I think it’s worth understanding one of the reasons discourse on the internet is so bad: it’s because there are financial incentives to do so. Consider the foll

I think it’s worth understanding one of the reasons discourse on the internet is so bad: it’s because there are financial incentives to do so. Consider the following: you put forward an offensive and combative position that 95% of people hate but 5% love. The extremists give you money. The same is true for upvotes. Your chances of making money giving balanced and thought-out criticism are very low. Ask me how I know. Anyway, what I’m pointing out is that you’re making explicit a mechanism that is already present, and one that hasn’t had great outcomes to date.