Deep Fates supercomputer@deepfates·Jan 12, 2022🤔Quote TweetVenkatesh Rao@vgr·Aug 29, 2007Darn, this twitter thing is neat. Only question is, do I want to pay for texting?15
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jan 12, 2022Replying to @deepfatesEarly on Twitter allowed sms tweeting and at the time I was on a 5c/sms plan on a feature phone211
Deep Fates supercomputer@deepfates·Jan 12, 2022Replying to @vgrwould have cost just under 7k in 15 years. worth it?12
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jan 12, 2022Replying to @deepfatesYep. I’ve made order of magnitude more back in direct cash terms, not even counting intangibles15
Deep Fates supercomputer@deepfates·Jan 12, 2022Replying to @vgrYou think Twitter still has the same potential for growth or am I too late12
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr and @deepfatesI mean, it’s not Twitter per se. It’s links to stuff.11:10 PM · Jan 12, 20223 Likes
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jan 12, 2022Replying to @deepfatesEarly formula for making twitter work for you was sharing blog post links. Earliest currency… drove the url shortener market too. They used to comment “links are the currency of twitter.” Now it’s threads. Twitter was what killed RSS.12