Bingo! That's why Twitter is so distopian: they can craft any narrative by choosing which tweets to show in your timeline. The ultimate out-of-context quoting machine. 140 character limits was set in place for a reason.
The only difference with Twitter and Facebook is that they can now do it automatically and at impressive scale.
not sure if gp's point has anything to do with twitter itself or character limits.
I agree that twitter is a cesspool and does not encourage thoughtful communication, but it feels a little forced to me in this conversation.