Ancestors

Written by Dan Gillmor on 2024-08-15 at 15:27

When I stopped being active at Twitter, I had more than 45,000 followers and a moderate amount of engagement (replies, retweets, etc.).

I have a third fewer followers here, and at least 10 times the genuine engagement. Sure, some bots, but most of it is genuine -- and useful.

I no longer see what (some) people I respect are saying publicly. I miss their thoughts, and wish they'd recognize that by staying active there they are supporting a dangerous extremist.

They feel trapped. They're not.

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Toot

Written by Francois Heinderyckx on 2024-08-15 at 15:45

@dangillmor

At this point, when I see someone's byline or bio mention a presence on Twitter/X, it downgrades that person’s credibility to critical levels. It screams “my craving for attention outweighs my sense of ethics.” Not the strongest platform for one’s credibility!

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Descendants

Written by LexiGirl on 2024-08-15 at 18:02

@fheinderyckx @dangillmor I feel exactly the same. Sometimes I see a screenshot of someone’s tweet and whilst I find myself agreeing with their point, the fact that they made it on twitter is like, minus 10 points….

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Written by LexiGirl on 2024-08-16 at 13:09

@fheinderyckx @dangillmor perfect example….

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