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Re: [LUG] Diasporia

 

> On 11 July 2019 at 09:36 Andy Wills <home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> > Judging from the threads I've seen it would appear all it does is attract
> > people to shout into your void. I've not seen a thread that hasn't been
> > seriously derailed before the bottom of the first page.
> 
> Like email flame wars - and stand up rows IRL - it happens, but I wouldn't say 
> it's typical, at least in the corners I see. In fact, long threads are in 
> themselves fairly rare in my usage. Mainly its likes and supportive retweets. 
> Replies are largely one-shot rather than a thread. Irksome tweeters are easily 
> dealt with by muting or unfollowing.
> 
> I guess like most communication devices, usage varies :-) 
> 
....because the length of posts is limited ? I'm not knocking it though. It's 
clearly useful for many many people.
Jon
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