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I live in one of the regions of the world where Twitter has never been popular. According to surveys, only 11% of Quebecers are on Twitter (compared to 77% for Facebook).

I have never created an account and, for me, the format of the threads is strange.

So I always have a thread reader application in my bookmarks bar for when I need to explore the platform. I even put that link through the application in order to read it so the jokes fell flat. Even what I understand to be one letter per tweet came across well.

I don't understand why they complain. They enjoy the platform because it allows them to write quick messages. I enjoy the platform because I can easily read it using third-party software. Everyone is winning here.

Sharing the threadreaderapp link to my local friends who are not on twitter means I am sure they read it all. Otherwise, most people just read the first message.

Edit: This comment was written when this thread was under my parent comment.



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