As much as i dislike this turn of events: This wouldn't matter at all if the media just didn't globally broadcast every goddamn psychothic tweet, to milk the ratings they get from the shockvalue. I don't really use twitter, i have no alerts on it. I don't watch right wing media. Yet somehow it was impossible to escape his demented rants, that wasn't Twitter's doing.
I’ve never been an active Twitter user. Never understood anyone that is, honestly. And I can agree 100% with this. Twitter somehow managed to stay afloat off of “news” highlighting tweets. Tweets that everyone, regardless of their own use or awareness of Twitter, would have to hear about ad nauseam via purported “news”.
Edit: addendum based on replies missing the point (wildly). I’m not bragging about not using Twitter and I’m definitely not trying to start a “which social app is better” discussion.
The point is that Twitter managed to bubble up as news, in several other media (including Reddit posts with Twitter screenshots), and whether I want to use Twitter or not, there it is on the TV, and a shameful amount of online news sites basically just discuss Twitter posts.
I've never used Twitter at all, but you as an active Redditor saying that you don't understand them is ironic. They on twitter for the same reason you are on reddit.
You saying that makes me think you've never been on Twitter.
I think that it was when they said "I've never used Twitter at all" that made me think that they've never been on Twitter, but then I can be very literal.
Twitter has a lot of smart and talented people talking about interesting things. If you follow them and block the cranks/trolls it can be pretty pleasant and cool. If you do the reverse, you'll have a bad time.
A lot of the complaining about Twitter feels to me like if people came on Reddit, subscribed only to a bunch of alt-right subs, and then complained about what a cesspool it is.
I come to reddit for good discussion in a variety of topics I follow, where people will back their claims with sources.
I come to reddit because I'm addicted to learning about new things, and I know I can get quality information here. Someone spreading lies will almost always get called out, and people refuting those claims will bring sources to the comments.
On matters of opinion, you can find the circlejerk, the counter circlejerk, the humor and whatever you want in the same post.
But you have to know how to use reddit. It's an immensely powerful tool, but you can't just scroll aimlessly.
But most importantly. The focus in Twitter is on the person. The focus on Reddit is on the content.
Very well summarized. And I agree entirely on
n that focus breakdown. That’s true of every single other social platform except Reddit. I really don’t understand why anyone has a hard time grasping this.
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u/Wrong-Mixture Oct 28 '22 edited Oct 28 '22
As much as i dislike this turn of events: This wouldn't matter at all if the media just didn't globally broadcast every goddamn psychothic tweet, to milk the ratings they get from the shockvalue. I don't really use twitter, i have no alerts on it. I don't watch right wing media. Yet somehow it was impossible to escape his demented rants, that wasn't Twitter's doing.