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Here’s what sucks about Twitter. And I mean sucks in a huge way.
The reason some of us know some celebrities and news people here is we’ve been here a long time. In my case, that’s 13 years. But back in the day, Twitter was much smaller, and we actually were able …
The reason some of us know some celebrities and news people here is we’ve been here a long time. In my case, that’s 13 years. But back in the day, Twitter was much smaller, and we actually were able …
to engage with each other. It was more intimate, collegial, and generally more friendly. And we actually discussed ideas or events for more than a single tweet. Some convos would go on for hours. A lot of that gave twitter it’s aura of being “the next big thing.” …
And so it went.
But as with everything else in our lives lately, “bigness” ended all of that minimal sense of community and extended discussion. Twitter made it even worse by killing the app ecosystem that provided off site tools, and create a caste system with …
But as with everything else in our lives lately, “bigness” ended all of that minimal sense of community and extended discussion. Twitter made it even worse by killing the app ecosystem that provided off site tools, and create a caste system with …
their infernal “blue check.” Then sheer scale made “replies” into a river of sludge that quickly became unmanageable and useless to the bigger accounts. Notable or famous people don’t not reply to you not because they don’t care about you, but mostly because they …
never even see you. And even if they do, they almost never see you, so have no frame of reference for who you are or why they should care. The only “signal” they get is who we follow in common, but everyone knows that’s really unreliable indicator of worth.
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had a thousand replies? I have. They’re completely unnavigable unless you have the time or inclination. Even if you do, at times, you can’t do it often or nothing gets done. So blue checks retreat behind the wall for filters and options that twitter gives them to …
just tune most engagements out. As a result, they mostly engage the same “bubble people” that they know and trust to not troll them, or stain their their “brand” as a reward for engaging the public. Are there exceptions? Sure. But not many, and not often.
I don’t blame users for this. The problem is Twitter itself. It has not grown with its success; from what we’ve all learned, and then evolved a “next generation” of engagement tools that might bring back a workable intimacy and trust between the rich and famous, …
and the little people they once learned a lot from, but now rarely even speak to.
I think that can be done and I’m spending a lot of time on it. I think the world needs Twitter; just a more evolved Twitter. We can build one if enough people care.
I think that can be done and I’m spending a lot of time on it. I think the world needs Twitter; just a more evolved Twitter. We can build one if enough people care.
