Trying to do anything useful on Twitter if you don't have an account can be daunting. But of course if you have no experience using it, how would you know it's a waste of time?
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Replying to @kaiblin @Jade_Pickering
Just to clarify, the people I have in mind in the OP have accounts.
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They just refuse to tweet. Because — you guessed it — it's not shown to be anything but a waste of time.
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Replying to @o_guest @Jade_Pickering
Also depends on when they started. For some reason my carefully curated list of scientists all started tweeting about politics in 2016. ;)
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I don't mind, because I decided to follow humans instead of PR accounts.
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Replying to @kaiblin @Jade_Pickering
Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ Retweeted KordingLab
I have been doing politics on social media since 2009. Also I never thought science was apolitical [true for both meanings of the word]. Science, like life, is rife with politics.https://twitter.com/KordingLab/status/934887132711317504 …
Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ added,
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Replying to @o_guest @Jade_Pickering
True, but there certainly are days where I prefer the random termite colony picture, or a Cordyceps zombie...
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I've not found twitter to be particularly enjoyable. If you're not part of some close knit group, you're simply ignored. Especially if your profile doesn't match an expected pattern.
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Replying to @sir_deenicus @kaiblin and
Every tweet is stressful because I feel like I'm interrupting a private conversation. Although twitter is ostensibly public, it feels more closed to outsiders than typical internet forums. So usually, I just keep to myself.
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so just to give some direct feedback in this instance: it did not feel like you were interrupting at all. I'm glad for the different perspective.
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Yes, exactly! Very appreciated. I wish there was something I as an individual could do, but I fear maybe it's a more general/social problem?
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