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Learning to walk without a crutch

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Like most people who are extremely online, I have a love / hate relationship with X (Twitter). I created a Twitter account in high school (2006) back when you texted the platform to tweet, but I didn’t really get how to use the platform or have anyone interesting to follow so I gave up. I came back to Twitter as I was at the beginning of my career in 2012. I don’t remember exactly what inspired me to join, but I remember trying to follow all of the designers whose work I admired. After a little while, I realized that many of these people were doing the same thing: following people whose work they admired. Early Career Ben Once I realized this, Twitter was unlocked for me. It blew my mind that if you just start with someone who is talented in your field, and follow the people they follow, you will eventually end up following the people who are moving and shaping the industry you work in. And from that moment on I was hooked. It was like being hooked up to a drip system that not only kep

Learning to walk without a crutch Like most people who are extremely online, I have a love / hate relationship with X (Twitter). I created a Twitter account in high school (2006) back when you texted the platform to tweet, but I didn’t really get how to use the platform or have anyone interesting to follow so I gave up. I came back to Twitter as I was at the beginning of my career in 2012. I don’t remember exactly what inspired me to join, but I remember trying to follow all of the designers whose work I admired. After a little while, I realized that many of these people were doing the same th

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