I decided to quit Twitter and I feel like a new man | Romesh Ranganathan
by Romesh Ranganathan from on (#5DSWP)
There is a chance that if you're on Twitter you are not pure evil, but the way people speak to each other on it is unacceptable
I decided to quit Twitter last month. I haven't been engaging properly with it for a while, only tweeting to point out a podcast or a show I was doing. But still, I'd had enough and tweeted to say as much (yes, I did a leaving tweet, which I admit is a little embarrassing).
I was tired of the incessant comments about me getting work only because of diversity quotas and political correctness, from people who ignore the fact I couldn't care less whether it's talent or initiatives that get me the work: I'm still taking the money.
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