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This is just a teenager stating his opinions based on what he observes in his peer group. It does not include any real data. That said, his argument seems to
by Periodic 17y ago
This is just a teenager stating his opinions based on what he observes in his peer group. It does not include any real data.
That said, his argument seems to almost boil down to, "on Twitter you can't choose your friends". There is no way to enforce a clique on Twitter. I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of conversation among teens is directed solely at their circle of friends, and not at the world and the common collective that Twitter seems to embody.
The reason it's unsafe is that anyone could start following you! Imagine how terrible it would be if that crazy kid no one likes started following you, showing up at your parties and suddenly people thought you were friends. Or what if that mean jock started reading your twitter feed and made fun of your love of {insert obscure interest here}? The world would absolutely end! Everyone knows there's nothing more important in life than who you take to prom.
- kragen 17y agoBut you can set your Twitter account to "private", approve all follows, and then your tweets are only visible to people you approve. So this doesn't hold water.
- michaelfairley 17y agoOnce you do that, Twitter basically becomes a subset of Facebook, and you if you already have a Facebook, there's no reason to switch.
- kragen 17y agoIt's all about where your friends are. I still use ICB.