Twitter/IG/TikTok are ways we advertise and build a base so when we get deplatformed without explanation, we have to start from scratch somewhere else. We lose years of contacts/content.
Why are SWs freaking out right now? (This gets bumpy, hold on.)
Twitter came through and deleted a ton of accounts. We are worried that we are next. It could be nudity, it could be retweets, it could be content posted- we don't know. And while Twitter has clear rules, SWs get
Twitter/IG/TikTok are ways we advertise and build a base so when we get deplatformed without explanation, we have to start from scratch somewhere else. We lose years of contacts/content.
It could be a bunch of laws. FOSTA/SESTA came through a few years ago & made it very unsafe for SWs, both online and real time workers. It even crippled businesses like sex educators and therapists. This was a bipartisan effort.
All gone when F/S came through. So let's move to EARN IT. EI is in limbo right now, just waiting on the new term to get rolling. It isn't dead.
Fuck. Ok. Then we have Section 230, also just fucking chillin, waiting for passing. 230 is gonna make it to where sites will be held liable
So, sounds like this is big trouble for tech companies. YEAH, IT IS.
The media is doing some shady shit. They are pushing some non factual info bc of their sponsorships. So money = storyline. A great example is the NYT.
This was driven by outrage from the media! This "war on porn" by religious zealots is a THING.
Why are we so worried about someone making money with their body?!
Did the media plant this seed that it was wrong? Or does your stigma come from something else?
Ok, stigma time. Time to ask yourself some questions.
Why can't we all just collectively take a stand and say yeah, I've taken nudes. Hey, I've slept for someone bc they took me for a nice meal and bought me shoes. Yes, I dated a stripper in college.
Why/ fucking how did SWs become so evil/life ruining? Who thought of this? Oh, right right... the evangelicals that are paying to publish their propaganda.
See, came full circle.
Follow SWs on their mailing lists/websites/contact of choice
Buy directly through SWs using whatever the fuck payment methods they have left
Educate others on crypto & then start paying for things with it!
Follow and interact with SWs! We build very strong communities!
Hire SWs! Many of us have backgrounds and experience that could be hella beneficial to you
Stop others when they say hateful shit about SWs
More from Twitter
1/ Meta thread about "Going Pro" on Twitter.
I've been a Twitter power user since 2008 or so. Long time.
I've watched it change from an impromptu conversation or watch party platform to a place for people to build their professional reputations and network.
2/ In many ways it's matured into a more effective professional platform than LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is (mostly) about collecting the professional contacts you've met.
Twitter is a place to meet new people.
That much hasn't
3/ What also hasn't changed is its power for networking.
This is particularly useful if you break out of your echo chamber and talk, build relationships with people doing tangentially related things.
You're bricklaying and with patience it pays off.
4/ What has changed is a growing population of people being *intentional* about the use of Twitter for their professional lives.
Observations on what's working for them:
5/ They "Build in public" - sharing behind the scenes perspectives on whatever it is you're doing professionally.
What do people not know about what you do?
Stick within your expertise, with focus, where people see you are an authority - that’s where you grow a following.
I've been a Twitter power user since 2008 or so. Long time.
I've watched it change from an impromptu conversation or watch party platform to a place for people to build their professional reputations and network.
2/ In many ways it's matured into a more effective professional platform than LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is (mostly) about collecting the professional contacts you've met.
Twitter is a place to meet new people.
That much hasn't
Facebook is where you learn you don't like a lot of the people you know. Twitter is where you learn to like people you don't know already.
— Amanda Orson (@amandaorson) August 2, 2012
3/ What also hasn't changed is its power for networking.
This is particularly useful if you break out of your echo chamber and talk, build relationships with people doing tangentially related things.
You're bricklaying and with patience it pays off.
Back of the napkin math - over the last year I've referred (or retained) $500k+ worth of business to contacts in my network.
— Amanda Orson (@amandaorson) November 16, 2016
4/ What has changed is a growing population of people being *intentional* about the use of Twitter for their professional lives.
Observations on what's working for them:
5/ They "Build in public" - sharing behind the scenes perspectives on whatever it is you're doing professionally.
What do people not know about what you do?
Stick within your expertise, with focus, where people see you are an authority - that’s where you grow a following.
