This. Also the mechanisms work differently. If I post an unpopular opinion on HN, it gets downvoted and disappears. There's no shitfight. If I post a popular op

This. Also the mechanisms work differently. If I post an unpopular opinion on HN, it gets downvoted and disappears. There's no shitfight. If I post a popular opinion it gets upvoted and I get Fake Internet Points. It's asymmetrical and weighted in favour of getting FIP. Much easier to deal with. On Twitter other people can retweet my unpopular opinion and comment on it, tagging me on their reply. My feed fills up with people being nasty to me. I can't deal with that in a mature, adult fashion, as it immediately triggers old trauma. I curl in a ball and retreat. I had to leave Twitter.