Social media and the corruption of Public discourse

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]I believe that Twitter's reward structure, even more than Facebook's, incentivizes malignant narcissism. It enables and benefits free riding and prioritizes psychopathic motivation.

[00:00:15]And it garners disproportionate attention in doing so, capitalizing on the attractiveness of outrageous behavior, while externalizing all the associated and inevitable costs to the innocent broader society. This is the psychological equivalent of the tragedy of the commons.

[00:00:36]The psychological equivalent to pollution of the air we all breathe.