It's for self promotion mainly, or consuming that promotion (Being a fan). Something I don't think most hackers are interested in. That demonstrates a very sha

It's for self promotion mainly, or consuming that promotion (Being a fan). Something I don't think most hackers are interested in. That demonstrates a very shallow and cursory understanding of Twitter. It's also problematic for people in the hacking space; if you eschew channels like Twitter until you need to market your product, you will have no native intelligence in the ecosystem, you will gain no benefit or far less benefit than you might have, and you will not do as well by your product as you might have.