All good points. I'm just pushing back on some corners of anonymous Twitter culture that seem to thrive in the dark. Good and creative for a while, but then mold grows and infections start.
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I (think I) see what you're getting at.
For me, though, things like "will I get fired for this," or "what will my mother (the consummate stalker) think of this?" are not questions I'd like to entertain.
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Since empathy and, often, consequences, are more or less opt-in on the web, you do see a lot of people choosing to forego good behaviour.
Or, to paraphrase : the risk of getting punched in the face keeps a lot of bullshit at bay.
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I would. Reports are consistently in favor of him being mild-mannered in person. Unless you're an economist or Steven Pinker.
I think the tough guy persona is half branding, half wish fulfillment. I'm also a lot less abrasive in person, unless you get me *really* pissed off.
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Right. But that is why Twitter disconnected from reality can be dangerous. Because abrasion feeds abrasion among fragile egos.
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Yeah, that's why I mentioned having to hold back.
I have a very specific strategy where I try to minimize my reactivity to likes & retweets, and maximize for direct replies.
This builds a useful form of skin in the game: I have people here whose opinions I value, and I engage.
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Yeah, I absolutely think there is a within-Twitter scale of #skininthegame (among avatars) that is very tangible
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Certainly. In fact, I chose my level of personal presence *very* deliberately, for a number of reasons.
It's always fascinating to see where people prefer to draw their own line.
Your first tweet seemed a bit judgey, if I'm honest, but this was a good talk. Glad for it.
Yeah, it was meant to be judgey. Sometimes dialogue and synthesis requires tension...
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Sometimes I wonder how far I can get with my self-righteous preachiness before somebody sorts me out good.