ML Twitter Has Shifted from Paper Nerds to Model Fandom
joshua_saxe · x · 2026-07-23
The author says ML Twitter has changed a lot since the 2010s: it used to be nerdy threads about papers and optimizer tricks, but now often feels more like fandom culture, with people arguing over models, labs, and ideologies.
They still think the top 3% of posts contains real signal, and that good ideas can only be found by carefully panning through the feed — though they remain unsure whether the overall environment is a net positive.
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