I discovered you on Twitter. I first would read Twitter without an account and finally got one, but I do not use my name (did at one point but then changed to be anonymous). I am a SBC pastors wife, mom, nurse practitioner and for me Twitter is a place where I feel like there are people who think the way I do about lots of things. With everything going on with SBC, my job as a nurse practitioner etc I feel like the ground is absolutely shifting under my feet. So many institutions I relied on are just not what I thought they were. Finding accounts like yours on Twitter has made the world feel less…lonely. You are one of my favorite accounts and I feel like we are friends!! I know it’s weird because we’ve never met and my account is anonymous but you have been so encouraging to me. So, I hope Twitter doesn’t go away.
I worry about losing my job/ not being able to find work in the future l/hurting my husband’s job if I make my account with my actual name. Outside of my husband and immediate family, there is no one I talk to about the topics I follow on Twitter. I don’t know anyone personally who uses Twitter.
You give words to things that I see and know to be true. That’s why I feel like we are friends. Thank you for writing.
Thanks so much for reading, SS! I'm so sorry you feel so isolated where you are. I've learned not to take people seriously when they pretend situations like yours are rare.
Well said. I wouldn’t plan the funeral just yet - not that you are. The whole verification/checkmark thing is changing all the time and I think we’re far from its final state.
I think Elon “gets” Twitter, and he’s just playing around with the controls and causing chaos because A) he is testing out various things to see how they work - he tweeted something to that effect last week, and B) he likes attention and controversy. On that note, I’d guess he’s saving the reintroduction of Babylon Bee for a day when he wants extra attention.
Musk narcissism flaws aside, I’ve got faith in his business acumen and vision, so I’m cautiously optimistic for Twitter.
The comment on unverified users and "spam" worried me though, because so much of Twitter's charm is the fun of discovering "randos" who are naturally clever/funny/insightful. That's the whole magic of the viral tweet.
I discovered you on Twitter. I first would read Twitter without an account and finally got one, but I do not use my name (did at one point but then changed to be anonymous). I am a SBC pastors wife, mom, nurse practitioner and for me Twitter is a place where I feel like there are people who think the way I do about lots of things. With everything going on with SBC, my job as a nurse practitioner etc I feel like the ground is absolutely shifting under my feet. So many institutions I relied on are just not what I thought they were. Finding accounts like yours on Twitter has made the world feel less…lonely. You are one of my favorite accounts and I feel like we are friends!! I know it’s weird because we’ve never met and my account is anonymous but you have been so encouraging to me. So, I hope Twitter doesn’t go away.
I worry about losing my job/ not being able to find work in the future l/hurting my husband’s job if I make my account with my actual name. Outside of my husband and immediate family, there is no one I talk to about the topics I follow on Twitter. I don’t know anyone personally who uses Twitter.
You give words to things that I see and know to be true. That’s why I feel like we are friends. Thank you for writing.
Thanks so much for reading, SS! I'm so sorry you feel so isolated where you are. I've learned not to take people seriously when they pretend situations like yours are rare.
Well said. I wouldn’t plan the funeral just yet - not that you are. The whole verification/checkmark thing is changing all the time and I think we’re far from its final state.
I think Elon “gets” Twitter, and he’s just playing around with the controls and causing chaos because A) he is testing out various things to see how they work - he tweeted something to that effect last week, and B) he likes attention and controversy. On that note, I’d guess he’s saving the reintroduction of Babylon Bee for a day when he wants extra attention.
Musk narcissism flaws aside, I’ve got faith in his business acumen and vision, so I’m cautiously optimistic for Twitter.
The comment on unverified users and "spam" worried me though, because so much of Twitter's charm is the fun of discovering "randos" who are naturally clever/funny/insightful. That's the whole magic of the viral tweet.