After last week's column about jerks, I feel the need to talk about something good on social media. Mark Zuckerberg/Meta actually did something I like.
Readers know I'm not a huge fan of a lot of social media, thanks largely to trolls, those who intentionally try to offend, attack others and disrupt conversation, often just for the "lolz," which seems a waste of time that could be better spent elsewhere.
On Twitter/X, I've made exactly one post and a handful of replies. I can go weeks without visiting, and then someone will cite a tweet in a column or letter and I have to go look it up. Usually I'll end up checking my feed, then castigate myself for doing so because the atmosphere, even on some lighthearted tweets, is toxic, with pile-ons of offensive material, attacks, and propaganda.
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