Sat Nov 19, 2022, 11:39 AM

Twitter even allows experts to emotionally respond too quickly.

I listen to people like Tribe, Weismann, McQuade, Banks, because I want to learn all I can. Twitter makes it to easy to respond quickly to a big news event. Now that people, experts, have had time to think about the SC they are saying this is not as bad as they thought at first.

I have never used twitter.

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Twitter even allows experts to emotionally respond too quickly. (Original post)	fightforfreedom	Nov 19	OP
So true	ColinC	Nov 19	#1
I don't use it either & am glad my personal info isn'f in their system!	SheltieLover	Nov 19	#2
A fast response means they are not subject to group think?	Irish_Dem	Nov 19	#3
That has always been a shortcoming of Twitter.	Ocelot II	Nov 19	#4
Good post.	fightforfreedom	Nov 19	#5

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Sat Nov 19, 2022, 11:41 AM

ColinC (7,121 posts)

1. So true

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Sat Nov 19, 2022, 11:43 AM

SheltieLover (54,077 posts)

2. I don't use it either & am glad my personal info isn'f in their system!

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Sat Nov 19, 2022, 11:44 AM

Irish_Dem (33,693 posts)

3. A fast response means they are not subject to group think?

Not self censoring to get favorable opinions.

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Sat Nov 19, 2022, 11:48 AM

Ocelot II (105,590 posts)

4. That has always been a shortcoming of Twitter.

It's great for transmitting quick facts and as such has been very valuable for reporting fast-moving news events, but it also allows and even encourages people to comment on things immediately without thinking their comments through. Subtlety and nuance are impossible, so even people who are normally very good at that can't do it (unless they do serial tweets, which are just a PITA to follow). We have been relying far too much on Twitter for analysis, at which it sucks, and serious people who want to say serious things shouldn't try to say serious things via tweets - assuming Twitter survives at all.

Twitter even allows experts to emotionally respond too quickly.

1. So true

2. I don't use it either & am glad my personal info isn'f in their system!

3. A fast response means they are not subject to group think?

4. That has always been a shortcoming of Twitter.

5. Good post.