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I suppose all of those journalists, politicians, and corporations are just shitposters
by kevviiinn 3y ago
I suppose all of those journalists, politicians, and corporations are just shitposters
- themagician 3y agoA mostly correct supposition, just not “all”, obviously. The journalists went there for the shitposting politicians and the corporations went there to “be part of the [shitposting] conversation.” That’s not to say it’s without value. It’s highly entertaining, which is very valuable. But it is what it is. How long have you been on Twitter? Be honest. The site has always been nonsense. What else would it be? You literally just scream into the aether. It’s an unstructured message board. It’s a public chat room. It’s a radio frequency where everyone transmits at the same time. It’s designed for shitposting. Back in the old days you had to “raid” other forums to create controversy. It took coordination and effort. Posting was a skill. If you posted something and the thread got no replies it was kind of embarrassing. Now you just create a Twitter account in 30 seconds and you’re good to go. You just post over and over again and there’s no shame at all. It lowered the barrier for shitposting so low that even people who were borderline computer illiterate could participate. It was able to normalize the activity so much that people do it under their real name with no shame.
- kevviiinn 3y agoI have never had a Twitter account, so I have never "been on Twitter"
- themagician 3y agoNo, you’re a newage lurker. “Every time I've looked under one of Elon's tweets it's nothing of substance, just fellatio en masse“ You love the shitposting so much you seek it out.
- kevviiinn 3y agoYea you got me, I have to seek out his tweets because they never get posted to HN You might want to glance away from the mirror from time to time, there's a whole world out there
- themagician 3y agoPerhaps I misjudged you. You do get it. <3