for all twitter's flaws, I don't believe there's anything about social media in particular that forces bad behavior any more than any other kind of speech. sure, the heuristics are such that dunking gets views, but i think people who make strong claims about being "forced" to act a certain way just want to be absolved of their choice to not read the clarifying tweet of the guy who worded something badly, or compartmentalize the fact that other people don't share their esoteric and miserable beliefs-- and that's on them. a lot of the problems decried as "twitter brain rot" present themselves in other communities, too-- being on twitter for however long doesn't automatically break you.
however, i do believe that living in a suburb for more than a few consecutive years of your adult life spawns termites that eat your brain raw
