I mean, the old internet also had trolls and flamewars and whatnot, but it was much more of a local phenomenon. The biggest fault of the Big Socials has been to pump up the scale of these to worldwide.
Oh yeah, they were part of the lnternet landscape back then too. It's an inevitable part of the commentary and exchanges on the web. But it's increasingly difficult to get a conversation, or any dialogue going on a neutral level without getting personally attacked or canceled. So socialising becomes a loaded process, where you figure out that its pointless, exhausting and keep your thoughts to yourself. At least that's how the bird site felt to me.
I feel (personally) that the Big Socials should be accountable for trying to maximise that effect.
Big Social: «accountable? us? for anything? bwuhawuhawuha»
(Joking aside, the inner structure of those things is designed for avoidance; just look at how FB is defending from the privacy violations)
Well, they can't blame the Mass Twitter Exodus then. 😂
That's just disturbing, really. You've just reminded me of this New Yorker interview...
Richard Littler
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