There's nothing more dangerous than a small amount of information. I know, let's devise a communications technology that relies on small amounts of information, delivered in the most aggravating ways possible. We can tie the whole economy to it
On Masto I find myself regularly replying to someone and then muting the convo, because I don't want to take it any further than that. Which means I don't actually want the social interaction. Which means I don't actually want to use social media. It's just... what's there
AI spam online has helped me see more clearly that even most "legitimate" content on big websites is empty engagement/rage farming BS