[kentm]

For me, the Twitter Blue boost has really led to a general drop in quality. I find that Blue subscribers typically don't say valuable things and are some of the most uninteresting people on the app, and yet they get boosted right to the top.

[davidbarker]

My experience is the same. Look at any POTUS or White House tweet (or a tweet from any well-known left-of-centre account) and it's reply after reply full of vitriol and hate, all pushed to the top.

It's remarkable, and sad.

[tracker1]

To be fair, it's the same for any right-of-center account as well. The vitriolic are engaging with opposition as much as anyone. It definitely plays in both directions.

My own take, is I'd like to see the establishment sellouts pushed out at far greater and faster rates, even though I don't necessarily agree with many positions, I don't like the corporatist sellouts and most politicians reach that point within a single term of federal office. There are grassroots efforts in both D & R camps to do just that.

That doesn't even get into the deep establishment in terms of Military Industrial Complex or Pharma/Food revolving doors in place. It's kind of gross. It's honestly at a point, that even if I'm in favor of more Libertarian solutions, while others want Socialism, most can agree, the establishment needs to go first, then can debate on longer term reforms.

[giobox]

Agreed, this is a very fair point. I'm also sad at the voices that have been lost one way or another through this transition.

[tracker1]

I tend to prefer the "Following" tab for the most part... yeah, you may miss some tweets, but at least what I see are more of what/who I care to see.

[rsynnott]

This was inevitable, and anyone who had ever used social media could have told him that it was a _terrible_ idea. In general, people who have to pay for attention, almost by definition aren't worth paying attention to.