Crushes, Friends, Haters: #WhyIJoinedTwitter Takes Users By Storm

Twitter users share their reasons for joining Twitter!

If you’re someone who is glued to Twitter all day, you would have noticed yesterday’s glaring trend! Twitter enthusiasts went berserk (not that they usually don’t), trying to explain their individual reasons for joining the microblogging platform.

While some stuck to the brief and poured their hearts out, others managed to have some fun with the trend. Once the trend picked up, Twitter itself stepped in to remark:

#WhyIJoinedTwitter is trending. We’re curious. Let’s hear it.

— Twitter (@Twitter) August 1, 2018

If your daily dosage isn’t enough, here’s more to keep your day busy with tweet-worthy truisms:

To Save, Defend, Help...

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To save children’s lives.
To defend children's rights.
To help children fulfill their full potential.

Thank you to our Twitter family! The more people know. The more people can help.#WhyIJoinedTwitter

— UNICEF (@UNICEF) August 1, 2018

To Introduce...

To introduce younger people to the world of my youth and let them know my generation fought economic and social inequality to change our societies for the better and it can be done again. #WhyIJoinedTwitter pic.twitter.com/Tlu5B6IaKR

— Harry Leslie Smith (@Harryslaststand) August 1, 2018

To Rebel!

Back in 2011, Twitter was the only platform where none of my acquaintances were on. Orkut was flooded. So, I thought I could tweet the rebellious thoughts in my mind here, without being discovered! #WhyIJoinedTwitter https://t.co/4PT4596KC7

— Sohini Guharoy (@sohinigr) August 1, 2018

To Connect...

#WhyIJoinedTwitter , after becoming disabled due to a aneurysm it allowed me to continue to participate in social causes that I believe in / worked in all of my life in the social work field

— kim (@kimwluv123) August 1, 2018

“So People Can Critique my Spelling...Sentence Structure.’’

Me and the rest of my friends. #WhyIJoinedTwitter pic.twitter.com/nKqbSpGdu7

— Imama• (@Imamaay__) August 1, 2018

#WhyIJoinedTwitter

So people can critique my spelling, punctuation, usage and sentence structure.

— Steve Redmond (@sjredmond) August 1, 2018

“Twitter made me want to have drinks with people I didn’t know.

Facebook made me want to throw drinks over people I already knew.”#WhyIJoinedTwitter

— Verity Milligan (@Vemsteroo) August 1, 2018

To find my long lost kindergarten crush #WhyIJoinedTwitter

— Flying Sam (@Naa_Cheese) August 1, 2018

I demand attention 24/7 #WhyIJoinedTwitter pic.twitter.com/Ab8Mwsofh7

— Josh Joshington (@JoshMarino420) August 2, 2018

I needed friends other than my mom #WhyIJoinedTwitter

— Mark A. Flores (@markflxres) August 2, 2018

So what was your reason for joining Twitter?