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    1. Alasdair Munro‏Verified account @apsmunro 19 Jan 2021

      Noticing a lot of people burnt out by twitter atm General atmosphere seems much more tense. I guess people are tired and frightened. Makes it a difficult place to have useful conversations. Besides, I'm a paediatrician. I'm not used to this aggression! I prefer bubbles...

      70 replies 22 retweets 799 likes
    2. onisillos‏ @onisillos 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @apsmunro

      I noticed that too. What I'm finding odd is that some of the arguments seem to be between people who have the same view from the perspective of an outside observer

      2 replies 0 retweets 28 likes
    3. Alasdair Munro‏Verified account @apsmunro 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @onisillos

      Yes, people who agree on 90% of a topic becoming extremely inflamed on the remaining 10% The few polite and enlightening conversations I can have with people who see things differently to me is just about keeping me going...

      1 reply 0 retweets 58 likes
    4. Muge Cevik‏Verified account @mugecevik 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @apsmunro @onisillos

      For me twitter is about learning from each other and exchanging information but at the moment it’s so toxic. People are so disrespectful and seem to be behaving like this is a game to win forgetting that this is a team sport vs. the pandemic.

      6 replies 14 retweets 141 likes
    5. Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH‏Verified account @JuliaLMarcus 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @mugecevik @apsmunro @onisillos

      This is partly why I've gotten quieter. As @zeynep said yesterday, it's a pandemic, we should speak up despite the drama. But for some, the drama can take a real toll.

      8 replies 4 retweets 78 likes
    6. Zain Chagla‏Verified account @zchagla 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @JuliaLMarcus @mugecevik and

      I'm finding moderate voices fairly drowned out amongst the left and right - being in between isn't sexy nor does it draw clicks. We wrote about earlier in the year. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-diversity-of-thought-needed-in-our-pandemic-response … @DocDominik @TorontoIDDoc @BogochIsaac

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 19 Jan 2021
      Replying to @zchagla @JuliaLMarcus and

      Yep. Though I'd quibble with "moderate", perhaps as the term? It's the high drama folks and behaviors around that—it's not strictly a center/moderate vs extremes distinction though I understand exactly what you are saying.

      9:48 AM - 19 Jan 2021
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        1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 19 Jan 2021
          Replying to @zeynep @zchagla and

          I mean, as someone who studied the social media/public sphere stuff in the Before Times, I know exactly how I could play that game—go on a dunking spree, go viral on purpose etc. The incentive structure is screwed up and harms clear thinking, though.

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        2. Baal Ska Tov‏ @mssilverstein 19 Jan 2021
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          High-drama Moderate Twitter is definitely a thing.

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        3. Baal Ska Tov‏ @mssilverstein 19 Jan 2021
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          And sometimes, maybe even more dangerous then when it's more polarized drama. It's the way to shut down everything but the status quo.

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