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> So ... someone or some entity should not attempt to start a new Twitter-style because Cal Newport says it will emphasize negativity? Yeah, sure, he's all alone in saying that. > Surely the vast amount of brainpower could go into perhaps modifying the style or the algorithm, or tweet length, or some variable to help? Surely there is an embedded solution, somewhere in there. "Surely"?!? There is no more reason to be…
Your analogy just escapes all reason. Twitter is an entertainment platform that obviously millions of people find enjoyable, and certainly astronomical amounts of good come out of it to certain individuals. I bet there are many experiences of people getting their name out there, or some insignificant thing no one would notice. You want to tell me someone who's life changed for the better is going to agree with that h…
It's precisely as much a statement of fact as your proposed "Twitter-like platforms lead to increased negativity", just not quite as mealy-mouthed.
> There's literally no universe where this is true.
Besides this one.