For some things, Twitter can be cool. I don't subscribe as much to the "Twitter is entirely a cesspool" idea that a lot of critics have, but I dislike it because it encourages lack of context and nuance due to an artificial character limit. What are you gonna use up your space for in a tweet: detailed information, or something to grab someone's attention? Usually and most likely the latter.

For this reason, I don't use Twitter at all. I prefer to stay on sites like HN or even Reddit. All of them have their issues and rage bait, but at least those two in particular generally have more long-form content. Reddit, when used for hobby-related content, is actually pretty great, even though it gets a lot of crap (granted, the crap is kinda deserved). Just don't use it for political stuff and you're fine.