Outrage culture is out of control
Two thoughts:<p>1. I wonder to how much an extent this &quot;outrage culture&quot; is a natural result of click-based revenue models.  The game at the moment is to get the most number of people to click on a headline as possible, and it turns out that pushing people&#x27;s emotional buttons (especially fear and anger) is really effective at getting attention.  Sure media has always been able to sell outrage, but with modern analytics and AB testing, it&#x27;s possible to hone in on the perfect rage-inducing message much more quickly.<p>2. Twitter is such a strange thing.  Most people I hear talk about it suspect it does not make them happier, and we&#x27;ve got this weird social contract right now where whatever you say, or have ever said on there, regardless of context, could potentially result in real-world repercussions including loss of one&#x27;s livelihood.  If there were any other technology which could get you fired from your job for 15 seconds of indiscretion during a night of drinking, or while sitting on the toilet I would guess people would stay the hell away from it.