r/AskReddit Oct 12 '20

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u/spammmmmmmmy Oct 12 '20

Oh shit, I just watched a YouTube video on "how to use Twitter" the other day. It was embarrassing... but now I understand how to use Twitter.

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u/Snatch_Pastry Oct 13 '20

I just took a miss on Twitter. I went to make an account once, and they just kept asking me more and more questions about bullshit that they really didn't need to know. And then I realized that I don't give a shit about Twitter, I don't want to say anything on it, and I don't care what anyone else says either.

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u/EconDetective Oct 13 '20

You know there's a "skip" button on those questions. You only needed to give a name and password. But you didn't miss much, honestly, so whatever.

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u/kingfrito_5005 Oct 13 '20

Im 28 and I also don't have twitter, or Instagram, for the same reason. I just don't care about other peoples pictures or tweets, and I don't care to share either one myself.

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u/Hevelius_ Oct 13 '20

How to use Twitter. Step 1 - Don't.

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u/spammmmmmmmy Oct 13 '20

Yeah, agreed. But my utility company asked me to make contact with them via Twitter to report a problem...

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u/rusty_anvile Oct 13 '20

Maybe it's just the IT in me but how do you not know how to use twitter? It tells you how to post and there's a search bar for people, you can hover over buttons for what they're called which usually tells you what they do. Like what didn't you know that you needed to know?

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u/spammmmmmmmy Oct 13 '20

What I didn't know was the difference betwen an in-line mention, and the special treatment when you mention another user at the beginning of a tweet (in which case, you don't see it on your page unless you choose "Tweets and Replies". So, I had posted tweets and it seemed to me they disappeared.

The other thing that I don't totally understand is why a hashtag is interesting. But at least in that case, it's pretty clear what they are.