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Twitter is the worst global social network–except for all the others

It seems 'bashing Twitter' is the new countercultural trend. I grew up in Spain in the 90s, and many people either don't remember or nostalgically idealize the credibility of traditional media. Like many 90s kids, I discovered role-playing games,

The media entered a death spiral which has been their demise Because, in truth, what sells is blood and fury on the front page. But the commercial aspect is key: readers crave outrage, the demonization of "the other side," forcing every action by "them" to be portrayed as villainous. The fanaticism turns into a death spiral: you need unconditional fanatics to make your outlet sustainable, and therefore, you must create them by bending the truth.

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