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randr

(12,418 posts) Sun Dec 23, 2018, 11:11 AM Dec 2018

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Besides just being annoying, this is why "twitter" is so uncool

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-finds-women-abused-on-twitter-every-30-seconds/

A veritable hotbed of hatred. Now I understand why the lsos is so attracted to it.

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Besides just being annoying, this is why "twitter" is so uncool (Original Post) randr Dec 2018 OP

Twitter exposes a symptom ismnotwasm Dec 2018 #1

Twitter is just like public text messaging manor321 Dec 2018 #2

You Were Born After Twitter Launched? ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #3

ismnotwasm

(42,022 posts)

1. Twitter exposes a symptom

Reply to randr (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 11:13 AM

Dec 2018

Racism and sexism and creeps are everywhere over the internet. You should see parts of Reddit.

I like Twitter, to a point.

manor321

(3,344 posts)

2. Twitter is just like public text messaging

Reply to randr (Original post)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 11:21 AM

Dec 2018

I couldn't live without Twitter. It keeps me up on any important or breaking news, immediately.

ProfessorGAC

(65,322 posts)

3. You Were Born After Twitter Launched?

Reply to manor321 (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 11:26 AM

Dec 2018

If not, your first sentence is prima facie false!

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