95% of the negative stuff and 99% of the political stuff on twitter has absolutely no bearing on what "stuff" is going on in the real world and is more likely to bias your own views than by just listening to the people in whatever your personal friend/work bubble is.
Twitter is not real life. It's a deranged, toxic simulacrum of an alternative universe built by a god who hates us.
I'd like to think that these tweets are actually parodying the "real" Twitter, but sadly I know better than that. Oh the world... what an interesting place you are...
I found it to be a cesspool before the name change and it's only gotten worse.
I suppose I'm conflating "enjoyable" or "tolerable" with your description of "real" but everything I've glanced at from a distance lately defies your description of Twitter as real.
Twitter is fun to read but it's a warped version of reality. So many people post absurd takes on there and find their little corners where other people actually agree with their craziness. A lot of people brashly tweeting stuff that they would likely never say out loud with polite company.
I wish we would all collectively agree not to use Twitter or consider it an inappropriate place for such communication. I don't know how Twitter became a serious enough platform for public figures to post on, but to me it still feels equivalent to posting on your niche video game forum or MySpace. I can't take anything seriously if they post it on Twitter.
It's not real.
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