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Re:Goodbye, Fleets by ruined on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @03:32PM (#27837368)
>most people don't use twitter [imagining?] themselves giving a rehearsed speech in a public square, merely as a way to share their amusing thoughts to the planet for some immediate validation

and there's the problem.

like any tool, speech is dangerous if you don't respect its power and follow some basic safety rules.

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Re:Goodbye, Fleets by salt-thrower on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @03:38PM (#27837455)
Yup. I mentioned this in another comment but one of the key problems is the discrepancy between the impact tweets really have, and the ease with which Twitter allows you to post them.

Any social media is designed to maximize engagement, so there is almost no friction between "I have a thought and I want validation for it" and hitting that submit button.

In reality, you should think of a tweet like submitting an article to the New York Times op-ed section with your full name and face attached to it. It has the potential to be there forever, and for people to judge you based on it for the rest of your professional life. So tread carefully.

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