The problem with any global platform where anyone can see anyone else's post and interact with it will be the same. We are humans, with different norms, cultura

The problem with any global platform where anyone can see anyone else's post and interact with it will be the same. We are humans, with different norms, cultural contexts, lived experiences, senses of humour, etc. When we try to solve this from any lens, whether it's "we should have egalitarian values" or "free speech" or "safety," we end up compounding this problem. While I think there are some things that are terrible and objectionable, there are other people who clearly feel differently. Does that make them "right?" and thus I need to be subjected to it? No. Does that make me then get to decide what is right? When we put people with such different views into the same space, we incentivise those who get attention from creating a rise or reaction from the people who are different, so it's not as simple as 'just don't look at or follow what you don't like.' There isn't a way to magic OR tech our way out of this. To me, an optimistic view of the future internet is one in which we find small communities, and spend our time in them, even if other people think they are terrible. There's a paradox when it comes to how 'echo chambers' work. It turns our that when we feel seen, when we have an actual sense of belonging from knowing others (not one from aligning with this or that "side") we simply become less prone to polarization and anti-social behaviour. What has caused the current problems isn't people hanging out and agreeing, it's putting people in contexts where they feel like they need to signal disagreement or agreement to people who they don't align with (to be 'acceptable to ones they do align with), even to the point where they are agreeing or disagreeing with things that make literally no sense. So if you are thinking about re-building a global platform, please reconsider and imagine what it might look like if you spent the time you do now on Twitter actually talking to someone or extending a welcoming space.