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76. It's been awhile since we've had a good "I hate X and so should you" thread...

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Tue Jun 14, 2022, 07:16 PM

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Is everyone on DU signed up on Twitter? [View all] kentuck Jun 2022 OP

u are not missing much, loads of rumours and made up crap nt msongs Jun 2022 #1

And many respected journalists, scientists, doctors, etc. tenderfoot Jun 2022 #61

Nope. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #2

I'm not, and don't want to be Bayard Jun 2022 #3

Fuck twitter pwb Jun 2022 #4

Could not have said it better (but I tried) Bravo! question everything Jun 2022 #59

+1 Roisin Ni Fiachra Jun 2022 #87

Really? ProfessorGAC Jun 2022 #5

Me, too. SharonClark Jun 2022 #15

Same here nt Raine Jun 2022 #52

If you do, don't pick anything or anyone to follow. You'll get inundated with all kinds of shit. mobeau69 Jun 2022 #6

I follow lots of people but have never moonscape Jun 2022 #69

I am, and I love it. And I follow a lot of DUers. I've been on it for years. Native Jun 2022 #7

hmmm... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #8

Correct ... having a twitter account or not doesn't affect what you see on DU (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2022 #20

That's Faux pas Jun 2022 #9

Nope, not on any social media except PXR-5 Jun 2022 #10

May I ask the name of the astronomy forum? Spouse is one question everything Jun 2022 #63

The Sky Searchers PXR-5 Jun 2022 #73

Thanks. Did not do much astronomy in the past two years question everything Jun 2022 #79

I joined to read the threads. madaboutharry Jun 2022 #11

And do you really believe that he, or others actually read and write them? question everything Jun 2022 #65

Hell no! emulatorloo Jun 2022 #12

Nope it is more of a cesspool than FB. redstatebluegirl Jun 2022 #13

Never have. lpbk2713 Jun 2022 #14

I was but it just annoyed me. MuseRider Jun 2022 #16

Nope Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #17

I am. I have an all politics Twitter feed and a non-politics one. SoonerPride Jun 2022 #18

When it gives you the choice to login or sign up, chose login and the close the login window. Gore1FL Jun 2022 #19

Yes, that works. Do you know of any way Disaffected Jun 2022 #23

No, that's why I had to log in to twitter on Chrome after I ditched Firefox a few months ago LeftInTX Jun 2022 #62

Unfortunately, I do not. Gore1FL Jun 2022 #75

It's annoying alright. Disaffected Jun 2022 #78

There's an add-on called "Breakthrough Twitter Login Wall." GoCubsGo Jun 2022 #81

I don't have a Twitter account but I can read the tweets that get posted here FakeNoose Jun 2022 #21

No, I'm not signed up on Twitter. Not of Facebook either. Don't want to be. /NT sdfernando Jun 2022 #22

That's my answer, too Deuxcents Jun 2022 #41

I just signed up a week ago just for reading DU posts. Bev54 Jun 2022 #24

No, not signed up on Twitter. beaglelover Jun 2022 #25

Nope PJMcK Jun 2022 #26

I must be doing something wrong? kentuck Jun 2022 #27

ahhh... Yes, that happens... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #30

I have a Twitter account, and I'm effectively invisible on it to other users. Emrys Jun 2022 #28

You're seriously missing almost nothing Sympthsical Jun 2022 #29

Yes. all the worlds major news outlets have twitter feeds. a lot of news breaks there IcyPeas Jun 2022 #31

If that "log in or sign up" pop-ups blocks you from viewing certain tweets... W_HAMILTON Jun 2022 #32

i dont do facebook but i do do twitter samnsara Jun 2022 #33

my daughter insisted i sign up on twitter orleans Jun 2022 #34

The only thing, is I'm not sure how true that tweet is. Are you? BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #48

Most of the time blogslug Jun 2022 #53

No doubt. But so many, especially a few here, think Twitter is the gospel. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #57

Twitter is a media platform blogslug Jun 2022 #67

I so agree. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #68

I have twitter blacklisted, removed from my personal universe... hunter Jun 2022 #35

that's too bad you don't see tiedrich's tweets--they're clever & funny commentaries on the news orleans Jun 2022 #82

No. grumpyduck Jun 2022 #36

No, I never have. H2O Man Jun 2022 #37

It's Instagram I can't stand Captain Zero Jun 2022 #77

I don't have that, either. H2O Man Jun 2022 #84

I've never registered, but I am able to go the main tweet and follow down and I bookmark hlthe2b Jun 2022 #38

No Facebook malaise Jun 2022 #39

Nope and it pisses me off when I am redirected to doc03 Jun 2022 #40

Not signed up, and do not currently see Twitter content on DU. Used to see it here, but not lately. Midnight Writer Jun 2022 #42

Try deleting everything in the URL from the "?" on (including the "?") Buns_of_Fire Jun 2022 #43

the same (url trimming, ie removing the ? and all after) goes for posting tweets here as well Celerity Jun 2022 #44

Nope. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #45

I get 13 channels of shit on the TV to chose from 48656c6c6f20 Jun 2022 #46

I am. I use it to announce impending streams on my YouTube/Twitch channels. nt Akoto Jun 2022 #47

Nope! bamagal62 Jun 2022 #49

I try to include text and images when I post a Twitter link blogslug Jun 2022 #50

NO and I don't want to but I can read anything on there Raine Jun 2022 #51

I only joined so I could view certain posts PatSeg Jun 2022 #54

That's how I am. LeftInTX Jun 2022 #64

I don't get the appeal at all PatSeg Jun 2022 #86

No. Treefrog Jun 2022 #55

F**ing NO! question everything Jun 2022 #56

I do, but I never very very rarely post LeftInTX Jun 2022 #58

No. Not on Facebook, either. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #60

I am Bettie Jun 2022 #66

Nope. llmart Jun 2022 #70

I'm not a member and read pretty much what I want there. NCLefty Jun 2022 #71

Yes. It makes me crazy but is the fastest source of info I know. nolabear Jun 2022 #72

Only the ones who are hip, cool, and with it DavidDvorkin Jun 2022 #74

It's been awhile since we've had a good "I hate X and so should you" thread... brooklynite Jun 2022 #76

No. I remain uninterested in doing so. My entire social media life is DU. n/t. NNadir Jun 2022 #80

I thought we were suppose to avoid Twitter because of...... Fla_Democrat Jun 2022 #83

Nope. I knew early on it could eat up my time. Too much noise, not enough signal. ancianita Jun 2022 #85

A lot of people make a separate, new email account just for social media Tarc Jun 2022 #88

Nope Victor_c3 Jun 2022 #89