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Fair point, which I didn't think about a lot to be honest. On the other hand, this enables people to write more mindfully, without all the noise around them, an

Fair point, which I didn't think about a lot to be honest. On the other hand, this enables people to write more mindfully, without all the noise around them, and also think twice before "shouting", so I'd be very curious to see what kind of output this will produce.

swyx 6y ago
it also feels a little disrespectful of people who follow you. if I reply to you I know you won't read it. so if someone bragged about using your app it'd be a prompt for me to unfollow them.
- frankdilo 6y ago
  The angle here is not about shutting other people out. It's about carving out the time to think and write, and letting other peoples in at your leisure, maybe once or twice per day.
- theelous3 6y ago
  It's not permanent. They could easily check for replies a few minutes later.
- rinor 6y ago
  I'm working on something in the social networking space, and I'm curious about your views and where you are coming from. If you don't mind me asking: What type of people do you follow - people you met irl or online, or friend of friends, or famous people? And how do you want to interact with them?
  - leephillips 6y ago
    My own approach to make Twitter useful for me is to separate the concepts of following and reading. The key is to never look at your timeline: https://lee-phillips.org/howtotwitter/ https://lee-phillips.org/howtotwitter/
  - dfsfddsfsdf 6y ago
    The example tweets for this app are attributed to @Naval. He follows zero people on Twitter. That is a huge red flag if, like me, you are trying to avoid narcissists who aren't interested in listening to others. It's clear that the developers of Typefully are oblivious to this Twitter syndrome. At best, it's for people who are in transmit mode (like Rob Rhinehart on his blog) and this is a dangerous way to operate because you're not engaging with your hypothetical audience before pontificating. See, e.g. https://klwightman.com/2016/07/11/zero-twitter-following-count-says/ https://klwightman.com/2016/07/11/zero-twitter-following-cou... "What a zero following count on Twitter really says is that you are more concerned with your image than your connections. Your ego is more important that the conversations you could have to genuinely build your character. A zero following Twitter count shows that you don’t care what others on Twitter are saying. Maybe you do, maybe you don’t. Because actions speak volumes, a zero following count says that you don’t. No need to worry. This strategy often fails, and for good reason. Many Twitter users see through this strategy. How much fun is it to follow someone who doesn’t care what anyone has to say, even you? So many will unfollow these ego accounts and their Twitter follower account once again dwindles."

swyx 6y ago

it also feels a little disrespectful of people who follow you. if I reply to you I know you won't read it. so if someone bragged about using your app it'd be a prompt for me to unfollow them.

frankdilo 6y ago
The angle here is not about shutting other people out. It's about carving out the time to think and write, and letting other peoples in at your leisure, maybe once or twice per day.
theelous3 6y ago
It's not permanent. They could easily check for replies a few minutes later.
rinor 6y ago
I'm working on something in the social networking space, and I'm curious about your views and where you are coming from. If you don't mind me asking: What type of people do you follow - people you met irl or online, or friend of friends, or famous people? And how do you want to interact with them?
- leephillips 6y ago
  My own approach to make Twitter useful for me is to separate the concepts of following and reading. The key is to never look at your timeline: https://lee-phillips.org/howtotwitter/ https://lee-phillips.org/howtotwitter/
- dfsfddsfsdf 6y ago
  The example tweets for this app are attributed to @Naval. He follows zero people on Twitter. That is a huge red flag if, like me, you are trying to avoid narcissists who aren't interested in listening to others. It's clear that the developers of Typefully are oblivious to this Twitter syndrome. At best, it's for people who are in transmit mode (like Rob Rhinehart on his blog) and this is a dangerous way to operate because you're not engaging with your hypothetical audience before pontificating. See, e.g. https://klwightman.com/2016/07/11/zero-twitter-following-count-says/ https://klwightman.com/2016/07/11/zero-twitter-following-cou... "What a zero following count on Twitter really says is that you are more concerned with your image than your connections. Your ego is more important that the conversations you could have to genuinely build your character. A zero following Twitter count shows that you don’t care what others on Twitter are saying. Maybe you do, maybe you don’t. Because actions speak volumes, a zero following count says that you don’t. No need to worry. This strategy often fails, and for good reason. Many Twitter users see through this strategy. How much fun is it to follow someone who doesn’t care what anyone has to say, even you? So many will unfollow these ego accounts and their Twitter follower account once again dwindles."