@scottjenson I’m also wary that chasing “engagement” is what led Twitter to actively encourage things that provoke arguments.

Are we able to differentiate positive engagement (bringing people together) from negative engagement (divisive) in a universal way?

@scottjenson I love Mastodon because it feels like “old” twitter, a bunch of clever people sharing stuff they’ve made or found or figured out… not to build a “following”, but because they’re passionate about it.

That said, lately I’ve noticed my feed getting filled with more negativity around certain topics, and people I respect getting radicalised in one direction or another (signs of an echo chamber).

Rather than muting entire people or topics, I kinda want to mute the negativity itself.