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Twitter really is the worst. At least the other platforms have some good mixed in with the bad. It is nice to stay vaguely connected to people in a sort-of holi

Twitter really is the worst. At least the other platforms have some good mixed in with the bad. It is nice to stay vaguely connected to people in a sort-of holiday card way. Twitter has nothing to redeem it. Even in communities where there’s attempts at substantive conversation the medium makes a horrible mess to follow.

rjmunro 4y ago
I think it depends on who you follow (which filter bubble you are in). Try unfollowing everyone who is not an actual personal friend (or use a pinned list to see only their tweets).
- bradleyjg 4y ago
  I have Facebook and Instagram for that, depending on the age of the friend. On Twitter these same people are much more likely to post a hot take than pictures of their kids or pets. The platform draws out toxicity even in otherwise easygoing people.
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  - vehemenz 4y ago
    The Meta products are more beholden to their demographics, unlike Twitter. Most of my family and friends stopped using Facebook around 2015, and Instagram is predominantly for young people, vain people, or photographers.
zamnos 4y ago
Not sure why you're ignoring the various official and unofficial accounts which use Twitter to distribute information during natural disasters which has saved lives, in a way that RSS can't replicate.
- bradleyjg 4y ago
  Fair point.
DrThunder 4y ago
Nah, LinkedIn takes the cake in that regard. If you wanna feel full on narcissism and a bunch of meaningless fake posts with people trying appear as something they're not... LinkedIn is the place to be.
- waboremo 4y ago
  LinkedIn and Nextdoor are the two worst social platforms around, it's the worst kind of horrible, a sort of superficial rage and invasiveness, a complete disregard for others as human beings. Say what you will about Twitter, but at least the insults there are direct and tend to stay exclusive to Twitter - as opposed to neighbors convincing each other of the worst or your ability to land a job being sabotaged because your profile doesn't have enough keywords.
  - DrThunder 4y ago
    Yep, at least there are some posts on Twitter that occasionally make me laugh. LinkedIn just leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and you almost have to use it nowadays.
    - moab 4y ago
      That's not even remotely true (re: the need to use LinkedIn). Just quit.
      - DrThunder 4y ago
        It's not remotely true??? You're just off-base with that statement. A ton of companies look there and recruit through that site. Yeah you don't HAVE to use it but you're putting yourself at a disadvantage if you don't.
- BaculumMeumEst 4y ago
  it honestly never occurred to me that there is a “usage” of linkedin other than putting up a profile to field offers from recruiters

rjmunro 4y ago

I think it depends on who you follow (which filter bubble you are in). Try unfollowing everyone who is not an actual personal friend (or use a pinned list to see only their tweets).

bradleyjg 4y ago
I have Facebook and Instagram for that, depending on the age of the friend. On Twitter these same people are much more likely to post a hot take than pictures of their kids or pets. The platform draws out toxicity even in otherwise easygoing people.
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- vehemenz 4y ago
  The Meta products are more beholden to their demographics, unlike Twitter. Most of my family and friends stopped using Facebook around 2015, and Instagram is predominantly for young people, vain people, or photographers.

zamnos 4y ago

Not sure why you're ignoring the various official and unofficial accounts which use Twitter to distribute information during natural disasters which has saved lives, in a way that RSS can't replicate.

bradleyjg 4y ago
Fair point.

DrThunder 4y ago

Nah, LinkedIn takes the cake in that regard. If you wanna feel full on narcissism and a bunch of meaningless fake posts with people trying appear as something they're not... LinkedIn is the place to be.

waboremo 4y ago
LinkedIn and Nextdoor are the two worst social platforms around, it's the worst kind of horrible, a sort of superficial rage and invasiveness, a complete disregard for others as human beings. Say what you will about Twitter, but at least the insults there are direct and tend to stay exclusive to Twitter - as opposed to neighbors convincing each other of the worst or your ability to land a job being sabotaged because your profile doesn't have enough keywords.
- DrThunder 4y ago
  Yep, at least there are some posts on Twitter that occasionally make me laugh. LinkedIn just leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and you almost have to use it nowadays.
  - moab 4y ago
    That's not even remotely true (re: the need to use LinkedIn). Just quit.
    - DrThunder 4y ago
      It's not remotely true??? You're just off-base with that statement. A ton of companies look there and recruit through that site. Yeah you don't HAVE to use it but you're putting yourself at a disadvantage if you don't.
BaculumMeumEst 4y ago
it honestly never occurred to me that there is a “usage” of linkedin other than putting up a profile to field offers from recruiters