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lapfog_1

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29. I helped to invent the internet... 43 years ago

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2019, 10:07 PM

Mar 2019

don't get me wrong... The Arpanet was a few years old when I, as a college student, was part of a team that wrote some of the original IMP (Internet Message Protocol) code (before there was TCP/IP).

I have a Twitter account, a Facebook account, Instagram, and, yes, even a Myspace account (and yahoo and google).

except for gmail... and google maps... I religiously do NOT USE any of them.

The saying used to be "religion is the opiate of the people"... I say "social media is the opiate of the people... often the wrong people"

None of the social media has brought us together... more often it helps to divide us.

I want my next President, whoever they may be, to never use social media again as long as they are President.

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Would you vote for a candidate that didn't have a twitter account? [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2019 OP

That would make me *want* to vote for them. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #1

YES exboyfil Mar 2019 #5

+1 rampartc Mar 2019 #6

Ditto. Tipperary Mar 2019 #12

Me too. nt. Dem2theMax Mar 2019 #21

It would be a positive attribute in by book. Socal31 Mar 2019 #2

Not YES but Hell YES!! I'm tired of the daily BS and meaningless crap on twitter. Juvenile. walkingman Mar 2019 #3

I would prefer a candidate w/o a Twitter account. Too much BS Raven123 Mar 2019 #4

Yes. GemDigger Mar 2019 #7

Absolutely! Do you know one???? nt LAS14 Mar 2019 #8

Only if I ageed with their political values. Ms. Toad Mar 2019 #9

Well NOW you've gone and done it lol...now we gotta deal with THAT litmus test for 2020.. Volaris Mar 2019 #40

Yup. Ms. Toad Mar 2019 #41

Lol at least we'll know which ones are 'checking in' with us? Volaris Mar 2019 #43

I'd PREFER a candidate that doesn't have a twitter account. Totally Tunsie Mar 2019 #10

Absolutely DFW Mar 2019 #11

People I know fall into three categories. Igel Mar 2019 #13

Yes, please! TomSlick Mar 2019 #14

maybe, but most candidates just use it as a place to post info JI7 Mar 2019 #15

Sure, although there are people out there using it for better purposes than Trump... Wounded Bear Mar 2019 #16

Yes. GoCubsGo Mar 2019 #17

Absolutely. sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #18

I would, BUT any elected major US politician that doesn't have one is fighting Celerity Mar 2019 #19

I know that. Iggo Mar 2019 #35

I would consider that a plus, yes Maeve Mar 2019 #20

Yes, that is a positive for me. northoftheborder Mar 2019 #22

yes. & no facebook? YES! pansypoo53219 Mar 2019 #23

In a heartbeat. Twitter is a plague on the body politic. nt Hekate Mar 2019 #24

You're kidding, right? Nitram Mar 2019 #25

Yes kimbutgar Mar 2019 #26

What's a Twitter? WheelWalker Mar 2019 #27

Its a plus. I don't think professionals should communicate professionally via Twitter. aikoaiko Mar 2019 #28

That's Good Reasoning ProfessorGAC Mar 2019 #44

I helped to invent the internet... 43 years ago lapfog_1 Mar 2019 #29

I wouldn't even know that they didn't unless someone made an issue of it. nt tblue37 Mar 2019 #30

Yes...nt 2naSalit Mar 2019 #31

Don't use twitter so really don't care if they use it or not. Quixote1818 Mar 2019 #32

Yes. wendyb-NC Mar 2019 #33

Yes. Iggo Mar 2019 #34

I don't give a flying fuck about twitter accounts. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #36

Sure Luciferous Mar 2019 #37

Yes.... Tikki Mar 2019 #38

It's not even in the top 20 things that are important to me... VarryOn Mar 2019 #39

Proudlib doesn't have a Twitter account ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #42

You Can't Run ProfessorGAC Mar 2019 #45

As others have said, it is a marketing tool ... cbdo2007 Mar 2019 #46

No. They have to know how to use the technology. treestar Mar 2019 #47