Venkatesh Rao

as a twitter noob i will defer. BUT i kind of hear you making the case that the act of putting it up, regardless of intent, and sort of even regardless of reception, is beandadding. at least that’s the essence

i think i am gonna say that sharing a story you can't tell up front will make you the main character on twitter for the day is what beandadding is

sold. now you have to keep an eye out for other instances, regardless of whether they blow up, to see if you stick to your theory?

i mean if you disgorge a 37-point confessional (or however long it was) around a polarizing topic with like hints of bad judgment and copious milkshake-ducky skeletons in your closet what the hell do you think is gonna happen

so does your definition require the bean dad to be self-aware?

no in fact i think the bias is more toward cluelessness

ah, ok. i thought you were implying otherwise

i mean like i tweet about stubbing my toe or forgetting to take my pool towel out of my bag or whatever; that's tone-setting kinda general doofus stuff if you can't game out the response to a zillion-point thread about torturing your child or whatever then you aren't thinking