I know I am supposed to hate #Twitter but I rather like it and find it irreplaceable even while being run by a lunatic. It is a combination of citizen voices, official notifications, musings, celebrity preening, trolls, bots and most importantly-news. Millions rely on info from Twitter,
What are you telling us for? If we wanted to be on Twaffle, we would be.
@mcfate A lot of ppl on here are on both.
I remain unclear why your promoting Twaffle on this site should be of interest to anyone.
@mcfate I'm not promoting it. I rue its demise. A platform not run by a psycho is sorely needed for dissemination of public information.
Countpoint: Twaffle's never been actually relevant to anyone who doesn't use it, and that includes four out of five Americans.
@mcfate I haven't relied on internet traffic exclusively. I also listen to 911 traffic and local news. However, in the Troublesome Fire particularly Twitter was enormously helpful in getting ppl over the continental divide. It would be nice to have a public service platform where this info would be provided.
I'd ask you to show your work there, but I understand it's futile. You're going to believe what you like, regardless of how unmoored it is. Fine.
Go use Twitter for all your wildfire-evading needs.
WE'RE the one's hooked up to every EMS radio in the country, though.
@mcfate I'm a former paramedic so I don't really care if you believe me or not.
Lemme put it this way: keep making me listen to how great you think Twaffle is, and I'll stuff you down an oubliette, how's that sound?
@mcfate You sound like a sophisticated individual.
You sound like you enjoy pushing your luck for no clear reason.
@Tuckertown @mcfate
Last I checked, approximately 8-10% of Americans use Twitter.
I'm highly skeptical about the degree to which emergency services are taking their cues from random Twaffle postings.
@Tuckertown
That's literally the edgiest of edge cases there.
The fact is that 22% of Americans are on Twitter; of those, 90% produce zero content.
Radios continue to work, and if you're relying on having Internet service during a wildfire, you're probably not being entirely realistic.