I think we make comments because we want our thoughts and opinions to be validated by someone else. With Twitter, you have an endless list of trending topics to

I think we make comments because we want our thoughts and opinions to be validated by someone else. With Twitter, you have an endless list of trending topics to discuss, and an endless list of people to discuss them. In real life, you have to bring up a topic and provide some context surrounding it before you can even share your opinion on it. Even then, your conversation partner may not even be interested in what you have to say. But on social media, someone out there must be interested in your thoughts, and is likely well-versed in it (they're also tweeting actively), so you post it. You get a 'like' or a response for your thought or opinion. You feel good. The thing is, opinions require zero energy or effort. You just have them. I think that's part of what makes it addictive. You don't have to do any work, just share your thoughts, and you'll get feedback from the system. That feedback feels good. With enough feedback, you're soon sharing the most pithy thoughts, or most banal facts just to get another hit.