The past few days were a stark reminder of how unbelievably more toxic Twitter/X has become and how it’s lost most of its utility as a political communications platform. I wrote this a while ago - I think it’s still relevant:
On the sabotage of Twitter, and what democracy is losing
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https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/the-sabotage-of-twitter-is-a-disaster
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@tzimmer_history It could have been a good thing... abandon the privately-owned public square and find newer, freer avenues for communication.
But, unfortunately, journalists, after writing about addicts for decades, just couldn't break their own addiction.
