All of the really political parts of twitter have like more loosely defined spheres and people follow each other even if they’re only kinda close politically so it’s easy to have a mutual twitter friend with someone insane. so stuff crosses communities v easily and sparks conflict
hah you use the word "insane" and like ... I'm insane, I have a bunch of Twitter frens w diagnoses ... but that actually feels like a moderating force bec ppl have more empathy for what it's like to be struggling w knowing what's real?
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