To some extent that may be true, but I think there is some truth to the whole algorithmic promotion thing that makes sure Twitter keeps your attention by riling

To some extent that may be true, but I think there is some truth to the whole algorithmic promotion thing that makes sure Twitter keeps your attention by riling you up. So say I'm mad about something Elon Musk did, and I go to Twitter to post about it, I'll get fed a bunch more tweets reinforcing how bad the thing was and get even more outraged, and keep scrolling. Even without a Twitter account, I find clicking on seemingly benign Twitter links on HN quickly gets me into threads of political discussion that rile me up. Contrast that with going to e.g. HN and sharing a story or commenting on a post about something I don't like. It's definitely still possible to get into an argument that pisses you off, but at least its actual people provoking you, in a community that has a pretty low tolerance for that, so it's not going to go to far. If you're pissed off enough, you'll find another outlet, though I think twitter is less an outlet than a place to make you even madder