I'm reminded of Twitter's rise to prominence and media companies running segments about The Twitterverse (and The Bloggosphere prior to that). Of course, it's j

I'm reminded of Twitter's rise to prominence and media companies running segments about The Twitterverse (and The Bloggosphere prior to that). Of course, it's just people who have opinions publishing their opinions, but to media companies that's a threat which needs to be discussed ad nauseam. Because "The Narrative" is intentional, if there's anything which shapes The Narrative, that is either intentional or something which will be reined in. It's why there's so many shitty arguments for hot-button topics (not just on Twitter but anywhere and everywhere; Twitter's just a relatively recent place). These "arguments" aren't supposed to be intellectual counter-points but practical ones. A person will "pick a side" which means knowing "what they believe" and "points to bring up against common arguments". It doesn't have to make sense because people aren't always trying to make sense; often, they want only to participate. (That's before getting into intentional psyops carried out by various world militaries.) Take this exact comment, post it on your social media site of choice and see how many people say things like "and we all know who you're talking about" when, practically, this comment is intentionally talking about anyone and everyone. "Right-wing" and "left-wing" are concepts which only serve to make people believe they disagree with each other.