Curiously, what has been your thought process about your choices on Twitter? I'm especially thinking of pseudonymity, grinding for highbie status, and saying things that might get one in trouble (either one's account, or one's IRL self in case of doxxing). I've chosen to avoid pseudonymity, which has the downstream effects that I minimize usage during work hours and that I avoid saying things that could (due to misinterpretation or not) get me in trouble. With regards to the latter, my two criteria are, (1) while I provide enough evidence of my libertarian leanings that an HR person or journalist might _want_ to cancel me, I try not to provide evidence that would _enable_ them to cancel me, and (2) while I say things my spouse might disagree with, I won't post something that, if it were to get me in trouble, I would be embarrassed to explain to her (either as overly objectionable or as needlessly reckless). These restrictions on myself do mean that I have a lot of thoughts that come to me that I don't post, and I do occasionally have FOMO about it.
A Twitter account is something that you make such a large time, emotional and intellectual investment in, and it's all at the whim of an indifferent deity
I wonder why I never see homeless people in Ottawa Ontario. Likely good policy decisions. I think SF & Seattle could learn a lot from Ottawa, maybe take some of their policy decisions
Curiously, what has been your thought process about your choices on Twitter? I'm especially thinking of pseudonymity, grinding for highbie status, and saying things that might get one in trouble (either one's account, or one's IRL self in case of doxxing). I've chosen to avoid pseudonymity, which has the downstream effects that I minimize usage during work hours and that I avoid saying things that could (due to misinterpretation or not) get me in trouble. With regards to the latter, my two criteria are, (1) while I provide enough evidence of my libertarian leanings that an HR person or journalist might _want_ to cancel me, I try not to provide evidence that would _enable_ them to cancel me, and (2) while I say things my spouse might disagree with, I won't post something that, if it were to get me in trouble, I would be embarrassed to explain to her (either as overly objectionable or as needlessly reckless). These restrictions on myself do mean that I have a lot of thoughts that come to me that I don't post, and I do occasionally have FOMO about it.
Sorry to hear you went through that. I was one of your followers (I left Twitter in the last few months) and I always enjoyed your threads.
I really like this piece.
A Twitter account is something that you make such a large time, emotional and intellectual investment in, and it's all at the whim of an indifferent deity
I wonder why I never see homeless people in Ottawa Ontario. Likely good policy decisions. I think SF & Seattle could learn a lot from Ottawa, maybe take some of their policy decisions