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> I have spoken to young people who tell me they are terrified to tweet anything This is the proper response. I'm not sure why anyone is on Twitter. And if y
by nostromo 5y ago
> I have spoken to young people who tell me they are terrified to tweet anything
This is the proper response. I'm not sure why anyone is on Twitter. And if you are, you definitely shouldn't be using your real name.
The upside is de minimis, and the downside of a misconstrued opinion or a bad joke is "your life is basically ruined." Maybe not today or tomorrow -- maybe it'll happen 10 years from now when the Overton window shifts again.
People should be afraid of these platforms.
- leephillips 5y agoBut if there is danger in a Twitter mob, that mob can savage you just as easily if you are not on the platform. It’ll just take you a little longer to find out about it.
- wsinks 5y agoBut the metaphor still applies. If the mob doesn't necessarily know that you exist, can they attack you?
- leephillips 5y agoSome people on Twitter know about people who aren’t on Twitter, I’ve heard.
- droopyEyelids 5y agoInterestingly, this empowers people who hold beliefs so deviant that they're universally subject to sanction. They've already paid the reputation tax, and are now free to use the technology to its maximum benefit, when in earlier times they'd have been outsiders in their community struggling to find like minded allies through creepy newsletters or pamphlets