The stream of consciousness model of Twitter means that any old thing you tweet could be taken out of context and viewed differently than the manner in which it was intended, or even worse, weaponized against you.
If I had to guess, Scott Derrickson is the latest Hollywood name, but he won’t be the last to quit Twitter as this unfortunate saga continues to unfold.
Scott Derrickson is a talented director and he wouldn’t want an old tweet to ruin his career, so this is probably a smart move.
This may become the new normal as directors and others in the industry try decide that it simply isn’t worth it to use Twitter and risk losing out on a job because of a social media snafu.