Tech Twitter Is a Garbage Heap

Unpopular opinion: Tech Twitter is a garbage heap I follow a lot of devs on Tech Twitter and honestly it's all junk now. Everyone on there has to be a content creator now, selling their books/courses/whatever. Or they post ridiculous engagement bait questions like "What is your favorite JS library?" or other such crap. Or there's the people who think they are motivational figures for new devs. There's one guy who constantly repeats the same story about how he went from frying chicken in a gas station to being a SW developer. There's an obsession with side hustles and monthly revenue and such, and they basically demonize the traditional path of working for a company. Long threads that are usually lists of websites or resources for new developers. If it's not any of that, they are piling on and trying to cancel someone because they dared to disagree with the mob or posted some bad take. People that switch careers into tech and suddenly they are thought leaders who conveniently are available for paid mentoring sessions despite having hardly any practical experience themselves. And don't even get me started about everyone complaining

A screenshot of a Reddit post criticizing Tech Twitter. The author complains about content creators, engagement bait, motivational stories, side hustles, resource threads, online pile-ons, and inexperienced developers selling mentorship. It is used as a reaction to the repetitive, performative, and cynical culture of tech social media. EN: A screenshot of a Reddit post criticizing Tech Twitter. The author complains about content creators, engagement bait, motivational stories, side hustles, resource threads, online pile-ons, and inexperienced developers selling mentorship. It is used as a reaction to the repetitive, performative, and cynical culture of tech social media.

• @gentoomemes / 10436 2024-04-06