In my experience using Twitter, that massive social media platform, one can chirp without interruption, just like a little bird trapped in a big digital birdcage. Indeed, the cage is the addictive nature of the platform. Yet the real intention of Twitter was to provide a place for “real-time global conversation,” which is the description given by Matt Taibbi in his recent posts outlining a bunch of documents given to him by the platform’s new owner, Elon Musk. Musk wants us all to know why the platform, prior to his management, had censored the Hunter Biden laptop story, which broke in 2020.
Great essay Kevin! Your son is lucky to have such an intelligent father. The memes are great too.