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The scariest part of this for me is "I don’t know where I got the idea that it worked the way I thought it did". If it was based off of incorrect sources or whatever I'd understand, but how can you make such a bold claim in a public social medium and forget where the idea came from within 1-2 days?


Um this is how twitter works. 280 char limit. Before it was 180. The nature of twitter wasn't ever meant to be taken seriously as a source but current media popularized it by being lazy and sourcing from twitter.

People say all sorts of crazy things there if you follow active users on twitter. They are quick at deleting them too.

I mean there are startups to take screenshots of tweets - https://pikaso.me

Should tell you enough.




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