If you're going to ask people to have in-depth discussions with you on twitter, it helps to make sure you know how to have in-depth discussions on twitter.
Saying "I disagree" is not a discussion. Wondering out loud in my mentions is not a discussion. Telling me what you think when I didn't ask you is not a discussion. Yes, I could give you a lot of grace and assume some things about what you wanna talk about. But I could also not.
I give the same advice all the time, but people don't seem to understand it. Ask a question. Ask an actual question that is well-formed and gets at what you want me to talk to you about. If you can't do that easily, consider that you may not be ready to "discuss" anything.
Doing long threads on twitter is akin to "lecture" style in some ways. I also acknowledge that I often take on the tone and rhetoric of a lecturer. But I think that causes people to assume I want to lecture for them individually just because they're curious.
I often get asked "can you explain or elaborate further?" I don't mind this actually. But you have to help me understand what you're focusing on. Because yes, I can elaborate on a great many things. Most topics go as deep as you want them to go.
This may sound surprising to some people considering how much I talk shit on here. But I enjoy actual discussions more than lecturing. I don't like being asked to lecture on demand. And I don't like being asked to follow people's random brain wanderings.
Again, I'm not saying your random thoughts are bad. I enjoy talking about things that might help inform people's thoughts. I'm only saying please spend a little time organizing them if you are asking to engage with another person.
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