I'm not a fan of Twitter for nuanced discourse.

· Bits and Bobs 4/22/24

Nuance takes time and space to establish.

When you have to communicate your beliefs quickly and in little space to people who don't share context, they become caricatured, high-contrast.

This is especially true when you have a large number of people watching; every conversation becomes automatically charged.

Real beliefs are almost always more nuanced than the viral, fast-to-consume derivations of them.

That's why I prefer cozy environments for rigorous, nuanced collaborative debate.

If you engage me in a nuanced discussion on Twitter, I'm likely to not engage in that forum.

However, I'd be happy to engage deeply in a more cozy setting.

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