• JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Don't. I did it when I thought electoralism had a shot for once but it ended up being all downhill from there. The best stuff gets posted here too anyways.

    If you do use it, only follow cool people. I know that sounds silly, but as soon as you start following a bunch of big accounts you're gonna log in everyday getting mad at more stuff than usual. Stick with people who like posting to do jokes and have a good time online. Also it's really easy to fall into the clout trap and feel like you need engagement on your posts to get the full Twitter experience and it's like using Instagram at that point. That's my take on that

    • Wmill [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      My plan was just to be as annoying as possible while staying in the rules but the more I think about it might not work. I wanted to hit libs with a barrage of cringe worthy but safe puns, kind of like what I do here but more maliciously and not backing off. Still might get kicked off or worse yet fall into getting mad or clout chasing. I'll probably won't do it now for my mental health. Thank you for the warning.

      • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I use to do that too, but it started getting to the point where I didn't want to check my notifications because it would be a barrage of Pelosi clapping gift and a ton of, "uhmm, actually sweaty..."

        I still fall for the lib bait every now and then but I just make my point and mute the thread if I feel like it was important enough to refute something. Getting into arguments online has almost never worked out. I do have discussions with leftists though sometimes because the majority are acting in good faith. Plus there is a lot of young people who use Twitter and just dunking on them for not fully understanding things isn't productive in the long run.

      • spectre [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        The people on Twitter are so dense they will probably out-annoy you. Not worth the effort cause the character limit stops you from replying with anything substantial (whether you're trying to troll or post sincerely)

    • camaron28 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I liked someone's take that twitter is 50% people mad because the world is ending and 50% people playing animal crossing, and that's how you end up with someone posting a random pic and someone getting very mad about it, and someone posting something actually important and people treating it as a joke.