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"Twitter is basically a bunch of 00s forums that would all hate each other mashed together but also for some reason, professional journalists" - https://twitter
by extr 9y ago
"Twitter is basically a bunch of 00s forums that would all hate each other mashed together but also for some reason, professional journalists"
- https://twitter.com/StuntBirdArmy/status/733846091347693568 https://twitter.com/StuntBirdArmy/status/733846091347693568
Couldn't agree more. But I really enjoyed 00s forums so I really enjoy twitter. The journalists, if anything, are ruining it by treating it as a clubhouse and a legitimate proxy for what's on the nation's mind.
- bbctol 9y agoSomething about the structure of twitter makes things that happen there seem much larger than they are. It's an OK platform if you recognize that the communities on it are really, in the grand scheme of things, very small--but so many (especially media types) apparently view every random controversy caused by 3-4 highly-followed users saying something dumb as a vast cultural trend that needs to be reported on.
- RugnirViking 9y agoThis is an important thing to remember. I wish the bbc would remember this when they post random twitter comments as if it were representative of the people reading their story.