Remember when we discussed thoughtful opinion pieces instead of tweets

[edhopper]

our national discourse has descended into the subbasement.

[blogslut]

1. I like Twitter.

I follow many interesting and insightful people. I keep up with current events. I discover art and artists. I get perspectives that expand my understanding of humanity.

[Pholus]

2. More like the comments on a Youtube page.

I only recognized I was an elitist after reading them. I didn't change, I simply became aware of how far down the learning curve most Trumpies seem to be.

[cwydro]

3. k and r. nt

[Voltaire2]

4. You are wandering into grumpy old man territory

i like the cacophony of twitter. We still have the published essays of traditional media, and its blog counterpart. Twitter is its own format and does not replace long form opinion pieces.

[edhopper]

5. Those who think I am attacking twitter

I am not, it serves a useful purpose.
But do you really think that tweets should be the main basis of our political discourse?
And the bygone era I am talking about is two years ago.

[leftstreet]

6. Well, it does reflect the modern media 'soundbites'

I take your point, but the significance to me is 'the people' tweeting responses to the corporate media soundbites that clobber us daily

I call that a win