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		throwaway201103 on Nov 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for d... > Where did all the intellect go? It's hard to have an intellectual debate in 120-character snippets on platforms that promote outrage over reason.

ehsankia on Nov 8, 2020 [–]

Was 140, now is 280.

The bigger issue is retweet culture which pushes clickbait and anger inducing content.

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