[hn_throwaway_99]

As someone who rarely uses Twitter but scrolls through Facebook every now and then, I strongly disagree.

I read a joke once that went something like "On Facebook, I spend half my time deciding if I want to debunk pseudoscientific bullshit, or if I want to have friends." Point being lots of times I'll have friends or acquaintances post shit where I think "Did this person just suffer a head wound?", but if it's someone I want to remain friends with, I just scroll by it. I often wonder if that person noticed they usually get tons of positive emojis with other posts but it tends to be crickets when they post their "I'm just doing my vaccine research" posts or whatever other bullshit.

[underwater]

On Facebook you see the content because of the relationship you have with that person. On Twitter you form a relationship because of the content.

As a result Twitter personalities are incentivise to be one dimensional. Normally talk about tech, but make a political statement? Expect complaints.