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    Gustavo Arellano: I quit Twitter for a week. I didn't miss it. Be worried, Elon Musk

    Last month, my bosses suggested I quit Twitter for a week. Completely. I would not be able to log on, let alone tweet or retweet others or check for direct messages. It might seem easy to do, gentle reader. But there are Twitter users, and then there's me. I joined the social media platform in 2008, and it's been one giant roll in the proverbial mud for me ever since. I love its immediacy, its ...
    by Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times Jun 02, 2023 4 minutes
    The Twitter icon on a cellphone.

    Last month, my bosses suggested I quit Twitter for a week. Completely. I would not be able to log on, let alone tweet or retweet others or check for direct messages.

    It might seem easy to do, gentle reader. But there are Twitter users, and then there's me.

    I joined the social media platform in 2008, and it's been one giant roll in the proverbial mud for me ever since. I love its immediacy, its randomness, its easy interface, its chaos.

    For the past 15 years, Twitter has been one of the first things I check when I get up in the morning. I check it before I go to bed. I check it

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