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Following up on earlier ideas Twitter is primarily monologue, then there is regurgitation of monologues (aka RT) — what ELSE is there?

BTW: Does anyone know of a way to “reverse” links on the web — like an app that creates backlinks on the fly? (e.g. enter a link + a number X, then the application creates a set of pages up to X links back from that link [perhaps also limited to up to Y days])? I think that would be kinda neat-o!

nmw

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IMHO: That should not be the case.

You should value your own ideas and goals at least as much as the ideas and goals of the people in your community / communities.

In other words: For each time you ask “what do others think about X?” you should also be certain to ask “what do I think about X?”

If you have no opinion of your own, then you have a problem with your self worth.

If others wish to call your opinion wrong or invalid, then that is OK.

If, however, they do so but cannot (or are unwilling to) explain their reasoning, then they have a problem.

Do you want / need to solve other people’s problems?

Maybe not — but if you do, then it might be a good idea to ask them if they would like your help or not. If they do not appreciate your offer to help, then it will probably be a waste of time.

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