[throwawaycopy]

Scott's problem is that his forum for discussion is social media.

No one can speak meaningfully and reasonably about anything on social media, let alone the politics of racism.

The medium makes the message almost completely devoid of meaning.

Seriously, there is no problem with the operating definition of racism outside of social media.

Every idiot screaming about the alt-right (or their phantasmagorical counter-part, the social justice warrior) is just someone who spends too much time on Twitter.

Might as well be complaining about what policies the Orc players in WoW use to justify who they vote for.

[hollerith]

I'm confused!

The OP is a post (by Scott) on his own blog on his own domain. If that constitutes social media in your mind, then what parts of the web do you consider not social media? If the answer is, none of it, then why didn't your comment talk (or complain) about "the web" instead of about "social media"?

[throwawaycopy]

He is active on a variety of social media and uses discussions on Twitter as evidence in the article in question.

His views on contemporary American political discourse are mainly shaped by these interactions on social media.

Unfortunately, the rest of the media is also on social media, so you can't really find a journalist or blogger who is in touch with reality.

Just to clarify, Twitter is as close to reality as World of Warcraft. At least with an MMORPG the players realize it is a game. Funny enough, more people are dying from playing video games like WoW than from alt-right/SJW altercations.

[hollerith]

>uses discussions on Twitter as evidence in the article in question

Ah, this resolves my confusion. Thanks.