“Bad faith is the condition of the modern internet, and shitposting is the lingua franca of the online world. And not just online: A troll is president. Trolling won. Perhaps we can agree that these platforms aren’t suited to the earnest exchange of big ideas.” https://twitter.com/Millicentsomer/status/1281414271692234753
Counterpoints:
“If you have a large follower account twitter is mostly experienced like this: you share a thought optimized for group x. Members of group y,z, and v automatically start sharing it as the textbook example of why group x deserves crucifixion.” https://twitter.com/Scholars_Stage/status/1281583686295719936 (more here: https://scholars-stage.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-world-that-twitter-made.html)
“Bad faith is the condition of the modern internet, and shitposting is the lingua franca of the online world. And not just online: A troll is president. Trolling won. Perhaps we can agree that these platforms aren’t suited to the earnest exchange of big ideas.” https://twitter.com/Millicentsomer/status/1281414271692234753