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Re: On Using Twitter

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Post by catacombs »

esperent wrote: post #14
Zealotux wrote: post #13

I have an honest question for Twitter users of HN: what's the net positive value of Twitter to your life? It feels like using Twitter or not has been an uninterrupted argument for years, even on HN, as if on one end your rational brain knows Twitter is detrimental to your mental health, but on the other end: it's a great dopamine, and outrage dispenser.

It's the place where most of the people in my industry (WebGl) seem to gather and showcase their work. Hanging out there too lets me connect with them and has gotten me a considerable amount of work over the last couple of years and allowed me to make professional connection that I would have otherwise missed. I also showcase and advertise my own work there. I'm extremely careful not to engage in anything related to…

> I've added a big list of muted words and accounts (trump, politics, gender, queer, republican, democrat, sanders, etc.).

Muting is makes using Twitter much easier, when it's working. Sometimes muted words and phrases find their way through the cracks.

Re: On Using Twitter

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Post by catacombs »

dgellow wrote: post #45
Zealotux wrote: post #13

I have an honest question for Twitter users of HN: what's the net positive value of Twitter to your life? It feels like using Twitter or not has been an uninterrupted argument for years, even on HN, as if on one end your rational brain knows Twitter is detrimental to your mental health, but on the other end: it's a great dopamine, and outrage dispenser.

It's the best place I know to follow specific creators/artists. I'm interested in the work of a select group of pixel artists, game creators, and 3D modelers, I haven't found a best place to see what they are doing. Other platforms would let me follow a "pixel art" group/subreddit/tag but that's not what I want, I'm looking for the content created by some specific people, not the general topic. But it's the worst pla…

> It's the best place I know to follow specific creators/artists. I'm interested in the work of a select group of pixel artists, game creators, and 3D modelers, I haven't found a best place to see what they are doing. Other platforms would let me follow a "pixel art" group/subreddit/tag but that's not what I want, I'm looking for the content created by some specific people, not the general topic.

Many of these artists are also likely on Instagram. But that'll require using a Facebook product, if that's not your thing.

Re: On Using Twitter

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Post by catacombs »

onionisafruit wrote: post #66
Zealotux wrote: post #13

I have an honest question for Twitter users of HN: what's the net positive value of Twitter to your life? It feels like using Twitter or not has been an uninterrupted argument for years, even on HN, as if on one end your rational brain knows Twitter is detrimental to your mental health, but on the other end: it's a great dopamine, and outrage dispenser.

I don’t use twitter, and it seems to me that other OSS programmers who actively use twitter are much better connected than I am. They tweet a new project they’re working on and suddenly it has people trying it out. I don’t begrudge that at all. They’ve put a lot of time into building their reputations. I just wish I could find a way to enjoy twitter so I can get in on that.

> I don’t use twitter, and it seems to me that other OSS programmers who actively use twitter are much better connected than I am.

Many OSS people aren't on Twitter. They're on IRC, Mastodon and mailing lists.

Re: On Using Twitter

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Post by catacombs »

tristor wrote: post #123

I have a Twitter account. I think I've logged into it on average about once every year for all of 5 minutes. It's actually surprising to me how much engagement I have on Twitter, I guess people find me organically because I gave a talk at a conference or something. I usually have quite a few mentions from months before when I check it. Nonetheless, I thought Twitter was doomed to create terrible outcomes from the mom…

> I would much rather interact with people on IRC

Which servers do you prefer?

Re: On Using Twitter

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Post by raffraffraff »

eertami wrote: post #9

One thing this article doesn't mention is that it is worth remembering Twitter has no meaning or importance on the real world. The only people who care about what happens on twitter are other people on twitter. Regular people simply don't care (nor are aware) about twitter. Think of it like any other social network feed and try not to take it seriously.

Unfortunately politicians are a strange breed: they actually listen to the Twitter mob. Virtue signalling to the mob is a great way to get publicity.

Re: On Using Twitter

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Post by justinzollars »

mayankkaizen wrote: post #37

Earlier I used to follow all sorts of famous twitter accounts and had joined all sorts of (ugly debate). I really liked Twitter in comparison to FB in the sense that it introduced me people of millions types from all over the world. On FB, everyone was already known to me so there was no novelty in what I was browsing. However, later on I realized that Twitter is actually a "outrage generating machine". Everyone is o…

> Later on I unfollowed 90% accounts and stuck to those accounts which strictly tweets only about programming, math, history and other such stuffs in robotic manner (I.e. without any hidden agenda or connotations). I unfollowed everyone who have even a slightest chance of tweeting about politics. Also I stopped tweeting and replying to anybody.

I bet you still see politics trending every day in the "Whats Happening" Section. It feels like Engineers at Twitter are working overtime to promote their political agendas, and don't care that some people may not be interested in politics, or their opinions. I deleted my twitter for this reason.

Re: On Using Twitter

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Post by anthk »

catacombs wrote: post #133
onionisafruit wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t use twitter, and it seems to me that other OSS programmers who actively use twitter are much better connected than I am. They tweet a new project they’re working on and suddenly it has people trying it out. I don’t begrudge that at all. They’ve put a lot of time into building their reputations. I just wish I could find a way to enjoy twitter so I can get in on that.

> I don’t use twitter, and it seems to me that other OSS programmers who actively use twitter are much better connected than I am. Many OSS people aren't on Twitter. They're on IRC, Mastodon and mailing lists.

Mastodon works under lynx, at least from brutaldon.online.

Much saner, less mobs, less sensationalim, less tribalism, less bullshit.

Re: On Using Twitter

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Post by alentist »

baron_harkonnen wrote: post #124
mayankkaizen wrote: post #37

Earlier I used to follow all sorts of famous twitter accounts and had joined all sorts of (ugly debate). I really liked Twitter in comparison to FB in the sense that it introduced me people of millions types from all over the world. On FB, everyone was already known to me so there was no novelty in what I was browsing. However, later on I realized that Twitter is actually a "outrage generating machine". Everyone is o…

> strictly tweets only about programming, math, history and other such stuffs in robotic manner (I.e. without any hidden agenda or connotations) If you are tweeting about programming in a robotic manner while black people are being murdered by police, or while we rush towards a blue ocean event, you do have a hidden agenda. Pretending that you can talk about the programming in a 'neutral' way is a radically political…

> If you are tweeting about programming in a robotic manner...

What do you mean by “in a robotic manner”?

> ...you do have a hidden agenda.

What agenda? Why is it hidden?

> Pretending that you can talk about the programming in a 'neutral' way is a radically political opinion.

Why do you think that’s a political opinion? Why do you think it’s “radical”? What is it radical in relation to?

> I get it, you actively and loudly...

What do you mean by “actively and loudly” here?

> you... don't want to discuss anything that isn't immediately interesting to you

How do you know that? Do you know the GP?

> that itself is a strongly political statement.

What is?

Re: On Using Twitter

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Post by renewiltord »

justinzollars wrote: post #136
mayankkaizen wrote: post #37

Earlier I used to follow all sorts of famous twitter accounts and had joined all sorts of (ugly debate). I really liked Twitter in comparison to FB in the sense that it introduced me people of millions types from all over the world. On FB, everyone was already known to me so there was no novelty in what I was browsing. However, later on I realized that Twitter is actually a "outrage generating machine". Everyone is o…

> Later on I unfollowed 90% accounts and stuck to those accounts which strictly tweets only about programming, math, history and other such stuffs in robotic manner (I.e. without any hidden agenda or connotations). I unfollowed everyone who have even a slightest chance of tweeting about politics. Also I stopped tweeting and replying to anybody. I bet you still see politics trending every day in the "Whats Happening"…

Honestly, the real danger on the Internet isn't ads. It's these little attention boxes. I block this. I block the stackexchange questions. I block everything. Otherwise I click everything,.
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