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Do people really enjoy twitter? I mean literally 99% of the time, it looks like it's just people trying to be clever. I get it that it can be a meme generator,

by tictoc 7y ago

Do people really enjoy twitter? I mean literally 99% of the time, it looks like it's just people trying to be clever. I get it that it can be a meme generator, but every time I've used it, like any popular site, it is just majority trash. Maybe I haven't tailored my twitter experience, but I can't stand the site after more than a few hours and I'll just stop using it.

mfatica 7y ago
I've liked it recently for hearing things directly from prominent people, such as the president or other politicians.
MBCook 7y ago
Yes, I do. It’s all in who you follow (and using a 3rd party client that doesn’t mess up the experience). I get to see the news in little bubbles I’m interested in, and some jokes between those people.
sdht0 7y ago
> Maybe I haven't tailored my twitter experience I think this is super important on any social website that has reached certain level of popularity (Twitter, Quora, FB). Without curation, there is just too much content to wade through between reaching the interesting ones. Personally, I use Twitter to follow people from CS and tech, and it benefits me a lot. Many times, I get news on Twitter faster than my feed reader, for instance.
jvagner 7y ago
I don't enjoy it much anymore, but I've been un-following anyone discussing politics much, and all VCs. VC posts are the worst.
noobermin 7y ago
That's every website, even this site sometimes. The signal-to-noise is higher than the rest of the web but nowhere online is ideal.
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krapp 7y ago
>Do people really enjoy twitter? I mean literally 99% of the time, it looks like it's just people trying to be clever. I I mean literally 99% of the time you don't see 0.01% of what goes on on Twitter anyway, much less put any effort into it, given your apparent distaste for it. So yes, chances are people really do enjoy twitter and you're just virtue signaling your elitism here. If everyone you're following is "just trying to be clever," then consider following other people.

by tictoc 7y ago

mfatica 7y ago

I've liked it recently for hearing things directly from prominent people, such as the president or other politicians.

MBCook 7y ago

Yes, I do. It’s all in who you follow (and using a 3rd party client that doesn’t mess up the experience). I get to see the news in little bubbles I’m interested in, and some jokes between those people.

sdht0 7y ago

> Maybe I haven't tailored my twitter experience I think this is super important on any social website that has reached certain level of popularity (Twitter, Quora, FB). Without curation, there is just too much content to wade through between reaching the interesting ones. Personally, I use Twitter to follow people from CS and tech, and it benefits me a lot. Many times, I get news on Twitter faster than my feed reader, for instance.

jvagner 7y ago

I don't enjoy it much anymore, but I've been un-following anyone discussing politics much, and all VCs. VC posts are the worst.

noobermin 7y ago

That's every website, even this site sometimes. The signal-to-noise is higher than the rest of the web but nowhere online is ideal.

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krapp 7y ago

>Do people really enjoy twitter? I mean literally 99% of the time, it looks like it's just people trying to be clever. I I mean literally 99% of the time you don't see 0.01% of what goes on on Twitter anyway, much less put any effort into it, given your apparent distaste for it. So yes, chances are people really do enjoy twitter and you're just virtue signaling your elitism here. If everyone you're following is "just trying to be clever," then consider following other people.