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Twitter Feels Awful. Why Is It Still Useful?

Nintendo Wii nostalgia is easy to enjoy. Twitter nostalgia comes with a complication: Ryan is trying to quit the platform, but breaking news keeps a hold on him. Find out what interrupted his month of cutting back, and why he made an exception.

A car crashes into a storefront. By the time television cameras arrive, the car is gone. The reporters can still get the story, but who has the picture? That small difference gives Twitter a purpose without settling the question of whether the information is accurate.

Back in 2006, another screen offered a much more sociable invitation. A recovering…

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