On social media there's this thing where on many occasions, there's a single proscribed way of acting. Like if somebody dies, everyone has to say "R.I.P.! R.I.P.!" Basically they're saying, "Don't hurt me, I'm a good person."
Jon RonsonSomebody told me, โTwitter hates tabloids, but Twitter is constantly acting like a tabloid, repeating the mistakes of the things weโre hoping to better.โ Twitter wanted to become a more egalitarian justice system, but instead it became a draconian one.
Jon RonsonBedlam: an institution with a history so fearsome it gave its name to a synonym for chaos and pandemonium.
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