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Zendikar Rising previews start in earnest tomorrow, so I wanted to say:
1) it& #39;s OK to disengage from preview season if you want to
2) it& #39;s NOT OK to dogpile someone for being excited about the new set
These are both true without contradicting each other.
1) it& #39;s OK to disengage from preview season if you want to
2) it& #39;s NOT OK to dogpile someone for being excited about the new set
These are both true without contradicting each other.
There are lots of reasons to want to opt-out of preview season.
But the truth is, you don& #39;t need a reason besides, "I don& #39;t want to see this."
As a community, I think we could do a better job of accommodating that perspective. More on how to do this later.
But the truth is, you don& #39;t need a reason besides, "I don& #39;t want to see this."
As a community, I think we could do a better job of accommodating that perspective. More on how to do this later.
On the flip side, nothing gives you a right to suppress other people& #39;s joy.
Let people find their bliss and be happy! You don& #39;t know what they& #39;re fighting through or for outside of Twitter.
Let people find their bliss and be happy! You don& #39;t know what they& #39;re fighting through or for outside of Twitter.
When you add all this together, I think there& #39;s a few things we can remember to do, to make life on this bird app better for ourselves *and* others:
#1: Take an active approach to curating your feed.
Lots of options: You can mute words or hashtags, mute accounts for a while, use the "not interested" option on tweets, or even unfollow people.
If Magic is overwhelming your feed, try following new people to add more variety!
Lots of options: You can mute words or hashtags, mute accounts for a while, use the "not interested" option on tweets, or even unfollow people.
If Magic is overwhelming your feed, try following new people to add more variety!
#2: Only spend as much time on Twitter as you want to.
Especially during preview season, there& #39;s a huge sense of FOMO (fear of missing out) that& #39;s not necessarily healthy.
Consider checking in only once a day or for a limited time, and see if that approach makes you happier.
Especially during preview season, there& #39;s a huge sense of FOMO (fear of missing out) that& #39;s not necessarily healthy.
Consider checking in only once a day or for a limited time, and see if that approach makes you happier.
#3: Help others curate their feed.
Muting hashtags only works if they& #39;re used consistently.
If you& #39;re going to post about the new cards, consider adding the MTGZNR hashtag or saying "Zendikar Rising," which helps folks both discover AND opt out of those tweets -- a win-win.
Muting hashtags only works if they& #39;re used consistently.
If you& #39;re going to post about the new cards, consider adding the MTGZNR hashtag or saying "Zendikar Rising," which helps folks both discover AND opt out of those tweets -- a win-win.
