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I notice that while Twitter allows me to productively interact with ~10 people, its main effect is public advertising that I am a big nerd, which may have negative utility. Please advise.

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I often throw out a thought that just occurred to me and is at the current front of my understanding, in the (usually vain) hope that one or two people get something out of it or respond with a deeper insight. I hope that is not harmful.

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I get more responses when I post something that seems boringly obvious, and most if there is a perceived appeal to values. I realize that twitter is mostly a medium for social alignment instead of original thought, but find that depressing.

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@allgebrah

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@Plinz

no - obviousness depends on how deeply you've integrated a concept and is not objective, whatever's obvious to you may be novel to others and posting it can still result in net good

12:05 AM · Jan 1, 2018Twitter Web Client

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that said, yes, decoupling content from socializing has its benefits for both