As some people will just never be satisfied, I'd like to point out that I don't actually sympathize with the alt-right. Just so you know. :)
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Not sympathizing with the alt-right does not imply tacit support of doing stupid shit for bad reasons. That should honestly be obvious.
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How many thousands do you think had never heard of Richard Spencer until that clip got puked all over their feed a trillion times?
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My generation is unable to connect the effect of sharing something with the consequences of what you share. We create echo chambers.
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People have always thought that they are right about everything; but now they also think everyone else agrees. I don't agree with that.
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I said "my generation", but I'm pretty sure it's not age-specific. It's just a human defect.
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But growing up with a system where you are given the endorphin rush of social approval at the touch of a button has made people really dumb.
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It completely bypasses your ability to critically assess any aspect of your own thinking, because we are heavily set to prefer agreement.
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The less time I spend on twitter, the more I see how pernicious it is to my ability to think clearly or act with purpose.
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It's good to check in on the stream once in a while, to know what is hustled and bustled about. But submersion leads to problems.
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A good antidote might be the method of following things you disagree with, but in the end that only goes so far. Be careful.