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Background

​I’ve been on Twitter since ~2018. It’s changed my life in the following way:

• ​One of my Twitter friends set me up on a blind date with the man who is now my husband

• ​I met all my current housemates through Twitter

• ​I met many of my closest friends through Twitter

• ​My husband and I live in New York City because a friend we first met on Twitter invited us to sublet an apartment with him here in the summer of 2021. I had only ever been to New York City once before, for 3 days

• ​Among other strange happenings, a Hasidic Jewish woman once messaged me on Twitter and offered to bring me to a shabbat for “people who listen to the Grateful Dead and are hasidic.” I went.

​Overall, I’ve found Twitter to be a serendipity machine. My friends have gotten jobs and freelance contracts through Twitter, made friends, and found spouses. Twitter can also be a great place to find and talk to other people who share your niche interests.

​The Class

​This class is for people who are new to Twitter, or who have yet to experience the full power of Twitter.

​In this class, you will become a poster.

​We’ll do several Twitter speedruns, where you’ll post prolifically in a short period of time. You’ll also hear from Twitter micro-celebrities on how they’ve used Twitter to have fun & improve their lives.

​You’ll practice good reply game, and learn how to find your people, how to turn online friends to IRL friends and collaborators, and how to share your work.

​If you’re unfamiliar with Twitter or TPOT (an online subculture that lead to the creation of Fractal and FractalU), I’d recommend reading Christine’s Guide to Twitter.

​Please Note…

​You will be required to tweet regularly. You do not need to tweet from your main face account if you don’t want to (you will make an anonymous account the first day of class).

• ​Some example assignments:

  • ​Schizomode: Tweet 5 times a day for a week

  • ​Nerdpoasting: Write a Twitter thread summarizing your favorite book or blog post

  • ​Replyguying: Respond to 10 tweets in your following feed

  • ​Moodboard making: Curate visuals

  • ​Curiositypoasting: Ask your followers a question

  • ​Make a poll

  • ​Do 100 Things: Start a do 100 things project

​The teacher

​In lieu of a bio, I’d recommend learning about Priya Rose by reading her Twitter.