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In the case of online discussion in general, and of Twitter especially, there is zero motive to seriously discuss issues or thoughts. All the platforms I've see
by FussyZeus 8y ago
In the case of online discussion in general, and of Twitter especially, there is zero motive to seriously discuss issues or thoughts. All the platforms I've seen (with the possible exception of HN irregularly, but occasionally) encourage those who can come up with the sickest burns, snappiest comebacks, funniest memes, etc. There is near-zero reward for coming up with intelligent, thought-provoking content in general and especially in comments sections (which I'd consider a twitter feed to be identical to a comment section).
I can't tell if this is a cultural issue or a technical problem, but it affects all of them almost universally.
- merpnderp 8y agoDefinitely a cultural disaster. Just think what it does to people to have said all this shit online. They have to live the rest of their lives knowing they were stupid raging assholes online, and it will always weigh on them if they ever engage in another medium thoughtfully. And those tweets will certainly haunt them if they ever enter the spotlight or try to get a decent job with even a trivial background check (if the account if not anon).