When I was in a frat, we used this app called GroupMe to talk with each other The main distinction between GroupMe and a regular college group message was the ‘likes’ feature, where you could validate individual messages as funny or insightfulhttps://twitter.com/auderdy/status/1206092492489158656 …
Twitter feels kind of like the frat GroupMe in some ways, though in-group boundaries are more fluid than a fraternity with formal initiation processes At least in the public Twitterverse, there are no barriers to entry for new players who want to participate in the discussion
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In many ways, this is a good and exciting thing. On Twitter you can endlessly explore, learn from, and contribute to new subcultures But the loose group boundaries (and ability to leave/mute/block a subculture) also makes it near impossible to form a consensus on anything
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Value judgment: I think the best you can do here is join a subculture populated by kind, curious, and intellectually honest people—then make a point of leaving the echo-bubble (in good faith) once in a while
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