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Ex-twitter eng here. Twitter has been debating this change internally for at least 5 years now. They were afraid to pull the trigger because no one inside knows
by sgk284 9y ago
Ex-twitter eng here. Twitter has been debating this change internally for at least 5 years now. They were afraid to pull the trigger because no one inside knows why they've had the success that they've had and they're afraid to change too much (lest they pull a Digg).
This move isn't made out of desperation, but it's probably being done right now because they've nothing to lose by randomly trying things.
- jochung 9y agoIsn't it obvious? Twitter is a dopamine pump combined with a misunderstanding machine that has gamified the cult of personality. Familiar readers feel a reward for their constant interpretive skimming of aborted thoughts, outsiders project the worst kind of interpretation to feel superior, as it automatically turns everything you post into a shareable post card with your face on it.
- slouch 9y agoTwitter lover, here. My feed contains hardly anyone I've met IRL and is mostly a cable TV replacement and RSS reader supplement.