Evolution of responses to a high-engagement tweet:
Hour 1: just
s and
s and nice comments
Hour 2: “well actually...”
Hour 3: “you are wrong and also evil”
Hour 4: racism and sexism, somehow
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Yeah but at least once you’ve seen the pattern play out many times you don’t take it personally anymore. At this point, I know the replies will get bad, but I also know that the longer it takes for that to happen, the less likely they’re thoughtful comments from people I respect.
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Yes. My post defense (tentative) plan is a computational immune system that protects your (limited!) attention and emotional energy from these predictable, exhausting social media patterns. ;)
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