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Charlotte Clymer Nov 19, 2022

The legacy of Twitter is such a complicated topic. It's difficult to parse out its influence.

I was recently chatting with another trans woman, and she emphasized that, for all the bad it has put out, the site has been a critical lifeline for isolated trans folks.

I've read similar for migrants, refugees, natural disaster victims, etc.

Our society has so failed marginalized communities that even this shitty website has been a blessing for them.

Food for thought.

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Kirsten

@charlotteclymer I’ve seen this refrain over and over from so many communities on Twitter.

And knowing how the early connections I made on the app in 2008 quite literally saved my life and helped me to have my dream career - I agree that for any bad, it brought a lot more good to us than we tend to give it credit for.