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Ben Halpern

Good example of someone who finds more value in Twitter than me

Yes, I do find value, and friendship and lots of other good things, it's just not where I actually want to be spending my time. It's junk food mostly and the value can be derived elsewhere in theory. The only things I truly can't find elsewhere are really indulgences I can do without.

I ❤️ my Twitter friends and connections, but I want to connect with them elsewhere. With dev.to we really feel like you become a better developer when you spend more time here, and ideally, you spend the rest of the time with your work, your thoughts, your family, nature, etc.

With Twitter it's unclear if you're gaining much of anything from spending more time there. It's a FOMO-induced endorphin rush and something we can work towards moving off of. Not to mention the lack of ability for any community within Twitter to moderate and deal with harassment proactively.