1/ Bots, trolls, and shit human are pervasive on twitter. Consequently, Twitter exists in a state of continual septicemia that infects us all. Why can't they fix it?pic.twitter.com/0EPstFEAxS
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6/ That's why those accounts are so successful. It's not about ideological isolation and filter bubbles. It's about the opposite. They exist as battlefront locators. And, when there isn't one, they synthesize one.
7/ That's also why the @getongab dumpster fire won't work. It's no fun if you can't call someone left of nazi a "libtard". It can't sustain the same level of engagement as twitter, because it doesn't have the people they want to fuck with on it.
All they can do is raid twitter.
8/ Social networks need communities that enforce community standards. "Admit anyone" barring outright calls to violence isn't viable. We need something like virtual demes -- even algorithmic ones -- that draw boundaries and isolate the infections.
9/ I don't think twitter will do that. Again, they are beholden to share price, first. But, with each day, I'm more and more convinced that @MastodonProject is a solution to the problem of Twitter. (Albeit a hard one to bootstrap.)
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