Dom Lawson on Twitter, Depression and METAL

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Tim Hall

A powerful and very honest piece on Twitter, depression and METAL from Metal Hammer, Prog and Guardian writer Dom Lawson. Does contain some swears, but that’s Dom’s inimitable style.

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4 Responses to Dom Lawson on Twitter, Depression and METAL

  1. Serdar says:
    June 26, 2013 at 11:13 pm

    I think he nailed one of the other problems I have with Twitter. It’s like being force-fed other peoples’ parade of nitwittery, and it’s even worse when some of the marchers are people you know and rather like, so why are they debasing themselves like this? (That and the format is terrible.)

  2. Tim Hall says:
    June 27, 2013 at 12:10 pm

    As I’ve said before, I find the secret of getting the most out of Twitter comes as much from recognising what it isn’t as it does from understanding it’s strengths. It’s more about connecting and making relationships with people that it’s a subject-specific discussion forum.

    Saying that, it helps if you’re a fast reader and can skim the timeline to home in on the signal and tune out the noise. If you find that more effort than it’s worth, then Twitter probably isn’t for you.

  3. Serdar says:
    July 1, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    I just find the discussions I get on given subjects to be of far better quality in other venues. I’ve said before that talking about anything on Twitter is like taking turns shouting through a mailslot, and after a while it just becomes unbelievably uncomfortable to have a *conversation* of any kind. If you want to say anything nuanced or of substance, you have to break it over so many messages that it’s not even worth it.

  4. Tim Hall says:
    July 1, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    Which is why Twitter complements other venues rather than being a “one-size-fits all” solution that replaces them (Which is what Facebook and Google+ are trying to do)