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I love Twitter, but the burden is on the user to make the experience—it's entirely dictated by who you follow.

• drumdance 11y ago
  That's a really good point. A friend of mine who wants to be a forensic pathologist follows a coroner who posts autopsy photos and asks people to guess the cause of death. She has something like 500k followers. It's amazing all the micro-celebrity that's possible, but as a user you have to know where to find it.
  • draugadrotten 11y ago
    > a coroner who posts autopsy photos How is that even legal? shudder
    • talmand 11y ago
      Likely legal as long as it isn't possible to identify the body from the photo.
    • pjc50 11y ago
      Some jurisdictions may consider them to be "public records".
  • ufo 11y ago
    I'm curious... Do you have know the link for that?
• tacos 11y ago
  This gets posted every Twitter article. The burden is ALWAYS on the human to make the experience. Online, offline, with a lover, on vacation, while under duress, while rich, while broke. It's a meaningless platitude. Because people will migrate toward a more pleasant experience. They will choose things that require less effort. Even in regards to Twitter, the "who you follow" myth is particularly ridiculous. Know how one negative comment in a stream of 100 positives can ruin your day? One friend on a bender can ruin your whole Twitter night. One sporting event can drown out your favorite intellectual writers. "Scope what I read by username, sort by time" is a fun but flawed concept.