Blocked List — Twitter
The public square was a myth. It was a war zone, and the loudest, most boring people had the biggest bombs.
was for the willfully stupid. The "just asking questions" crowd about vaccines. The "both sides" intellectuals when one side was literally on fire. Her own cousin, after he started sharing QAnon drop patterns. twitter blocked list
His name was Tom. He was a guy she’d gone on three perfectly fine dates with three months ago. He liked sourdough and hiking and talked about his feelings. She had thought, Maybe . But then he’d gone quiet. Now, he surfaced with a reply to her thread about algorithmic bias. Tom (@tombakesbread): I’m not saying racism isn't real. I’m just saying you seem to see it everywhere. Maybe the problem isn't the platform, it’s your perspective? Just trying to have a good-faith discussion. Lena stared at the notification. The little bell icon. The poison chalice. The public square was a myth
Sometimes she felt like the block button was a confession. An admission that she was too weak, too fragile, for the marketplace of ideas. Her sister had told her, "You're just building an echo chamber." Her ex-therapist (Red folder, session 4) said, "Is it possible you're avoiding discomfort rather than growth?" The "just asking questions" crowd about vaccines
She opened her notes app. And for the first time in an hour, she wrote a sentence for herself.
She snorted.
