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This makes no sense. Several of the issues he identifies are also problems on Facebook but they haven't hurt that network: 140 Characters: I rarely see "though
by guelo 10y ago
This makes no sense. Several of the issues he identifies are also problems on Facebook but they haven't hurt that network:
140 Characters: I rarely see "thoughtful exchange of complex ideas" on Facebook which allows as much text as you can type.
Perverse Mechanics: it's the same metrics used on Facebook and every other social network out there.
Terrible Filtering: Same filtering as Facebook.
- niftich 10y agoFacebook requires a real name and most people provide it, because they also use it as a Friends & Family social network. We've also drilled into an entire generation's heads that employers will check Facebook, so realistically most of the conversation on Facebook these days is either carefully groomed, or Tumblr-style Buzzfeed reposts, or personal updates scoped to friends & family. Twitter is intended to be public -- as private accounts vastly limit your audience, and at that point, you have much better alternatives to share content within your circle like Tumblr or Facebook or Instagram. You can adopt a pseudonymous identity, and most importantly, you can tag (ie. 'reply to') other public accounts, essentially arbitrary people.