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Re:Could Twitter Be Better Off as a Nonprofit? by Merad on Sunday October 09, 2016 @07:43PM (#12674188)
The problem with Twitter, IMO, is that it's a fire hose. Let's say that I decide to follow John Carmack. I'm interested in his thoughts on technical topics and especially articles or posts that he may have written. Instead, I get all of that plus* the inspirational quotes he posts every morning, his political opinions, his thoughts on current events, etc. None of which I care about, and none of which (AFAIK) Twitter gives me the ability to filter.

*I don't know if John Carmack actually posts anything of the sort, just a hypothetical.

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Re:Could Twitter Be Better Off as a Nonprofit? by AndrewKemendo on Sunday October 09, 2016 @08:45PM (#12674392)
Is there a comparable service that has a public/private feed? I guess Facebook wall posts would be the closest, but you can't publicly follow people there.
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Re:Could Twitter Be Better Off as a Nonprofit? by kalleboo on Monday October 10, 2016 @03:15AM (#12675573)
Meanwhile Facebook does filter out things it thinks you're not interested in, and it outrages people that they're missing out on something.
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