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Twitter can communicate novel ideas in the space of threads. I have seen it cleverly crafted by scientists, entrepreneurs, and those in various areas of technology. As much as it frequently descends into the inane quip, Twitter can illuminate areas of inquiry and serve as a gateway to further immersion in the topic.

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Yes, I think it's incredibly useful for communication among informed people. For example, @BullshitQuantum, which just replies to news releases with 'bullshit' or 'not bullshit', is great.

The problem is that with such a small amount of space, you can't tell what's credible and what's not unless you already know who's right... I trust @BullshitQuantum only because I can check a fair number of its calls. How is anybody not trained in quantum mechanics supposed to tell @BullshitQuantum's takes from the hundreds more that actually are bullshit?

Agreed. One thing that has helped me avoid the dumpsterfire is to never see the comments, only the tweets. Its a medium that is very easy to join + use and the diversity of the sorts of people on twitter is amazing.

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