actually tbh this is a fascinating tweet AOC and Trump both each have a very good understanding of how the game works, much more than most of either party and I think AOC senses that the OP tweet is actually self-defeating, ie it gives power to the thing that it criticizeshttps://twitter.com/AOC/status/1141347198267006976 …
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Replying to @visakanv
I think an important question of the upcoming election cycle will be: is [being good on] Twitter enough to get into power
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IMO twitter in this case is a a subset of a broader game of influence and persuasion, of which the rules have changed because the media landscape has changed being good at twitter in isolation, probably not. but if you're good bc you understand how persuasion works, then maybe
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They certainly both use this medium successfully for agenda setting power that escapes twitter's confinement. As for political power, worked great for Trump — he captured an entire party. For AOC...idk. Depends on the timescale?
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