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I really don’t get the complaints with Twitter as a product, at least from my usage. But maybe that’s because I’ve exclusively been using Tweetbot for several y
by jader201 5y ago
I really don’t get the complaints with Twitter as a product, at least from my usage. But maybe that’s because I’ve exclusively been using Tweetbot for several years.
But it basically does exactly what I want: when someone I follow posts something, it shows up in my feed. Which is what it’s been doing for years.
Again, maybe this is a matter of the client, but Tweetbot lets me see exactly what I want, and nothing more.
- AndrewBissell 5y agoYeah I exclusively use lists for this reason. Any time I take a look at my main feed or the curated psyops in the "Trending" column it does strike me as a horrorshow though.
- jonny_eh 5y ago> Again, maybe this is a matter of the client, but Tweetbot lets me see exactly what I want, and nothing more. The official Twitter client allows this again now too (but with ads). You need to select "See latest tweets instead" at the top of Home.
- peakaboo 5y agoYour wording "allows" is exactly what people dont like about these tech companies. They are not real authorities on the Internet. If they left, the internet would improve a thousand times.
- kace91 5y agoThey aren't keeping the rest of the internet from being used, though. If you like forums, you can use them regardless of whether reddit exists or not. Same applies for blogs and facebook, IRC and messaging apps, etc. If forums are better than reddit/discord, why are so many communities there? If blogs are better than twitter, why did the majority choose twitter?
- Zak 5y ago> They aren't keeping the rest of the internet from being used This is a half-truth. One uses a forum to interact with others, and if most of the users have moved to a Facebook group, the forum doesn't have the same utility it did before.