I'm always mystified by the day-to-day workings of entities like Twitt…

Susan Orlean
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I'm always mystified by the day-to-day workings of entities like Twitter that provide framework but not content, but I suppose it could be compared to the U.S. Postal Service, which manages to keep a lot of people employed doing lots of stuff other than writing letters. ✨ Good Fortune by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. March 20, 2011.
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