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Datasets like these feel like a recording of every conversation in a coffee shop: technically public, but practically private for the most part. Feels super gr
by kmfrk 6y ago
Datasets like these feel like a recording of every conversation in a coffee shop: technically public, but practically private for the most part.
Feels super gross to see.
- EvanAnderson 6y agoHow has Twitter ever been "practically private"? We're talking about tweets-- not direct messages.
- harperlee 6y agoIf 10 people follow you, then you are talking with family, not broadcasting to a nation, in practice. The audience can change when years pass.
- fabatka 6y agoBut even then you know your tweets can be read by anybody. If a platform is fundamentally public, I don't understand how can anyone use it as a form of private communication.
- harperlee 6y agoWell it's human nature, really. You are not constantly stepping back and rationally evaluating the present moment. If you have a small bunch of followers and you start a conversation with them, the topic can evolve towards more sensitive matters. Kind of like with normalization of deviance in privacy terms. You just focus on the content of the conversation. As soon as you are answering to anyone, your mind focuses on only that person who said something to you. Criminals post Facebook photos with evidence of their crimes constantly, as another example.
- fabatka 6y agoThanks, I can see your point better. I guess my real concern is about Twitter being considered the default communication channel for many people. I mean it is perfect for getting updates from orgs/teams the quickest way possible, but to use it as a forum... for me it is incomprehensible.
- EvanAnderson 6y agoMisunderstanding the medium doesn't change what it is, practically speaking.
- coldpie 6y agoHumans aren't perfectly informed and sometimes they make mistakes.
- dustinmoris 6y agoDoing things in a public place != Doing things publicly You can do things with a sense of privacy in a public place. When I was young I bought and smoked a lot of weed privately in the middle of a public square.