“I’d also probably say that the culture on platforms like Twitter/X are so vicious that the term “social media” is probably redundant at this stage. It gets about as antisocial as you could imagine, and the default mode is to challenge without assuming the best in others. Basically like road rage, but for people sat on the toilet.”
That resonates with me Gareth. I removed myself from Twitter in 2017 because I felt it was a negative environment for me at least.
Six years later, even a seemingly benign platform like LinkedIn can become unexpectedly gladiatorial.
Community is indeed the answer to those who migrate to become angry folk with no real reason. And I like your definition of community too!
I find it bizarre when people start arguing on LinkedIn, it seems so counter to the whole point of using that platform. The anonymous Twitter accounts I can rationalise, but when people put their reputation on the line to make a petty point it just seems baffling to me.
“I’d also probably say that the culture on platforms like Twitter/X are so vicious that the term “social media” is probably redundant at this stage. It gets about as antisocial as you could imagine, and the default mode is to challenge without assuming the best in others. Basically like road rage, but for people sat on the toilet.”
That resonates with me Gareth. I removed myself from Twitter in 2017 because I felt it was a negative environment for me at least.
Six years later, even a seemingly benign platform like LinkedIn can become unexpectedly gladiatorial.
Community is indeed the answer to those who migrate to become angry folk with no real reason. And I like your definition of community too!
Thanks Andrew 🙏
I find it bizarre when people start arguing on LinkedIn, it seems so counter to the whole point of using that platform. The anonymous Twitter accounts I can rationalise, but when people put their reputation on the line to make a petty point it just seems baffling to me.