Why not RT?
by Dave Winer Saturday, July 16, 2016

I'm going to say something to you that you might not like.

So be prepared!

People don't help spread the word.

An old friend the other day said he was sad that my outliners are gone.

I thought this really sucks, because I'm working on the outliner every day now. It's the current thing I'm doing. I'm writing about it on my blog. Yet no one knows.

I hear all the time people wish I would do another outliner.

And those people are weird too. Because it's pretty clear they don't actually mean what they say, because when I send them a link to LO2, they don't use it. So what was that all about? 

I have always tried to help friends promote their work. But I think most people don't do that.

Why? 

Try an experiment. Next time you're going to Like something on Twitter, instead RT it. What really do you have to lose? 

Or on Facebook, share it. If it's worthwhile or if it's someone you like, or someone who's done you a favor. That's one way to have a positive impact on the world and it doesn't cost a thing.

Help your friends! These days that seems to be a foreign concept. Let's fix that. So many things we can't fix, but this is one we can. 

PS: I want to shout out to Joe Trippi. Now there's a man who RTs. It figures, he's in politics. So he understands that people remember a kindness. They really do. And Joe if you read this don't feel you have to RT, you've already done that so many times. Thank you.

PPS: Also to Jay Rosen. A champion RTer. Muchos gracias. ;-)