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Any "medium" without strict moderation is a representation of society. You think twitter is toxic, but what is toxic actually - society, people.

• mrbombastic 7y ago
  Society has its own moderation for public discourse, ie laws, social norms, and accountability by virtue of being exposed in public to name a few. So no an unmoderated medium is not a representation of society or at least not an accurate one.
  • EugeneOZ 7y ago
    There is no such law "don't be a jerk" or "don't be toxic". You think "social norms" are important to people because they are important to you. But, 1) norms are different in different places, in different social circles; 2) there is a lot of people who don't care what others think or want - some people are capable to sell own kids, some people are closer to the angels, like Keanu Reeves or Tom Hanks :)
• duxup 7y ago
  The medium absolutely shapes what occurs there, what is discussed and what isn't, and how it is discussed and how it isn't discussed.
  • EugeneOZ 7y ago
    Not twitter.