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> There are plenty of benefits to a service like this Are they greater than the benefits of simply never tweeting at all?
by throwaway0255 9y ago
> There are plenty of benefits to a service like this
Are they greater than the benefits of simply never tweeting at all?
- TheRealPomax 9y agoNaturally. If you treat twitter as the service it started as (a microblogging service) then being able to share those short updates while they are relevant, and have them deleted once their applicability expires, keeps things nice and clean without having to give up a voice.
- bootlooped 9y agoIt depends on the benefits the individual gets from still using Twitter.
- kosei 9y agoThat’s like making the argument for abstinence vs. birth control. Yes, the only 100% solution is not to ever post anything publicly. But there is still value in making things more private/less permanently persistent for the people who still choose to post.
- throwaway0255 9y ago> That’s like making the argument for abstinence vs. birth control. You must really like tweeting.
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- reificator 9y agoSince you can delete posts through most services, even not posting anything isn't 100%. For instance: I notice that you deleted this tweet. Interesting choice of avatar by the way. https://i.imgur.com/0R4Xn6O.png https://i.imgur.com/0R4Xn6O.png
- cctt23 9y agoIt’s probably unfair to compare one of many means of communication online with a singular activity burned into the fabric of our genetic ancestry for hundreds of millions of years. Or: it’s like saying you shouldn’t eat bacon, not that you shouldn’t eat at all.
- ribosometronome 9y ago>That’s like making the argument for abstinence vs. birth control. This isn't birth control. This is going, "What? There's no way this could be my kid!" on Maury.