Proud Indian, trying to connect to Santani roots. Punjabi, MBA Grad, Novice writer and Cricket Buff!! Here for some fun, rant, business insights and politics.
Now that Elon is acquiring Twitter, there're lots of things to think about Twitter and its existence with other social media platforms especially in Indian context.
A thread ⬇️
First: What's so special about Twitter? Today, it's a melting pot of discourse-be it cultural, national or political.
Narratives start here. Memes originate here. News & Info. whether real or part of hybrid warfare begins here. Public pressure & outcry finds its mojo on Twitter.
A Thread from a commoner's perspective and the reactions I saw in theatre and among the youth around me.
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1/ For a new movie, youngsters are driven to theatres by 2 things:
a) Hype b) Curiosity
Hype: The movie is generating surreal hype- Be it via ratings, reviews or word of mouth. Hype leads to domino effect, where you want to be part of it even if you don't know what's it about.