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The most interesting thing I've found since joining twitter is the irony of the lefty online social credit system being quite comparable to the flaws of capitalism that they often criticize
Tweets are made with the desire to go viral rather than to provide nuance or perspective
Tweets are made with the desire to go viral rather than to provide nuance or perspective
Similar to the criticisms of capitalism where the first priority is to make money above seemingly more important things like protecting human lifes or accessibility of recourses - the highest priority here is social credit.
This leads to unhealthy sacrifices of the greater good
This leads to unhealthy sacrifices of the greater good
"Gotcha" tweets, a lack of nuance to make ideas more accessible - not too different from what politicians do to avoid controversy and get votes.
A plethora of labels to make a clear team-centric political climate - going outside of a political bubble can be a big social risk.
A plethora of labels to make a clear team-centric political climate - going outside of a political bubble can be a big social risk.
Attacking people you disagree with in large numbers/witch hunts despite there being a lot of proof that this sort of response just leads to people being more likely to double down and not change their minds at all.
This social credit system is one of the worst things to happen to modern political discourse. And twitter is the most irresponsible version of this imaginable. Almost every issue here is a cartoonish black and white of either a superhero or an evil villain twirling their mustache
