Hynek SchlawackMay 11

‘Tis the night before #PyConUS travel & as my private chats are lighting up, I once again mourn the innocent Twitter we had ~10 years ago.

The place we had wasn’t ruined by Elon or anyone else; it just fell out of the time. And time goes on.

But I wonder how my life would have gone if I hadn’t such access to now-my community. If we didn’t share so much freer. If every word was weighted for impact vs shame. If we already performed roles w/ goals in mind & didn’t just speak to (future) friends.

Show threadJudy2kMay 11

@hynek I miss that Twitter.

The other day I recalled a time when I had quite severe insomnia. The only bright spot was that it meant I got to take part in Australian Python Twitter every night. I miss those friends, too.

Show threadHynek Schlawack
@judy2k In hindsight it’s clear it couldn’t last but man…
May 11 at 4:48pmMona for iPhone
Show threadJudy2kMay 11
@hynek At least we didn't have to watch while it was destroyed by AI slop.
Show threadHynek SchlawackMay 11
@judy2k I mean the estrangement happened before we even left the platform. At some point engagement-farming, performances, and shaming took over. You and I are the same people online and IRL modulo beer intensity filters. I’m gonna say we were outliers.
Show threadGeorge HickmanMay 11
@hynek @judy2k “filters”