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You can "follow" accounts without becoming a follower in normal mode too. I frequently do this just to keep timelines clear. All you have to do is add an accou

You can "follow" accounts without becoming a follower in normal mode too. I frequently do this just to keep timelines clear. All you have to do is add an account to a private list (without following them) and then view the timeline for that list. I really only ever interact with Twitter through Tweetbot (tear today!) or Tweetdeck, so I have one list I call "The Group" that is a highly curated list of folks I actually want to see stuff from, and a few other lists of accounts that are intermittently interesting but that I don't need to actually follow. Because following an account is akin to an endorsement or at least a weak association in a way, this method is also interesting when it would be useful to stay updated with an account without strictly associating it. (Some will immediately think of political accounts or counter-culture accounts; I actually use it when following companies that I might need to see news from like my utility but that I don't want to say "Hey spam me with your PR!")

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msravi 8y ago
Yes, I've been "follow"ing users using lists for a long time. I have a "Left" and "Right" list and use Twidere (on mobile) and Tweetdeck (on the laptop) to keep track of current political banter using the two lists. Seeing opposing views on the same topics side-by-side is a great way to understand and fact-check opposing viewpoints. Additionally, it's good to keep track of who switched sides on a particular topic or in general - occasionally, I'll find a viewpoint that doesn't "belong" to the list and figure out that the person has switched sides. It's interesting to track when that happened and why...
- rc_mob 8y ago
  So you have a stupid and a stupider list, eh? Interesting tactic.
- _pmf_ 8y ago
  > I have a "Left" and "Right" list and use Twidere (on mobile) and Tweetdeck (on the laptop) to keep track of current political banter using the two lists. If only this would work for outbound stuff (likes/retweets); i.e. sorting my followers into dedicated lists A, B and C. When switching to C mode, my retweets and likes will rank low priority on lists A and B and high on list C.
pavel_lishin 8y ago
I use this feature for accounts that I binge-consume, and/or that tweet so frequently that they would overrun my regular stream. It's not that I don't want to "endorse" them, it's just that they're too noisy. (I use Reddit's multis for a similar purpose.)

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msravi 8y ago

Yes, I've been "follow"ing users using lists for a long time. I have a "Left" and "Right" list and use Twidere (on mobile) and Tweetdeck (on the laptop) to keep track of current political banter using the two lists. Seeing opposing views on the same topics side-by-side is a great way to understand and fact-check opposing viewpoints. Additionally, it's good to keep track of who switched sides on a particular topic or in general - occasionally, I'll find a viewpoint that doesn't "belong" to the list and figure out that the person has switched sides. It's interesting to track when that happened and why...

rc_mob 8y ago
So you have a stupid and a stupider list, eh? Interesting tactic.
_pmf_ 8y ago
> I have a "Left" and "Right" list and use Twidere (on mobile) and Tweetdeck (on the laptop) to keep track of current political banter using the two lists. If only this would work for outbound stuff (likes/retweets); i.e. sorting my followers into dedicated lists A, B and C. When switching to C mode, my retweets and likes will rank low priority on lists A and B and high on list C.

pavel_lishin 8y ago

I use this feature for accounts that I binge-consume, and/or that tweet so frequently that they would overrun my regular stream. It's not that I don't want to "endorse" them, it's just that they're too noisy. (I use Reddit's multis for a similar purpose.)