03-02-2017, 12:44 PM
(03-02-2017, 12:34 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I drew the line after facebook which I never use anymore. When you're always right, how much do other people's opinions really matter?
I find it fun to follow a wide spectrum of things. I actually follow more conservative publications than liberal on my Twitter account, though individuals and organizations I think liberal wins out. And I have a lot of more just information sources such as Governing, which I posted a link from in another thread, and think tanks on public policy. My Twitter feed is filled with policy and politics and it helps me stay out of the echo chamber and look for civility in it all. Sure, I follow some more extreme folks, mainly because it's fun to see their take on it, but I have found Twitter to be a great way to break out of the echo chamber if used correctly. You just have to be willing to read the information and click on links that may challenge your thinking.
I also like to follow local organizations to see what they are up to. And a few, but really just a handful, or pop culture type things.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
