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The funny thing about Twitter users is how in real life you can tell who is addicted to Twitter from the way they talk. Every conversation is a Mexican standoff
by costanzaDynasty 3y ago
The funny thing about Twitter users is how in real life you can tell who is addicted to Twitter from the way they talk. Every conversation is a Mexican standoff with the Twitter addict as they try to bait you into exposing your Silo against their Silo.
Its infuriating to deal with this type of addict because the rest of society is just trying to coexist while the Twitter addict is trying to root out imaginary threats to the Silo.
- pallas_athena 3y agoSilo? Not familiar with the term. Googling I found "Silo Mentality" (="resists sharing information and resources with other people or departments within the organisation.") but I don't see exactly how that applies here
- robotshmobot 3y agoPerhaps echochamber is likely what they meant?
- costanzaDynasty 3y agoI meant silo. Its not an echo chamber that they can disconnect from its a purposefully built online collection of thoughts and principles that they guard and collect to the point that its the driving force of their life.
- quadhome 3y agoPeople do that without the help of social media.
- quadhome 3y agoThat comment made sense to me when I replaced “silo” with “filter bubble.” … which reveals my silo.
- comte7092 3y agoI see this opinion commonly espoused on HN, yet I know a number of people who are heavy Twitter users and not a single one acts like this. Most of them aren’t even engaged in politics at all. They mostly just care about sports and celebrity culture. They’re some of the most “normal” people I know.