Stuart Brand has had a positive experience on Twitter that is productive for his research; he uses simple tools to mute disruptive people and hasn't needed to block anyone despite 45,000 followers, suggesting Twitter can be used productively by skilled users who manage attention boundaries.

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Stuart Brand

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i'm having a great experience on twitter it's a major part of the research i'm doing for a book it's um relatively easy with the tools given me to mute somebody

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Democracy in the Next Cycle of History | Jonathan HaidtThe Long Now Foundation
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:06:57 PM

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