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		PixyMisa on July 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yann LeCun quits Twitter amid acrimonious exchange... Twitter is designed quite effectively to prevent constructive conversations.

max_ on July 2, 2020 | [–]

How would one design a social network focused on promoting constructive conversations.

randomsearch on July 1, 2020 | [–]

I think it’s also the way people use it. Are you interested in truth or power? It seems Twitter attracts a lot of people who only feel powerful on twitter, and they prioritise that over truth.

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