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Va Lefty

(6,252 posts) Wed Aug 15, 2018, 06:15 PM Aug 2018

Twitter "experimenting with features that would promote alternative viewpoints"

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Twitter "experimenting with features that would promote alternative viewpoints" (Original Post) Va Lefty Aug 2018 OP

Computer geeks should not be in the position of shaping other people's discussions htuttle Aug 2018 #1

Twitter is toxic, time to call it quits. #Deactiday Salviati Aug 2018 #2

htuttle

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1. Computer geeks should not be in the position of shaping other people's discussions

Reply to Va Lefty (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2018, 06:20 PM

Aug 2018

I say that as a professional programmer for like 20 years. We generally have no idea how people work. That's why there is such as job as 'UX expert', although they are just another type of computer geek too (with just a slightly better idea of how people work).

Salviati

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2. Twitter is toxic, time to call it quits. #Deactiday

Reply to Va Lefty (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2018, 06:41 PM

Aug 2018

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