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> It is the very fact that twitter is a public company to begin with, that is pushing it to extremes. I would argue that the drift toward extremism has much mo
by n0mn 4y ago
> It is the very fact that twitter is a public company to begin with, that is pushing it to extremes.
I would argue that the drift toward extremism has much more to do with the advertising revenue business model.
Content that enrages, engages. More user engagement = more revenue.
- SuoDuanDao 4y agoyes, but being a public company prevents it from doing anything that deliberately lowers revenues. As a private company they'd be less beholden to advertisers.