I think social media does far better when it isn’t political media. One of the reasons HN and LinkedIn are the only two forms of social media I personally use t

I think social media does far better when it isn’t political media. One of the reasons HN and LinkedIn are the only two forms of social media I personally use today is exactly the fact that the absence of politics on both platforms make them tolerable. The internet and politics in general seem to be a truly bad combination. I think it’s understandable too, because it’s just so much easier to say radical hurtful stuff when you don’t have to witness the devastating effect of your words in person. I mean, can you even imagine calling the parent, of a child who was mass-murdered, out to be an actor paid by George Soros face to face? You would have to be stone cold dead inside to do that, and I really doubt a lot of the alt-righters are that evil. On the internet though, it’s as easy as ordering a pizza. I think platforms should be held accountable for the content they host, even if it’s produced by their users. I know that’s not a popular opinion on HN, but the fact is that Facebook has been used to organise genocide and that just shouldn’t happen.