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As in the driving test, where an awkward, unnatural, and unintuitive bit, the parallel parking test, is the toughest bit, there would be some such awkward maneuver you'd have to learn (hmmm... what's the parallel parking equivalent on twitter?)
defensive driving = mutes and blocks each medium would be a vehicle class... twitter is basic cars, FB is semi trucks, whatsapp is motorcycles in the 3rd world without helmets
Edgelords are like illegal street racers. There will be a Fast and Furious type franchise around edgelording in a few years.
Having an expensive luxury car and being a good driver are entirely different things. Having a big following/reach and being a good social media driver are entirely different things.
But just like having a fancy sports car correlates with being a Hollywood type who drives dangerously, so does having certain kinds of social media following. And just like cars, followings can be earned or unearned, bought, leased, borrowed, inherited,... even stolen.
Metaphor breaks down in some ways. Growing a big following by edgelording would be a bit like a Corolla transforming into a Maserati by being driven dangerously.
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