Rule 1. I assume positive intent. Twitter is a medium so easily misinterpreted and people aren’t their best selves every second of every day.
— Chris Albon (@chrisalbon) July 4, 2020
I am not going to judge you for some harsh joke against me or some mean spirited comment.
Rule 2. I am allowed to be wrong on Twitter. I will allow you to be wrong too.
— Chris Albon (@chrisalbon) July 4, 2020
Maybe I said something wrong. Maybe I said something poorly. I am allowed to be wrong and change my opinion and/or apologize.
Being wrong and improving yourself is good, not bad behavior.
Rule 3. I don’t argue on Twitter. This was my first social media rule and probably the best.
— Chris Albon (@chrisalbon) July 4, 2020
For whatever reason, Twitter brings out the worst in disagreements and I actively refuse to participate.
The only way to win Twitter fights is not to play.
Rule 4. I will not say anything to anyone that I wouldn’t say to their face.
— Chris Albon (@chrisalbon) July 4, 2020
The limitations of Twitter mean it is so, so easy to fall into snarkily blasting some stranger — saying something you’d never ever say to them if they were standing in front of you.
Rule 6. I recognize that people aren’t the worst thing they’ve tweeted.
— Chris Albon (@chrisalbon) July 4, 2020
People’s behavior is a normal distribution. People who are normally kind, wonderful folks will have a moment of absolutely monstrousness. I don’t judge them for it.
