I think the Internet has been a net positive. I think Social Media has been a net negative. No doubt that Humanity is worse of than before Facebook and Twitter.
Newsgroups had some dark corners, but Nazis were clearly marked.
@davidhmccoy i'm bad at wording because i just booted up but i meant people have been mean online since Usenet
@davidhmccoy probably net mood positive might've been closer
@davidhmccoy but the worst mood offenders i get here aren't from Nazis or transphobes is my point
it's "well meaning" reply guys telling me i'm doing computers wrong or chiding me on this or that choice and just
open comments were a mistake
@mavica_again
Ah…now I got it. Sucks.