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        Free vs. common
        2018.07.05 20:58:11 CEST
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        I've spent the majority of the previous weeks on vacation and
        consequently offline most of the time. This meant being away from
        the little social network presence I still keep and the IM apps I
        use (Telegram, Wire, Slack, Whatsapp etc.).
       
        When I came back, I spent some time catching up with recent topics.
        Because I'm attending Gophercon in Brazil, I also got notification
        for messages in my almost defunct Twitter account - so I checked
        Twitter out (after many months).
       
        This little contact I had with the "social" internet opened my eyes
        to how anti-social it really is. People are talking at or over each
        other. Almost no conversations, just posturing and virtue signaling.
        When people do appear to agree on a controversial topic, the
        positive feedback virtue signaling is obvious. When they disagree,
        cursing and personal attacks.
       
        I am a free speech extremist - I believe very little, almost no
        restriction should be imposed on speech. But I do think it
        should be valued and well planned. By giving everyone a podium,
        public speech became common and it's value diminished.
       
        All this antisocial behavior made me less prone to go back and
        use these products again. Am I missing something? Are there valuable
        and/or intelligent posts? Sure. Unfortunately, I'm not sure it's
        worth the cost anymore.