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Re:Twitter confirms Twitter Blue by shoto_io on Friday May 28, 2021 @01:15PM (#27318028)
What I really dislike about Twitter it’s how different users play by different rules.

Take the name for example. Any other platform has a clear written or unwritten rule.

- HN: usernames

- LinkedIn: real names

- Twitter: a mix

On Twitter, you clearly lose out if you put your real name out there. You suddenly get trolled by strange avatars hiding their identity and very little community control.

Re:Twitter confirms Twitter Blue by xwolfi on Friday May 28, 2021 @01:22PM (#27318112)
That's a good observation. LinkedIn is so boring and chill, you can actually have difficult debates on there with everyone being polite and accepting lol

What's strange is facebook. The fact it's more segregated by close circle make the discussion nastier than on linkedin when you have your company name on top of your mean troll.

Re:Twitter confirms Twitter Blue by jpindar on Friday May 28, 2021 @05:24PM (#27320700)
I have my real name on Twitter, am reasonably active, and I never get trolled. But I pretty much only post on tech related subjects.

Do you post on controversial subjects?