Had some chats this past weekend with good friends who used to be all about Twitter but are now sick of it. At least in part I’m thinking...
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Replying to @Walldo
fewer active users → awful people are a larger share of discourse → people feel inclined to respond to louder awfulness → Twitter gets worse
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Replying to @Walldo
Fewer overall active users? Or just predictable turnover.
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Replying to @mtracey
An interesting question, maybe both? I’d have to check. Feels like there is some haziness while all the user churn happens
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Replying to @Walldo
I think its societal influence has only increased. As long as prestige fields rely on it, that probably won't change.
10:01 PM - 18 May 2016
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