>Ever since Pettitt’s first BBC interview, in 2020, she found herself having to convince radio hosts that she is neither homophobic nor racist. She became “very

>Ever since Pettitt’s first BBC interview, in 2020, she found herself having to convince radio hosts that she is neither homophobic nor racist. She became “very stressed about communicating quite strongly with news outlets” that she was not associated with the alt-right. More generally, she felt such discussions distracted from her point I blame Web 2.0 and social media for all of this: Extremists are bumping into their online opposites, and it results in existential arguing. Web 2.0 has been a complete disaster. We were not ready to manage the levels of arguing that instantly came along with it. And we continue to fuel it, because clicks make money.