> Twitter is useful. It is a tool, like a pencil, or an axe. I think this is a common misconception and having it makes people put undue blame on themselves fo

> Twitter is useful. It is a tool, like a pencil, or an axe. I think this is a common misconception and having it makes people put undue blame on themselves for "misusing" twitter. Of course, one can go the way the author did here, and I would recommend it. But to make this a problem of personal responsibility of every individual is to misunderstand the problem at hand. Social media platforms are not tools. They are active agents. An axe doesn't show you notifications of the most attractive wood blocks if you don't use it for too long. A pencil doesn't roll onto your notepad to tempt you to doodle. These are truly tools, and if you misuse them it is indeed your fault and nobody else's. If you get hooked to social media, that is exactly the intention of a system that is actively pushing for that result. If we realize that, then we can take actions against it beyond the individual.