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I don't like the path Twitter is on but I still use it because there is a lot of information on there that is much faster to access than anywhere else. A couple weeks ago there was a power outage at a water plant in Houston, which meant there was a boil notice for the entire city. They sent no emergency alerts; instead it was pushed out to social media like Twitter. Likewise when it was midterms, statuses on polling locations were updated on Twitter. Severe weather alerts and school closures? Twitter. I found out about the Jan 6 attack because it was on Twitter first; no news station covered it until much too late. I managed to avoid most of the toxicity and bots because I kept to very specific purposes.
The other part of Twitter, networking with other developers, has moved onto Mastodon. Most of the web developers I follow have moved there. I also signed up for Hive, Post, and BlueSky. Some of the friends I've connected to on there have moved to Discord. Some part of me is excited to try out these new apps and discover new features, but it's going to be a rough transition when people are splintered across so many platforms. I'd rather Twitter not exist rather than be in its state right now, but I will be sad if it does disappear forever.
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I don't like the path Twitter is on but I still use it because there is a lot of information on there that is much faster to access than anywhere else. A couple weeks ago there was a power outage at a water plant in Houston, which meant there was a boil notice for the entire city. They sent no emergency alerts; instead it was pushed out to social media like Twitter. Likewise when it was midterms, statuses on polling locations were updated on Twitter. Severe weather alerts and school closures? Twitter. I found out about the Jan 6 attack because it was on Twitter first; no news station covered it until much too late. I managed to avoid most of the toxicity and bots because I kept to very specific purposes.
The other part of Twitter, networking with other developers, has moved onto Mastodon. Most of the web developers I follow have moved there. I also signed up for Hive, Post, and BlueSky. Some of the friends I've connected to on there have moved to Discord. Some part of me is excited to try out these new apps and discover new features, but it's going to be a rough transition when people are splintered across so many platforms. I'd rather Twitter not exist rather than be in its state right now, but I will be sad if it does disappear forever.