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Read MoreI likely never would quit Twitter. I think we provide some value here. But I def want to engage with it differently. It feels some days like a never-ending series of drive-by shootings.
Read MoreMe thinking about quitting Twitter and then changing my mind five minutes later feels like a daily occurrence lately. https://t.co/W8a1jJaF3S
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