How Facebook discovered that outrage leads to the most engagement, so they weaponized their algorithms to amplify outrage, then Twitter and all the others did the same thing. Real shame, since they could have opted for trying to make the world a better place.

That this is how it started. In 2004, when asked how he got the emails, addresses and pictures of so many people using Facebook Mark Zuckerburg replied

People just submitted it. I don't know why. They "trust me". Dumb fucks.

The largest platforms are owned by literally some of the worst people in existence and yet so many good people won't stop using them. Tells me this shit is addictive. No, this isn't exactly a hot take around here, but I find it pretty jarring. Join us for the No Kings Rally. Sign up at this Facebook group. We need to take a stand against fascist Oligarchs. Follow me on Twitter for more insights.

I find it so offensive to see people I know saying things online that they should not even be discussing in a public in-person setting.

You can’t unknow who are bigots, and what they think about the things you hold sacred.

That it's heavily used as a tool by terrorist groups to recruit and spread misinformation... including during an attack so they can cause more harm

It's used as a scapegoat for the bad human behaviour we see.