed his tenure up to that point as “chaotic” and focused on advertiser flight and moderation problems, not on a successful feature renaissance.(english.elpais.com)

Because the predominant public and media conversation 6–18 weeks after December 2022 still centered on layoffs, broken APIs, verification chaos, labeling controversies, and leadership turmoil—with new features mostly discussed in that negative context—Jason’s prediction that people would be “talking about all the great features in Twitter, not any of the transitional issues” during that timeframe did not come true.