what if we did just migrate from twitter to thousands of substacks. this might actually be a good thing. there's still a stream, but it runs a little slower. might clear up some things too. longform twitter.
— hungry bread elevator {αἱματόϊδρις} (@AGWilsonn) January 20, 2022Blogging emphasized writing and linking. Twitter de-emphasized writing to prioritize sharing. Linking became unnecessary because of the timeline. Now linking is most popularly used for dunking (QT). Corners of threaded-Twitter have redeemed the QT tho and opened up a lot.
— hungry bread elevator {αἱματόϊδρις} (@AGWilsonn) January 21, 2022Helpful for reference https://t.co/tZimWGdUSO
— hungry bread elevator {αἱματόϊδρις} (@AGWilsonn) January 21, 2022
For ideas on implementing this (under various names) try: https://indieweb.org/commonplace_book. Micro.blog may be one of the online platforms that does a lot of this with IndieWeb building blocks, allows syndication to twitter, has a low barrier, and a reasonable subscription cost. It’s a social reader that also includes
Examples specific to religious studies I’ve seen, include those considered “florilegia”, Philip Melanchthon, and Jonathan Edwards, just to name a few.
I’m always curious about which methods and tools people use to take best advantage of these knowledge ideas, particularly for collecting, curating, reusing, and ultimately creating. Have you written about your overall experience with Knovigator and how you use it in this context?