I have 53 Twitter followers, a number that is pumped up by
loving family members who will like almost anything I tweet (and thank you, Sam and Janet, for that!).
In contrast, the
University of Tennessee professor who tweeted “run them down” with a picture of
Charlotte protesters on an interstate has over 70,000 followers.
And that’s why this professor lost his way, and possibly his
job. When a professor or anyone else has a large Twitter following—and bearing
in mind that Twitter is uniquely geared toward incitement, hatred, and bombast—
this explains why Twitter is the best place to lose your job or your reputation
(or both) in about 10 seconds.
Me? I’m happy with my
53 followers. My non-following reminds me that my opinions and viewpoints are
never going to have large impact. That’s okay!
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