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Twitter as a product seems to be completely built around reinforcing existing viewpoints. For example: * You can't convince anyone of anything in 280 character
by underwater 6y ago
Twitter as a product seems to be completely built around reinforcing existing viewpoints. For example:
* You can't convince anyone of anything in 280 characters. So the content just reinforces existing beliefs.
* Likes and retweets means that posts that get a strong reaction will overtake everything else. This means everything is either optimised for inducing anger or is a joke.
* The product is built around cults of personalities rather than letting the content speak for itself.
* Distribution via quote tweets mean the audience has been primed on what to think about something before they read it.
I don't think there was ever any chance that Twitter could facilitate a meeting of the minds.
- nradov 6y agoWhat is the number of characters required to convince someone of something?
- geoduck14 6y agoProbably like 281
- underwater 6y agoIf even want to explore a topic with some nuance you need more than 280 characters. Twitter's quota gives you three, maybe four, sentences. That's not enough to even define conflicting view points, let along explore those view points in depth.
- ipnon 6y agoI actually prefer it this way. I use Twitter to follow bleeding edge crypto accounts. I have many other interests but if Twitter started diversifying my feed with mainstream viewpoints I would stop using the service. They have a hard game to play where they can't make everyone happy, so I sympathize. I don't spend a penny on Twitter so I can't complain.