I think the most important news story in the last couple years for understanding the disconnect between Twitter and real life was actually not the primary but Ralph Northam’s survival of the blackface scandal.https://twitter.com/Nate_Cohn/status/1283137670164762629 …
Twitter denizens are often on the edge of hysteria. As a new user I have found that they are generally quick with the bon mot, outrage and hair trigger purity tests.