Someone explain twitter to an old man

[mb23100]

Why do people post stuff and then add a bunch of #this #that #confused after? They all appear to be a link to the post? Do people search for just hashtags? A lot of them seem oddly specific. What is the purpose?

 

[JabToucher]

I was competitant on myspace and facebook but twitter I have never gotten my head around! Too complicate!

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

 

[michal001]

# means hash which is short for hashish

It’s a call sign to legalize marijuana and drugs.

 

[Chesten_Hesten]

Starting to get the picture ..what Twitter's all about @mb23100 ?

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

You can low key watch porn on twitter.

 

[BEER]

Hash tags (#sherdog, for instance) will allow you to search common posts.

 

[Ikuza]

Porn, but shorter.

 

[JabToucher]

You can low key watch porn on twitter.

Look up @HannahBrooks25

 

[Carl Sonnen]

Its a bunch of narcissistic cunts posturing like peacocks.

 

[Fugazy]

Oh man. Ohhhh is this real?

 

[Dinotective]

Oh man, can't wait to tweet about this thread

 

[John Mabrey]

I still don't know what a hash tag is, I call it a tic tac toe sign @georges snipierre

 

[KaNesDeath]

What is the purpose?

Imagine an AOL chatroom where your post is available to every chatroom. The hashtag is designed as a filter for outside users to browse the specific chatrooms(topics) youre participating in.

 

[dembones22]

You can low key watch porn on twitter.

Lol. It's not even lowkey. Everythig leads to guys jacking off, in the end.

 

[Grassshoppa]

Twitter is stupid. So is Facebook and Instagram and all that other gay shit.

 

[blaseblah]

I still don't know what a hash tag is, I call it a tic tac toe sign @georges snipierre

Not pound? It's on your telephone.

 

[Philo-Publius]

Why do people post stuff and then add a bunch of #this #that #confused after? They all appear to be a link to the post? Do people search for just hashtags? A lot of them seem oddly specific. What is the purpose?

The hash tags are internet searches of common posts. It's basically a clever way of calling out a particular thing or idea. Personally, I never understood the appeal of Twitter. It's an extremely limited platform in comparison to Facebook (and the former My Space). I always felt like it was just useless data overload. That social media platform should have died out shortly after it was conceived.

 

[dc007]

The best it has been described to me by someone who likes it is as a news feed of topics you are interested in. You see a headline and you can drill into the info further if you like by clicking the link to a full story. I think nowadays most people use it to shitpost like our president does.

 

[HARRISON_3]

Pound sign > hashtag