I was just reading Twitter and watching a bunch of people who are otherwise intelligent and civilized get in a 160-byte pissing match over bullshit, and it occu

I was just reading Twitter and watching a bunch of people who are otherwise intelligent and civilized get in a 160-byte pissing match over bullshit, and it occurred to me that civil internet communities are a rare and valuable thing. So much so that I don't want to engage in any community without strong moderation and a civil culture. Psychologically as a human being I think it's the only way to make the internet a net positive for myself rather than a negative.