Maybe you think you are invulnerable to this (you are not), but the people who stay in Twitter because you are still sharing there are definitely being dragged to the right. I have so many mutuals who are still posting regularly there, and it's so disheartening to see. Please stop.
@johnpfaff.bsky.socialEvidence is already accruing that spending time on Twitter pulls ppl to the right, bc the algorithm feeds you horrible stuff.
And again: academics are likely more vulnerable, bc they convince themselves they are less.
theconversation.com
A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly
Elon Musk’s social media platform is boosting conservative content – and it’s having long-lasting effects on how users see the world.
