• thantik@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    And nothing of value was lost. In fact, I’d almost prefer that anything you say on the internet not be a permanent fixture upon the internet. Leave it up for a year, or like 10 for politicians or historical figures - but nothing that can fit in a short-post like twitter is worth saving for long.

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      1 year ago

      and deny internet archeologists of the future this goldmine? I don’t think so!

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        Not to mention linguists. I read a book (Because Internet, by Gretchen McCulloch, great read) that cited many studies that used Twitter as their primary source. Basically, the linguists used Tweets as a way to understand how people talk causally on the internet; what is more causal than a Tweet?