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Lessons from tweeting for 2 years
Here is an improvised thread on some lessons & situations you will only understand once you put yourself out there
Note: of you don& #39;t have a certain # of followers, you may not understand some
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Here is an improvised thread on some lessons & situations you will only understand once you put yourself out there
Note: of you don& #39;t have a certain # of followers, you may not understand some
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Lesson #1: people are goddamn fucking weird
You will have people love you & praise you no matter what you say
And you will have people hate you & attack you no matter what you say
Block both kinds of people. Allow no sycophants & no haters onto your TL
You will have people love you & praise you no matter what you say
And you will have people hate you & attack you no matter what you say
Block both kinds of people. Allow no sycophants & no haters onto your TL
Lesson #2: you will eventually go through all the ideas in your space & realize most are stuck in a development phase where they can& #39;t move past
The main reason for this? Twitter
Twitter incentivizes you to join the bandwagon & circlejerk over coming off
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The main reason for this? Twitter
Twitter incentivizes you to join the bandwagon & circlejerk over coming off
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Lesson #3: most can& #39;t write anything original for shit, but it is true that the algorithms are ever-changing & throttle
The rules of the game change faster than you& #39;re able to keep up, & many times it& #39;s not worth keeping up
On a long enough timeline, all accounts are banned
The rules of the game change faster than you& #39;re able to keep up, & many times it& #39;s not worth keeping up
On a long enough timeline, all accounts are banned
Lesson #4: building an audience & seeking online fame are two separate things
The former done without the latter is the ideal situation
Well-balanced people cannot deal with online fame
Remember I told you to block sycophants?
The former done without the latter is the ideal situation
Well-balanced people cannot deal with online fame
Remember I told you to block sycophants?
Lesson #5: everything is fake, a joke & done as performance
The only reason Twitter upsets you is because you can& #39;t fully see how silly the whole platform & us people in it are
The only reason Twitter upsets you is because you can& #39;t fully see how silly the whole platform & us people in it are
Lesson #7: twitter guides work
You just notice dorks who are too obvious
I recommend & affiliate LMM& #39;s one: https://gumroad.com/a/601257075
As">https://gumroad.com/a/6012570... always, it only works if used as inspiration to try new things, not to treat as law & never step out of the model
You just notice dorks who are too obvious
I recommend & affiliate LMM& #39;s one: https://gumroad.com/a/601257075
As">https://gumroad.com/a/6012570... always, it only works if used as inspiration to try new things, not to treat as law & never step out of the model
Lesson #8: a lot of people make money on Twitter, a small few make *a lot* of money on Twitter
Powerlaws exist
Some freelancers make huge bank, most fight for scraps
Also, arbitrage. Being a personal brand in 2018 meant to have less competition & a less mature market
Powerlaws exist
Some freelancers make huge bank, most fight for scraps
Also, arbitrage. Being a personal brand in 2018 meant to have less competition & a less mature market
Lesson #9: platitudes work because they are low common denominator
You only hate on platitudes because you *read* Twitter more than you *write*
I warned you you had a social media addiction
You only hate on platitudes because you *read* Twitter more than you *write*
I warned you you had a social media addiction
