Twitter tests Reddit-style upvote and downvote buttons
The problem is, is supposedly, upvote = adds to the conversation, downvote = detracts from conversation.<p>In reality, upvote = I agree, downvote = I disagree.<p>However I don't think anything can save twitter from being a toxic platform.<p>What makes it especially toxic, I think, is its lack of separation of communities.<p>Reddit is toxic sometimes, but at least there is some separation: if you just want to talk about knitting, you can avoid the people talking about politics.<p>I think it's important to be able to have controversial debates in real life, as body language and audience response seems to keep people from being truly awful.<p>The Quakers have an interesting history of trying to facilitate such controversial debates. They have been involved in some contemporary ones too.<p><a href="https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/210/International-Mediation-and-Conciliation" rel="nofollow">https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/210/Inte...</a><p>It's concerning to me, how much of real life discussion we have lost due to the pandemic.