[ageitgey]

If someone I follow re-tweets an annoying hot take by someone I don't care about, I'll just block the random person they retweeted and move on with my life.

But what's really surprising to me is how often I see those few randomly blocked annoying people show up again in totally unrelated twitter threads with "This tweet is by someone you blocked". It really seems like the same few people just roam around the twitter universe spreading outrage and contention everywhere they go. It's like a playground for society's most unbearable people.

[npunt]

I have very similar experiences on twitter with blocked people, and have observed the effect in other communities. There are few really toxic people online, but they have a huge negative impact on discourse. This is why I think deplatforming and other moderation activities are useful and not just drops in the ocean.

[Kye]

I ran a block chain script on a couple of obnoxious celebrities with big followings. All the most drawn out and angry discussions under tweets now involve 1-2 people arguing with a bunch of blocked accounts. And they have no idea they're arguing with a group identity instead of people who invest in cultivating a personality.

[TLightful]

Maybe that says more about -your- bubble and usage than about twitter.

I've rarely had that experience. Maybe once in 5 years.

It actually suggests you hate your bubble, lol.

[friendlybus]

What do you use twitter for? I remember seeing Jack on the colbert report in the 2000s talking about being profitable as company. In those 20yrs I've never felt the need to tweet or read tweets. What's the appeal?

[TLightful]

I imagine it's horses for courses.

I detest / deleted Facebook with an ungodly passion ... but I can see how some people find some use for it.

I like twitter, apart from the political loons ... but, of course, everything is a function of what you put in and who you follow.

To answer your question: timeliness, access to "top" thinkers, a bubble created and curated without baby pictures.