Wed Dec 22, 2021, 03:47 PM
erronis (11,426 posts)
Why are so many DU posts just links to twitter? This has increased greatly recently.Last edited Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:19 PM - Edit history (1)
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Author | Time | Post |
 Why are so many DU posts just links to twitter? This has increased greatly recently. (Original post) |
erronis | Dec 2021 | OP |
| relayerbob | Dec 2021 | #1 | |
| Diamond_Dog | Dec 2021 | #26 | |
| vanlassie | Dec 2021 | #27 | |
| EarlG | Dec 2021 | #2 | |
| erronis | Dec 2021 | #6 | |
| erronis | Dec 2021 | #17 | |
| Sugarcoated | Dec 2021 | #28 | |
| 50 Shades Of Blue | Dec 2021 | #3 | |
| femmedem | Dec 2021 | #7 | |
| Grasswire2 | Dec 2021 | #42 | |
| bucolic_frolic | Dec 2021 | #4 | |
| PatSeg | Dec 2021 | #19 | |
| Bev54 | Dec 2021 | #41 | |
| PatSeg | Dec 2021 | #51 | |
| Grasswire2 | Dec 2021 | #43 | |
| PatSeg | Dec 2021 | #52 | |
| Grasswire2 | Dec 2021 | #55 | |
| PatSeg | Dec 2021 | #56 | |
| moonscape | Dec 2021 | #33 | |
| femmedem | Dec 2021 | #5 | |
| tenderfoot | Dec 2021 | #8 | |
| applegrove | Dec 2021 | #9 | |
| Grasswire2 | Dec 2021 | #44 | |
| msongs | Dec 2021 | #10 | |
| mahatmakanejeeves | Dec 2021 | #11 | |
| NNadir | Dec 2021 | #12 | |
| Tommymac | Dec 2021 | #13 | |
| 3auld6phart | Dec 2021 | #14 | |
| PTWB | Dec 2021 | #15 | |
| Tetrachloride | Dec 2021 | #16 | |
| PatSeg | Dec 2021 | #22 | |
| erronis | Dec 2021 | #18 | |
| Irish_Dem | Dec 2021 | #20 | |
| Pinback | Dec 2021 | #21 | |
| PatSeg | Dec 2021 | #23 | |
| TheProle | Dec 2021 | #24 | |
| Cuthbert Allgood | Dec 2021 | #34 | |
| Wicked Blue | Dec 2021 | #25 | |
| Tomconroy | Dec 2021 | #29 | |
| Grasswire2 | Dec 2021 | #45 | |
| DBoon | Dec 2021 | #30 | |
| 48656c6c6f20 | Dec 2021 | #31 | |
| zuul | Dec 2021 | #32 | |
| Cuthbert Allgood | Dec 2021 | #35 | |
| Shermann | Dec 2021 | #36 | |
| Pinback | Dec 2021 | #50 | |
| sarcasmo | Dec 2021 | #37 | |
| mainer | Dec 2021 | #38 | |
| erronis | Dec 2021 | #48 | |
| Renew Deal | Dec 2021 | #39 | |
| erronis | Dec 2021 | #49 | |
| Kaleva | Dec 2021 | #40 | |
| Spider Jerusalem | Dec 2021 | #46 | |
| hatrack | Dec 2021 | #47 | |
| librechik | Dec 2021 | #53 | |
| Efilroft Sul | Dec 2021 | #54 |
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 03:50 PM
relayerbob (5,279 posts)
1. Better that then time-wasting videos
Response to relayerbob (Reply #1)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:41 PM
vanlassie (4,607 posts)
27. +1,000,000. Especially if I have to endure some
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 03:52 PM
EarlG (19,530 posts)
2. We don't encourage or discourage the posting of tweets
Response to EarlG (Reply #2)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 03:57 PM
erronis (11,426 posts)
6. Thanks, EarlG. My biggest issue is with posters not even bothering to add a sentence or two about
Response to EarlG (Reply #2)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:16 PM
erronis (11,426 posts)
17. It looks like a Firefox add-on "DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials" was blocking the tweet content.
Response to EarlG (Reply #2)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:50 PM
Sugarcoated (7,344 posts)
28. Twitter posts often clutter up the Discussion Forum
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 03:52 PM
50 Shades Of Blue (7,536 posts)
3. That's where a lot of breaking news is, with no paywall!
Response to 50 Shades Of Blue (Reply #3)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 03:57 PM
femmedem (7,265 posts)
7. That's a good point! n/t
Response to 50 Shades Of Blue (Reply #3)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 06:40 PM
Grasswire2 (12,211 posts)
42. yes
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 03:54 PM
bucolic_frolic (33,264 posts)
4. We'd rather be shallow than uninformed
Response to bucolic_frolic (Reply #4)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:25 PM
PatSeg (43,161 posts)
19. "A thinking man's shallowness"!
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Oh, that's keeper!
 
I suppose some of it is laziness, but also, I think many people are on information overload and can only absorb so much. Meanwhile, I don't care much for Twitter and I believe it has contributed to a lot of shallowness in our society. I go there occasionally for some posts, but I don't linger long - get in and get out! I think the world was a better place pre-Twitter. |
Response to PatSeg (Reply #19)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 06:29 PM
41. I like the embedded tweets, because I don't have a twitter account
Response to Bev54 (Reply #41)
Thu Dec 23, 2021, 10:44 AM
PatSeg (43,161 posts)
51. Yes, I'd rather read the tweets here
Response to PatSeg (Reply #19)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 06:41 PM
Grasswire2 (12,211 posts)
43. you shape your own twitter experience, you know
Response to Grasswire2 (Reply #43)
Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:04 AM
PatSeg (43,161 posts)
52. I don't spend much time there at all
Response to PatSeg (Reply #52)
Thu Dec 23, 2021, 01:28 PM
Grasswire2 (12,211 posts)
55. what I am saying...
Response to Grasswire2 (Reply #55)
Thu Dec 23, 2021, 01:45 PM
PatSeg (43,161 posts)
56. I'm not making assumptions about other people's experiences
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but I have observed how it has affected our society and news reporting, especially since Trump got involved in politics. I also have seen how addictive it has been for some friends of mine, people who used to spend a lot of time on DU. Some of it wasn't very healthy.
Meanwhile, I appreciate your response and I have responded similarly to people who diss Facebook. How Facebook affects us depends on how we use it. For me, it has been primarily positive, though I have some  issues with the company and their policies. That said, I really have no use for Twitter. We all have our own preferences and Twitter just doesn't work for me.  |
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 03:57 PM
tenderfoot (7,656 posts)
8. Because many journalists, writers and such post pertinent articles.
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And people want to share them?
Now do The Hill, Politico and the Daily Mail. |
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 03:59 PM
applegrove (108,151 posts)
9. DU is an amalgamation site. Twitter is a major source of breaking
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:02 PM
msongs (64,157 posts)
10. amazing how much on twitter promotes trump and right wingers & it's all true of course nt
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:05 PM
11. I do that all the time. Wait; I have an excuse.
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:07 PM
NNadir (29,794 posts)
12. Although I often click on tweets posted here...
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:09 PM
Tommymac (6,671 posts)
13. Why not?
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The tweets speak for themselves in most cases.
I am a busy man with lots of things to do so I LOVE simple OP's that I can spend just a few seconds time reading and comprehending. And the same when I post them - and I post them a LOT! (Ignore me if it really bothers you. I don't mind.) I make sure to try and paste the linked tweet so IF others want to click it they can, or else they can wait and hopefully someone else with a bit more time on their hands will reply. Or they can see it is a tweet post and move on with little time wasted. Replies are where the details are IF the community thinks the OP is worthwhile enough to reply to. If not it dies a quick death. No Harm No foul. I also like in depth OP's and video's when I have time to read or watch them. To each his own. If you don't like tweet OP's then simply trash them, ignore them and move on...why stress yourself over them.  |
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:09 PM
3auld6phart (421 posts)
14. Like an item
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Kind of along the same line more or less.
If you like a item you hit the like button. It takes one to Facebook. Why that Reuke: site?  Quite a number of rants are really
outstanding. How does one show appreciation. Seriously. Can’t a tick mark be made that shows ones appreciation? Not an FB fan.
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Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:11 PM
PTWB (4,131 posts)
15. I've not noticed a change.
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:14 PM
16. An additional couple of lines of text under the Tweet or Tube link would be a courtesy
Response to Tetrachloride (Reply #16)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:33 PM
PatSeg (43,161 posts)
22. Yes I agree
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:18 PM
erronis (11,426 posts)
18. My "problem" was a add-on "DuckDuckGo Privacy Blocker". It wouldn't allow the twitter image
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:28 PM
Irish_Dem (26,615 posts)
20. I don't mind Twitter posts.
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:28 PM
Pinback (11,116 posts)
21. I have no problem with Twitter reposts, IF
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the subject of the post gives some indication of what the Tweet is about. The ones that really drive me up the wall are posts with subject lines reading "Firstname Lastname Tweet," or "Firstname Lastname for the win!" etc. These are about as useful as "This!" I open none of these posts.
How about something like "Firstname Lastname on a path forward for BBB" or "Tweet: Voting rights protection now!," and so on. Then, for bonus points, perhaps the body of the post might contain an original sentence or two  , or offer an opinion about why this particular Tweet or series of Tweets is worth reading.
I support EarlG's position that link-to-Tweet posts shouldn't be banned, but I guarantee I will continue leaving these posts unopened when the subject line offers not even a hint of the contents. I wish there were a way to automatically ignore such threads, although I won't put the authors of the OPs on Ignore since they may post valuable responses within threads. |
Response to TheProle (Reply #24)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 05:08 PM
34. Glad you found a way to get better about yourself today.
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:36 PM
Wicked Blue (4,471 posts)
25. I'd love some content, please
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to figure out whether I want to click on something
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Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:53 PM
Tomconroy (5,787 posts)
29. I've just discovered twitter. But it is absolutely the way you can find
Response to Tomconroy (Reply #29)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 06:45 PM
Grasswire2 (12,211 posts)
45. yes, that's true
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:57 PM
DBoon (20,081 posts)
30. twitter is blocked on many workplace networks
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 04:59 PM
48656c6c6f20 (7,204 posts)
31. Am I in trouble with the DU judicial body or something?
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 05:00 PM
zuul (13,590 posts)
32. Why are so many DU posts just links
Response to Cuthbert Allgood (Reply #35)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 05:19 PM
Shermann (4,770 posts)
36. And why are others complaining about those who complain about others? nt
Response to Shermann (Reply #36)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 09:00 PM
Pinback (11,116 posts)
50. I am NOT fed up with being sick and tired!
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Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 05:24 PM
37. It's beyond lately, back to 2016 the Trump effect.
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 05:24 PM
mainer (11,643 posts)
38. Because a lot of news breaks on Twitter
Response to mainer (Reply #38)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 06:55 PM
erronis (11,426 posts)
48. So DU is nothing more than a dumping ground for people's fav twits?
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 05:28 PM
Renew Deal (79,997 posts)
39. What do conspiracies about Twitter's leadership have to do with what is posted by people on DU?
Response to Renew Deal (Reply #39)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 07:02 PM
erronis (11,426 posts)
49. Probably nothing. But every DU post that is viewed goes into the twitter.com DB.
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 05:32 PM
Kaleva (31,105 posts)
40. Blame Canada.
Response to erronis (Original post)
Wed Dec 22, 2021, 06:47 PM
hatrack (55,968 posts)
47. It's simple - global warming.
Response to erronis (Original post)
Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:09 AM
librechik (30,356 posts)
53. DU is a superb (IMO) "news aggregator" for liberals
Response to erronis (Original post)
Thu Dec 23, 2021, 11:19 AM
54. I'd tweet this post to make it meta, but I don't do Twitter.
