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Newcomers started doing this on twitter for a while and turn social media from platform ads to federation ads network .. it's getting worse, like everybody is literally selling to each other. Remember old "long time no see" friends shown up trying to sell you something? Aghh now everyone pretends to be friend and sell you something.

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The word 'friend' is really abused these days (guess because of Facebook etc) and people are somehow falling for it. Seems it's becoming quite common (in my circles anyway) that people use the term friend for basically everyone they ever talked or wrote to and 'good friend' for people they had a deeper than casual talk with. And then the drama after because these 'friends' probably didn't think the same about them (if they even remembered meeting them).

I have been called old for using acquaintance a twice. Which feels really weird to me, as I am not that old. ('97)

I'd say I have about 3 friends at MOST, altough, more like 1 that I consider to truly be a friend. And I agree, friend is completely misused.

On steam, friend means someone you want to be able to contact. On discord its someone you trust (more than regular people) or one you allow to contact you at all (if dms are otherwise turned off) and so on.

97 what the fuck

Ah wait its 2022 :(

I probably shouldve written it out. The "'" is kinda hard to see, now that I am looking at it again.

No I was more surprised that people from 97 are in fact walking and talking adult humans. Time flies.

I've got to stop sleeping in Foreverware..

The Internet turns everyone over 20 into Rip Van Winkle.

snifff

Ill never grow up

sniff

Im a Toys-R-.... OH NO

My personal definition of "friend" has always been "someone not in your family you would want to inform if you found out you had cancer." It's served me quite well.

Id still consider that to be too broad.

Something like admitting to, that you have done something criminal,and what, feels closer to the right definition for me.

Yeah that's a part of twitter I don't interact with. It's so cringy and obvious when people spew marketing advice like this and then turn around and act like your friend. As if their ulterior motive can't be deduced from what they advice others to do. I try spending my time with kinder more normal people instead.

There are also twitter extension apps coming up that helps flooding twitter. And tech twitter is not moving on yet on meme and drama.

The key to enjoying Twitter is to unfollow anyone who is clearly only Tweeting engagement and follow bait all day.

It’s easy to spot. They all seem to follow the same pattern du jour, such as posting threads that feel like mad libs (“I talked to <number> people who are passionate about <topic>. What I learned was surprising! Here are the top five takeaways. 1/6” is popular right now)

Don't know who to follow now honestly, it's all boring. My followings are pretty diverse.

You forgot to drench it in finger pointing up and high five emojis

Much of Twitter is just people signaling to one another that they are relevant in what they say and how they say it. It is a tax on your brain for which you get little in return.

Much of life is social signaling in general.

Sadly true, tons of people wouldn't care less if it isn't opportunity involves. Because social animal is mostly passive. You don't show up? We don't look for you even if you have some potentials.

These days anytime I see the "finger pointing down" emoji that tells me that there's a thread below, I unfollow. Straight away.

Reminds me of my first year on DeSo. Money really brings out the worst in people.

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