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Wow, I don't know what happened at SXSW, but this Twitter conversation is a disaster in itself. Mr Spandex ‏@Manfeelings90 12h12 hours ago @strobist

Wow, I don't know what happened at SXSW, but this Twitter conversation is a disaster in itself. Mr Spandex ‏@Manfeelings90 12h12 hours ago @strobist He was treated EXACTLY how he wants his opponents treated. He helped create this Culture of fear over "harassment" 0 retweets 0 likes -- Be Just & Fear Not ‏@SuperNerdMike 21h21 hours ago .@francesc Did you try spitting on the cops by chance? 0 retweets 3 likes Reply Retweet Brussel Sprout ‏@TheIxxer 21h21 hours ago @SuperNerdMike can I take bets that he got drunk, belligerent. Police came, he called them bigots and spat at them. Now he cries oppression. 1 retweet 5 likes Be Just & Fear Not ‏@SuperNerdMike 21h21 hours ago @TheIxxer Let's make a pool. 0 retweets 4 likes Caffeine Commissar ‏@CaffComm 21h21 hours ago My money is not on trusting the guy who made his profile picture look like he has a halo. @SuperNerdMike @TheIxxer ... that's rough. Do these people know something I don't? Or is this really what Twitter gets like once you get exposure?

fweespee_ch 11y ago
> ... that's rough. Do these people know something I don't? Or is this really what Twitter gets like once you get exposure? It is what Twitter is like when you get some exposure unfortunately. Trolls, racists, etc. come out of the woodwork.
- tuxracer 11y ago
  Seems this is what Twitter is like when you get exposure in general. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9oZplyzDKc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9oZplyzDKc
- ps4fanboy 11y ago
  You could apply this to almost any amount of popularity look at what people say about Donald Trump.
  - fweespee_ch 11y ago
    Yes. It isn't twitter specific but to be fair, Donald Trump engages in alot of behavior that encourages that. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-trump-latest-pied-piper-dog-whistle-politics-n397326 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-trump-latest-pied...
    - ps4fanboy 11y ago
      Are you victim blaming?
      - fweespee_ch 11y ago
        If you say blatantly racist things, you aren't a victim.
        ps4fanboy 11y ago
        If they are blatantly racist you wouldnt have any trouble quoting?
- deleted 11y ago
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sp332 11y ago
Yeah, it's pretty awful. It's one of the only social platforms where your experience gets significantly worse the more popular you are. You can't even untag yourself or "ignore" replies to tweets you're tagged in. Even if you block someone, Twitter will still put replies to their tweets in your notifications and timeline if the tweets have your handle in them.
clessg 11y ago
https://twitter.com/crylenol/status/344561543150727168 https://twitter.com/crylenol/status/344561543150727168 Commercial for Twitter dot com: *man yells nonsense out his window* Narrator: Don't you wish there were a better way?
justin_vanw 11y ago
I think this is what the internet is like. When someone tells a story that people don't believe, people don't nod their head and try to avoid the conversation like they do in real life. They make fun of you and mock your attempt to tell a self serving story. Sometimes people on the internet are right, sometimes they are wrong. They are not saying anything here that they wouldn't have said if they heard this story in real life, the only difference is that they are saying it out loud where everyone can hear it, instead of in a private way to their close associates.
- nothrabannosir 11y ago
  This is a reasonable point of view, if you ask me. They are having a "private mode" conversation in a public forum, essentially?
  - justin_vanw 11y ago
    Think about the analogous situation in the physical world: Someone comes into a large room we are all in, and announces very loudly to everyone "I JUST GOT ARRESTED FOR BEING DRUNK AND IT WAS NOT BECAUSE I WAS DRUNK, THE POLICE ARE RACIST" People are laughing, and some comments can be heard among the people in the room like "YEA, RIGHT", "THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY", "THANKS FOR THE UPDATE", etc. I don't think we would really think the comments were that inappropriate. When you go into public and broadcast something, it is perfectly acceptable for people to disbelieve you or make fun of what you said.

fweespee_ch 11y ago

> ... that's rough. Do these people know something I don't? Or is this really what Twitter gets like once you get exposure? It is what Twitter is like when you get some exposure unfortunately. Trolls, racists, etc. come out of the woodwork.

tuxracer 11y ago
Seems this is what Twitter is like when you get exposure in general. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9oZplyzDKc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9oZplyzDKc
ps4fanboy 11y ago
You could apply this to almost any amount of popularity look at what people say about Donald Trump.
- fweespee_ch 11y ago
  Yes. It isn't twitter specific but to be fair, Donald Trump engages in alot of behavior that encourages that. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-trump-latest-pied-piper-dog-whistle-politics-n397326 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-trump-latest-pied...
  - ps4fanboy 11y ago
    Are you victim blaming?
    - fweespee_ch 11y ago
      If you say blatantly racist things, you aren't a victim.
      - ps4fanboy 11y ago
        If they are blatantly racist you wouldnt have any trouble quoting?
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sp332 11y ago

Yeah, it's pretty awful. It's one of the only social platforms where your experience gets significantly worse the more popular you are. You can't even untag yourself or "ignore" replies to tweets you're tagged in. Even if you block someone, Twitter will still put replies to their tweets in your notifications and timeline if the tweets have your handle in them.

clessg 11y ago

https://twitter.com/crylenol/status/344561543150727168 https://twitter.com/crylenol/status/344561543150727168 Commercial for Twitter dot com: *man yells nonsense out his window* Narrator: Don't you wish there were a better way?

justin_vanw 11y ago

I think this is what the internet is like. When someone tells a story that people don't believe, people don't nod their head and try to avoid the conversation like they do in real life. They make fun of you and mock your attempt to tell a self serving story. Sometimes people on the internet are right, sometimes they are wrong. They are not saying anything here that they wouldn't have said if they heard this story in real life, the only difference is that they are saying it out loud where everyone can hear it, instead of in a private way to their close associates.

nothrabannosir 11y ago
This is a reasonable point of view, if you ask me. They are having a "private mode" conversation in a public forum, essentially?
- justin_vanw 11y ago
  Think about the analogous situation in the physical world: Someone comes into a large room we are all in, and announces very loudly to everyone "I JUST GOT ARRESTED FOR BEING DRUNK AND IT WAS NOT BECAUSE I WAS DRUNK, THE POLICE ARE RACIST" People are laughing, and some comments can be heard among the people in the room like "YEA, RIGHT", "THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY", "THANKS FOR THE UPDATE", etc. I don't think we would really think the comments were that inappropriate. When you go into public and broadcast something, it is perfectly acceptable for people to disbelieve you or make fun of what you said.