One perspective is that humans weren't meant to communicate so broadly and with such low costs. The result is the emergence of toxic dynamics that are usually held in check by the difficulty of communication, which raises the cost of signalling. When signalling is cheap, as it is on Twitter especially, then signals lose value in the same way that currency loses value in hyperinflation. People have to resort to more and more extreme signals in order to get a reaction from the network.
By making highly viral communication easier, Twitter has done something equivalent to removing control rods from a nuclear reaction. The reaction is fine when it's under control, but if it reaches a certain level of intensity, then different and highly damaging behaviors can emerge.
By making highly viral communication easier, Twitter has done something equivalent to removing control rods from a nuclear reaction. The reaction is fine when it's under control, but if it reaches a certain level of intensity, then different and highly damaging behaviors can emerge.