The old truism “Don’t ask the question if you don’t really want to hear the answer” was especially relevant on Wednesday for Twitter.
When the company noticed that the hashtag #WhyIJoinedTwitter was trending, it decided to dig deeper.
But for every person who praised the social media platform for providing fast news and connecting people, there was someone who (rightfully) saw an opportunity for cheap laughs.
Some of our favorites:
#WhyIJoinedTwitter I’m a self-hating garbage person who needs validation but also craves masochism. (Did I do this hashtag right?)
— Jamie Kilstein (@jamiekilstein) August 1, 2018
Well, you see, the president started censoring science within federal agencies and we never knew if NASA would be next.
We didn’t want to be forced to stop communicating the amazing things that NASA does every day with the public, so here we are, just in case#WhyIJoinedTwitter
— Rogue NASA (@RogueNASA) August 1, 2018
#WhyIJoinedTwitter…Because I really didn’t like actually knowing all the Trump cultists on Facebook were real people.
— Ophelia (@Ophelia22345) August 1, 2018
I wanted to wage a fruitless, years-long campaign for editable tweets
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) August 1, 2018
I wanted to read political diatribes between the litigious left and rancorous right, but only 280 characters max at a time. #WhyIJoinedTwitter
— Lee Wren (@ActuallyLeeWren) August 1, 2018
Honestly for porn and bots who offer me to join some scammy dating website
— Mali Vladov (@drkucalo) August 1, 2018
But the most accurate response to the hashtag may have come from this wise person.