“The social media giant said it will not allow users to like, reply, share or retweet the offending tweets, but instead will let users quote-tweet to allow ordi

“The social media giant said it will not allow users to like, reply, share or retweet the offending tweets, but instead will let users quote-tweet to allow ordinary users to express their opinions.” (Emphasis mine) And that, my friends, is exactly the problem with Twitter. The format of the platform encourages opinions, not substantiated arguments. I’m not saying you can’t have substantiated arguments, I’m saying the format doesn’t encourage them. The whole point of Twitter is for influencers to post short quips to evoke emotion and get followers. As McLuhan said, “The medium is the message”. It’s a losing battle.