I think I got off topic a bit with the science clique focus. I do think that's a real problem though. Some of this might be my bias to slow down and try to think things through, where the field seems addicted to the fast fix, and twitter discourse likely amplifies this tendency.
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Also to be clear... My point wasn't just that Twitter is something we need to think carefully about because of the pure number of who reads our tweets. My point is in my tweets, I think there's a specific thing going on and it affects the quality of scientific outputs.
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If you disagree that there is something going on (what i describe already) which manifests both on Twitter and in the literature and other places offline, that is fine. But I encounter it pretty much every week in various forms — monthly in the case of ahistorical articles.
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I just don't know what to do and it hurts to see people behave like they have no memory, if that makes sense.
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It does. How could I be more useful on Twitter?
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I am happy you asked and I wish I had a constructive take other than to say this: I really respect you listened to me and asked me respectfully a load of questions to help clarify my position to you. And I really am glad you agree it's an issue and I wish more were like you.

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Sure. But a reader may get >1000 impressions a day. So 500 may not be so much. I spend plenty of days one on one with a single person.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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