{"id":429,"date":"2021-02-05T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T13:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/05\/i-decided-to-quit-twitter-and-i-feel-like-a-new-man-romesh-ranganathan\/"},"modified":"2021-02-05T14:16:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T13:16:01","slug":"i-decided-to-quit-twitter-and-i-feel-like-a-new-man-romesh-ranganathan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/05\/i-decided-to-quit-twitter-and-i-feel-like-a-new-man-romesh-ranganathan\/","title":{"rendered":"I decided to quit Twitter and I feel like a new man | Romesh Ranganathan"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a chance that if you\u2019re on Twitter you are not pure evil, but the way people speak to each other on it is unacceptable<\/p>\n

I decided to quit Twitter last month. I haven\u2019t been engaging properly with it for a while, only tweeting to point out a podcast or a show I was doing. But still, I\u2019d had enough and tweeted to say as much (yes, I did a leaving tweet, which I admit is a little embarrassing).<\/p>\n

I was tired of the incessant comments about me getting work only because of diversity quotas and political correctness, from people who ignore the fact I couldn\u2019t care less whether it\u2019s talent or initiatives that get me the work: I\u2019m still taking the money.<\/p>\n

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\nThere is a chance that if you\u2019re on Twitter you are not pure evil, but the way people speak to each other on it is unacceptable
\nI decided to quit Twitter last month. I haven\u2019t been engaging properly with it for a while, only tweeting to point out a podcast or a show I was doing. But still, I\u2019d had enough and tweeted to say as much (yes, I did a leaving tweet, which I admit is a little embarrassing).
\nI was tired of the incessant comments about me getting work only because of diversity quotas and political correctness, from people who ignore the fact I couldn\u2019t care less whether it\u2019s talent or initiatives that get me the work: I\u2019m still taking the money. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is a chance that if you\u2019re on Twitter you are not pure evil, but the way people speak to each other on it is unacceptable I decided to quit Twitter last month. I haven\u2019t been engaging properly with it for a while, only tweeting to point out a podcast or a show I was …<\/p>\n

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