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 Message 1034 
 August Abolins to Richard Miles 
 Can anyone here in North America actuall 
 15 Dec 20 16:03:32 
 
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TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2020-11-09
On 12/11/2020 3:39 PM, between "Richard Miles - August Abolins":

>  AA> JH> https://windscribe.com/myaccount/tweet4data
>  AA>
>  AA> I don't think I will ever bother with Twitter. I don't
>  AA> understand the necessity for it.  The whole notiion of
>  AA> following and tweeting seems to be just a sad commentary of
>  AA> people seeking validation.
>
> Twitter is like Reader's Digest for the current age.

I'd say Twitter is more like a combination CB radio + POTS party line.  When
too many people are on a channel, it can be a nightmare to follow the 40char
posts.  I think more people are just spending their time validating themselves
as both followers and followees.

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