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Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by geebee »

danschumann wrote: post #219

Twitter made me feel: some combination of violated, indignant, numb, inferior, empty, powerless, disappointed, embarassed, furious, annoyed, and infuriated.

I've never written a tweet. I avoid comments too much. I do use it to follow reading lists from a few journalists, writers, academics, and artists. There are much better ways, but twitter is what everyone uses.

Comments are often terrible. You know the kind of comment where you have absolutely no idea what is being discussed or why, only that it has made someone very angry? Twitter is the land of such comments, devoid of anything other than hostility or snark (for a mile example, a gif of "double face palm, when one face palm isn't enough" kind of thing - you really have no idea that the person is responding to or what their thought are).

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by danschumann »

KoftaBob wrote: post #293
danschumann wrote: post #219

Twitter made me feel: some combination of violated, indignant, numb, inferior, empty, powerless, disappointed, embarassed, furious, annoyed, and infuriated.

Sounds like you follow crappy pages.

Does an individual voter have a responsibility to know also the disgusting events of modern times or only the happy ones? Twitter seemed to overweight discuss-ting events and angry events. Maybe cuz I avoid such things on other platforms, I used twitter to stay informed on the darker side. Sure, my fault. Disregard this whole thread! Lol.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by jacquesm »

echelon wrote: post #333
Tijdreiziger wrote: post #306

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN is a social medium.

HN is unappealing to the average internet user. It's topical, nerdy, lacks images and video, has zero engagement algorithms, and the "karma" is hidden. It's also aggressively moderated. I can only post ~4 times a day since my account got flagged / rate limited for participating in flame wars about China, Apple, monopolies, etc. There's probably no way out of this except to create a new account.

There actually is, you can mail hn@ycombinator.com to ask for a reprieve.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by throwaway554 »

skytreader wrote: post #251
phreack wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a lifesaver in countries with rampant inflation where they forbid you to buy currencies from other countries. Literally in some cases.

So, it's easy to find a list of the countries with the highest inflation rates, but which of those countries actually forbid individuals from acquiring foreign currency? I assume you have a verifiable example? Not to mention, for an everyman living in one of these countries, how feasible is it to actually participate in crypto to the point where it is useful in day-to-day living ? How much upfront investment will it…

What happens when foreign currencies also get into the double-digit inflation range?

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by itsoktocry »

ryzvonusef wrote: post #28

> you're not going to be able to give the focus a solo CEO is How the fuck does Elon do it then? The mf has like four concurrent organizations under his helm. > I think the bigger issue is who gets to replace him: will it be someone with smart ideas or someone to serve as a puppet of activist investors? The rising stock price implies yes. Elliot MG has been desperate to make twitter the next mega app. Expect payment…

>How the fuck does Elon do it then?

Outside of his role as a visionary and promoter, I think his affect on the day-to-day of his companies might be questionable to negative.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by dnautics »

eyelidlessness wrote: post #281
dnautics wrote: post #230

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used to feel that way, but I aggressively moderated who I follow in a purge, and being selective about who I add as follows. It feels like it's easier to marie-kondo people I don't care for anymore in twitter since there's little-to-no-expectation that I know anyone on twitter, and for me, anyways, twitter is a much more pleasant experience than any other social network has been.

Same, but I went the opposite direction and started following more people to curate my feed. I seldom unfollow anyone unless I feel any interaction with them is likely to have a high proportion of conflict or strong disagreement on values. I considered a similar purge, but ultimately decided the variety and evolution of what I’m exposed to is better for my experience. I’ve also made several friends through Twitter (a…

Yeah I had a very selective strategy for purging:

- follow only tech people/tech-adjacent people

- unfollow any tech people/tech-adjacent people who post too much off-topic and/or do too much clickbait or too much emotionally taxing stuff

and moving forward I do:

- follow a more diverse (race, ethnicity, country, political leaning, gender) people, while following the above guidelines.

- follow some people who "post interesting shit" while following the above guidelines.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by geebee »

spaniard89277 wrote: post #282
danschumann wrote: post #219

Twitter made me feel: some combination of violated, indignant, numb, inferior, empty, powerless, disappointed, embarassed, furious, annoyed, and infuriated.

Twitter didn't make you feel anything, it's the people who uses twitter that made that to you. Maybe we just should accept that we are not cognitively equipped to deal with all that comes with social media. It's just too much for our brains, and having a sane relationship with them requires an active effort to moderate who you follow. Yes, they optimize por clicks and views, yet Twitter at least allows you total cont…

I agree, but the format and limitations of twitter are unusually prone to degraded public discourse.
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