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Mainly news. For that I follow the news sites but am hesitant to follow editors, columnists, journalists etc as they tend to post useless comments that are supp
by p333347 10y ago
Mainly news. For that I follow the news sites but am hesitant to follow editors, columnists, journalists etc as they tend to post useless comments that are supposed to be funny. I do follow them but unfollow once they become a wannabe comic with unfunny puns, oneliners etc. For similar reasons, I don't follow well known tech bloggers (though I read their blogs or medium posts).
Secondly, I follow handles for topics such as museum, history, science etc. I generally distrust curators who seem like enthusiasts, so try to follow authentic sources as far as possible.
Thirdly, I follow some highly opinionated people, many of whom are usually well known from all walks of life, while some I find by their responses to certain topics. It is fun to see how people can twist anything to fit their agenda.
Lastly, I follow official accounts of various national governments, and organizations like UNESCO, RAND, PEW etc.
- DanielBMarkham 10y agoI want to repeat this to make sure I got it. The value for you in Twitter is news. You try to stay away from people who might be excitable and/or trying to be entertaining, and follow folks who tend to give immediate little chunks of news. Among MSM journalists, the word is that Twitter is just creating a huge echo chamber, where one person starts a rumor and then seasoned reporters and editors have to rewteet/comment on it or miss out. By staying away from certain folks, are you able to keep the BS/noise level down?
- p333347 10y agoMainly news, yes. Rumormongering is big, though probably not as much as on other platforms where the origin of a message is hard to trace for ordinary folk, but again, if one has used this service for a while, and know the nature of the posts a handle typically makes, it becomes clear which is news and which isn't. Also, it is rare for all MSM people to RT the same non news without their colleagues raising suspicion, so it is not that bad. All that said, pruning is an indispensable activity for twitter.