Jan 20, 2022
Twitter's business model is built on hysteria.
I think you're right. Social media is phenomenally successful at whipping up sentiment on marginal issues while the core problems seem to be left unaddressed. I'm well aware of the opinion bubble, the 'echo chamber' as it's called - I'm guilty of confirmation bias myself. But I don't believe everyone with a different opinion to mine is a troll. This too is a form of hysteria.