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> My recommendation is to shed Twitter as a user. I never understood why tech people have such a strange enamor towards Twitter. Can’t be an industry power dev

by dcow 4y ago

> My recommendation is to shed Twitter as a user. I never understood why tech people have such a strange enamor towards Twitter. Can’t be an industry power dev without it. Can’t start a company without it. Having a healthy Twitter following is often more important than having actual users—even to investors. Twitter is digital hype. I agree. It’s time to replace Twitter. The only question is what exactly is it that anchors people to the platform? Even though it’s hard to imagine, we know that news motivates people (it happened with the WhatsApp -> Signal exodus). Where’s the “Signal for Twitter” we can all migrate to? If the key is not just creating a social platform, but also a hype engine, maybe what a competitor needs to realize is that hype doesn’t happen in a vacuum. You have to do silly algorithmic things so that content can go viral. Maybe the secret is to be open about how you manufacture hype rather than do it behind closed doors? Maybe in a way that people can verify it was done fairly?

Jensson 4y ago
Main problem is that journalists uses Twitter, as long as they are there Twitter will remain the most relevant political forum. It is mandatory for most journalist jobs to be active on Twitter, and since all the journalists are there anyone who wants publicity will also post on Twitter.
Sebb767 4y ago
> The only question is what exactly is it that anchors people to the platform If I had to take a stab, it's a combination of networking effects (obviously), simplicity and the short text limit, which forces authors to mostly be concise and optimize for a 140 character attention span. This is also supercharged by the fact that you can (mostly) access everything anonymously - if I'm linked to Twitter, I know I can read/watch it and it will mostly be concise. I don't even bother clicking a link to FB, for example.

by dcow 4y ago

Jensson 4y ago

Main problem is that journalists uses Twitter, as long as they are there Twitter will remain the most relevant political forum. It is mandatory for most journalist jobs to be active on Twitter, and since all the journalists are there anyone who wants publicity will also post on Twitter.

Sebb767 4y ago

> The only question is what exactly is it that anchors people to the platform If I had to take a stab, it's a combination of networking effects (obviously), simplicity and the short text limit, which forces authors to mostly be concise and optimize for a 140 character attention span. This is also supercharged by the fact that you can (mostly) access everything anonymously - if I'm linked to Twitter, I know I can read/watch it and it will mostly be concise. I don't even bother clicking a link to FB, for example.