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Why I Do Threaded Notes and Twitter Threads

Published by J. Gregroy McVerry on

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A quick summary of IRC chat logs where I explore reasons for participating in Twitter threads

2020-07-04 UTC
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[jgmac1106] I do Twitter threads....kinda helps me get ideas to unfold...stream of consciousness like stuff
2020-07-04 UTC
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jgmac1106 cjk101010 I also find threading a way to hone thinking and writing craft…its a crazy constraint…for me I get 231 characters, requires conciseness and an unfolding but predictable text structure
2020-07-04 UTC
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[jgmac1106] That is my outline, the ideas didn't exist before
2020-07-04 UTC
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cjk101010 yeah, I get that. But why do you do this in twitter threads? That's what I don't get. And don't get me wrong, I don't criticise, I'm just curious
2020-07-04 UTC
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[jgmac1106] Well technically I do it as a threaded notes connected by webmentions...I choose to POSSE to Twitter
2020-07-04 UTC
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cjk101010 so it is basically a public „outline“ for you?
2020-07-04 UTC
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[jgmac1106] Yes. My blog is the rough draft of my life.
2020-07-04 UTC
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[jgmac1106] But also just a different genre...a buddy and I wrote a 30 day poem which is one long thread between us two
2020-07-04 UTC
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jgmac1106 like here is a thread that will become a blog post: https://twitter.com/ChrisAldrich/status/1276235801253146624
2020-07-04 UTC
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jgmac1106 cjk101010 I also find threading a way to hone thinking and writing craft…its a crazy constraint…for me I get 231 characters, requires conciseness and an unfolding but predictable text structure