Current Events > Twitter is a Cesspool - Nobody Should Use This Platform for News

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AFrench2 06/20/20 9:39:58 AM #1:	40% Russianbots that have self-macro messages about how great Trump is 25% Evangelicals who just post weird shit about stuff from 2012 (Benghazi, Obama sucks, etc) 35% Real people who actually post things - but is mostly just #MobRules to get seen. This platform is pure garbage, lmao. Who uses this shit? Good god. I trust about 5% of the shit I seen posted on here. --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:940963215] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>40% Russianbots that have self-macro messages about how great Trump is 25% Evangelicals who just post weird shit about stuff from 2012 (Benghazi, Obama sucks, etc) 35% Real people who actually post things - but is mostly just #MobRules to get seen. This platform is pure garbage, lmao. Who uses this shit? Good god. I trust about 5% of the shit I seen posted on here. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 06/20/20 9:41:12 AM #2:	Follow better people --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:940963249] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Follow better people</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 06/20/20 9:41:33 AM #3:	welcome to modern society. --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:940963254] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>welcome to modern society. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThisGuyAreSick 06/20/20 9:42:11 AM #4:	I agree with you, but there's going to be a certain group of posters going "bOtH sIdEs" that are part of that 35% --- sigless <cite>ThisGuyAreSick posted [p:940963273] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>I agree with you, but there's going to be a certain group of posters going "bOtH sIdEs" that are part of that 35%</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/20/20 9:43:12 AM #5:	Antifar posted... Follow better people It is all garbage. The platform must be deleted. For example: Follow NPR or BBC (two of the best newssources on the planet) - and you see hourly garbage about Trump's tweets. "Twitter marks Trump tweet as potentially harmful" THAT ISN'T NEWS, BBC! FUCK YOU --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:940963305] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>Follow better people</quote>It is all garbage. The platform must be deleted. For example: Follow NPR or BBC (two of the best newssources on the planet) - and you see hourly garbage about Trump's tweets. "Twitter marks Trump tweet as potentially harmful" THAT ISN'T NEWS, BBC! FUCK YOU </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 06/20/20 9:44:36 AM #6:	AFrench2 posted... It is all garbage. The platform must be deleted. For example: Follow NPR or BBC (two of the best newssources on the planet) - and you see hourly garbage about Trump's tweets. "Twitter marks Trump tweet as potentially harmful" THAT ISN'T NEWS, BBC! FUCK YOU trump tweets are news because he uses twitter as his official platform... --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:940963351] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>AFrench2 posted... </cite> <quote>It is all garbage. The platform must be deleted. For example: Follow NPR or BBC (two of the best newssources on the planet) - and you see hourly garbage about Trump's tweets. "Twitter marks Trump tweet as potentially harmful" THAT ISN'T NEWS, BBC! FUCK YOU</quote>trump tweets are news because he uses twitter as his official platform... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 06/20/20 9:50:06 AM #7:	It is news when the President's preferred outlet marks his missives as misinformation, imo. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:940963513] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>It is news when the President's preferred outlet marks his missives as misinformation, imo.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lord_Shadow 06/20/20 9:51:41 AM #8:	It's the bathroom wall of the internet --- GT My Lord Shadow "Your Grace, please, the people have surrendered..." "I didn't offer surrender." <cite>Lord_Shadow posted [p:940963558] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>It's the bathroom wall of the internet </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 06/20/20 9:52:09 AM #9:	Lord_Shadow posted... It's the bathroom wall of the internet highschool bathroom wall. more swastikas and smeared shit. --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:940963571] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Lord_Shadow posted... </cite> <quote>It's the bathroom wall of the internet</quote>highschool bathroom wall. more swastikas and smeared shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Joenage 06/20/20 10:02:55 AM #10:	for the more confrontational tweets, I look on their twitter and if their bio and recent tweets all follow a similar confrontational pattern, I wont take their opinion seriously. Either theyre bots or theyre obsessed with the topic at hand (usually politics) and are beyond help or reasoning if more people followed this approach the internet would be less of a cesspool now --- Joenage. <cite>Joenage posted [p:940963847] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>for the more confrontational tweets, I look on their twitter and if their bio and recent tweets all follow a similar confrontational pattern, I wont take their opinion seriously. Either theyre bots or theyre obsessed with the topic at hand (usually politics) and are beyond help or reasoning if more people followed this approach the internet would be less of a cesspool now </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 06/20/20 10:37:13 AM #11:	monkmith posted... highschool bathroom wall. more swastikas and smeared shit. Jesus what was your high school like --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:940964878] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>monkmith posted... </cite> <quote>highschool bathroom wall. more swastikas and smeared shit.</quote> Jesus what was your high school like </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 06/20/20 10:45:04 AM #12:	The Trent posted... Jesus what was your high school like they took the doors off when they caught students smoking crack in them... --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:940965151] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>The Trent posted... </cite> <quote>Jesus what was your high school like</quote>they took the doors off when they caught students smoking crack in them... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 06/20/20 10:48:39 AM #13:	no one should use it simply because it's design makes things incomprehensible. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! fluffy-butt fluffy-butt oh fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy-butt pop bum-bum-bum-bum <cite>Medussa posted [p:940965277] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>no one should use it simply because it's design makes things incomprehensible. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/20/20 11:19:13 AM #14:	Medussa posted... no one should use it simply because it's design makes things incomprehensible. This is also a good point. The re-tweets and also the fact you have to actually CLICK on tweets to see just WHAT they are responding to - is really, really, really stupid. --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:940966426] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite> <quote>no one should use it simply because it's design makes things incomprehensible.</quote>This is also a good point. The re-tweets and also the fact you have to actually CLICK on tweets to see just WHAT they are responding to - is really, really, really stupid. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rikiaz 06/20/20 11:26:07 AM #15:	Pretty sure Twitter is second only to Facebook in the massive volume of misinformation spread around the platform. --- From the depths, the thing they called Worm King did rise. Nirn itself did scream in the Mages' and Necromancers' war. <cite>Rikiaz posted [p:940966696] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Pretty sure Twitter is second only to Facebook in the massive volume of misinformation spread around the platform. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChuckSDeuces 06/20/20 3:26:33 PM #16:	Agreed Most of CE will disagree as they're part of the mob though. --- Engaging with NPCs is conceptually identical to talking back to the television. <cite>ChuckSDeuces posted [p:940977520] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Agreed Most of CE will disagree as they're part of the mob though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/20/20 3:46:14 PM #17:	yup --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:940978361] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>yup </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/20/20 8:48:07 PM #18:	welp --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:940992150] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>welp </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/20/20 10:41:54 PM #19:	Yeah --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:940997344] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Yeah </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/20/20 11:42:20 PM #20:	welp --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:940999644] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>welp </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 06/20/20 11:43:16 PM #21:	it's dead, Jim (err, Andy) --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! fluffy-butt fluffy-butt oh fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy-butt pop bum-bum-bum-bum <cite>Medussa posted [p:940999689] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>it's dead, Jim (err, Andy) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sevihaimerej 06/20/20 11:44:26 PM #22:	Yup. --- https://imgtc.com/Y8ojZ3x <cite>sevihaimerej posted [p:940999739] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Yup. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frisk 06/20/20 11:44:36 PM #23:	I used to have it but yeah the Russi as n bots ruin it. I got banned for talking shit to the Trump slurpers there --- Dodger fan and fan of the NFC Champs 49ers Currently playing(PC) Doom Eternal <cite>Frisk posted [p:940999753] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>I used to have it but yeah the Russi as n bots ruin it. I got banned for talking shit to the Trump slurpers there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/20/20 11:49:27 PM #24:	You can get banned from Twitter? --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:940999941] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>You can get banned from Twitter? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anteaterking 06/20/20 11:57:56 PM #25:	Antifar posted... Follow better people This was how I felt talking to my two friends who were like "I had to get rid of twitter because it was too toxic, etc." Like I'm not going to say the people I follow are all sunshine and lollipops but it's mostly informative or entertaining, not Twitter personalities whose bit is that they're depressed all the time. --- http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg <cite>Anteaterking posted [p:941000266] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Antifar posted... </cite> <quote>Follow better people</quote> This was how I felt talking to my two friends who were like "I had to get rid of twitter because it was too toxic, etc." Like I'm not going to say the people I follow are all sunshine and lollipops but it's mostly informative or entertaining, not Twitter personalities whose bit is that they're depressed all the time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 06/21/20 12:15:21 AM #26:	You shouldnt get your news from any social media platforms. Of course that'd probably require reading more than a few short sentences --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:941000925] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>You shouldnt get your news from any social media platforms. Of course that'd probably require reading more than a few short sentences </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/21/20 9:20:24 AM #27:	rofl --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:941013640] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>rofl </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Byakuren 06/21/20 9:34:29 AM #28:	Twitter is only good for following artists and finding scorching takes --- The Legend of Heroes series is the greatest RPG series of all time. Fight me. Official Take Rater <cite>Byakuren posted [p:941014071] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Twitter is only good for following artists and finding scorching takes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rikiaz 06/21/20 8:45:57 PM #29:	Byakuren posted... Twitter is only good for following artists and finding scorching takes Good for following really anyone that creates any kind of content for updates and such. --- From the depths, the thing they called Worm King did rise. Nirn itself did scream in the Mages' and Necromancers' war. <cite>Rikiaz posted [p:941041913] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Byakuren posted... </cite> <quote>Twitter is only good for following artists and finding scorching takes</quote>Good for following really anyone that creates any kind of content for updates and such. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 06/21/20 8:46:59 PM #30:	You forgot outrage warriors. Twitter is a septic tank. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:941041957] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>You forgot outrage warriors. Twitter is a septic tank. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/23/20 12:37:21 AM #31:	eww --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:941108779] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>eww </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VVALLBOUNCE 06/23/20 12:38:50 AM #32:	AFrench2 posted... I seen <cite>VVALLBOUNCE posted [p:941108829] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>AFrench2 posted... </cite> <quote>I seen</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 06/23/20 12:45:59 AM #33:	It's the only social media I have left. --- Don't die for anything less than the best of life. <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:941109081] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>It's the only social media I have left. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thebatz 06/23/20 12:46:58 AM #34:	still a decent platform for sports news. --- Toronto Maple Leafs <cite>thebatz posted [p:941109112] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>still a decent platform for sports news. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThunderTrain 06/23/20 12:47:34 AM #35:	Its funny because so many bot accounts are just a first name followed by 10 numbers with no profile picture but people argue with them. ~~unless theyre bots too...~~ --- Without this nobody reads the last line of a post Look at all these slave masters posing on your dollar <cite>ThunderTrain posted [p:941109135] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Its funny because so many bot accounts are just a first name followed by 10 numbers with no profile picture but people argue with them. unless theyre bots too... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/23/20 12:48:04 AM #36:	VVALLBOUNCE 8 minutes ago#32 undefined posted... I seen I live in Texas...what's the dealio? --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:941109153] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>VVALLBOUNCE 8 minutes ago#32 undefined posted... </cite> <quote>I seen</quote> I live in Texas...what's the dealio? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 06/23/20 12:48:10 AM #37:	The left is way worse on there. But i agree it's doodoo --- Common sense is the most uncommon thing in the world-some dude. <cite>Smackems posted [p:941109156] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>The left is way worse on there. But i agree it's doodoo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlephZero 06/23/20 12:50:52 AM #38:	If you don't participate in Twitter you are confirmed alt right. --- "life is overrated" - Seiichi Omori 01001100 01010101 01000101 00100000 00110100 00110000 00110010 <cite>AlephZero posted [p:941109244] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>If you don't participate in Twitter you are confirmed alt right. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/23/20 12:53:54 AM #39:	Smackems posted... The left is way worse on there. But i agree it's doodoo The left on Twitter are all AOC feetlickers. It is grotesque. --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:941109367] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Smackems posted... </cite> <quote>The left is way worse on there. But i agree it's doodoo</quote>The left on Twitter are all AOC feetlickers. It is grotesque. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 06/23/20 12:55:17 AM #40:	Sounds more like Facebook to me. Twitter feed is heavily dependent on the user, at least more so than FB. FB has some 70%+ or some crazy amount of conservative ad push regardless of user. --- Clean Butt Crew <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:941109425] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>Sounds more like Facebook to me. Twitter feed is heavily dependent on the user, at least more so than FB. FB has some 70%+ or some crazy amount of conservative ad push regardless of user.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AFrench2 06/23/20 12:55:55 AM #41:	My FB is all family and high school friends and shit. There is almost no politics on my FB at all, by design. --- Ohh boy <cite>AFrench2 posted [p:941109444] in Twitter is... [t:78787421]...</cite> <quote>My FB is all family and high school friends and shit. There is almost no politics on my FB at all, by design. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Twitter is a Cesspool - Nobody Should Use This Platform for News