The People Who Ruined Twitter

A platform where you could follow breaking news, argue with strangers, and laugh at memes. Then the activists arrived. They demanded purity. They enforced orthodoxy. They drove out anyone who questioned their narrative. Twitter died a slow death, and the people who killed it are now complaining that no one is left to talk to.In this episode, I identify the specific behaviors that transformed Twitter from a vibrant public square into a ghost town of performative outrage. The call-out culture that punished mistakes instead of educating. The hashtag activism that substituted posting for action. The dogpiling that turned minor disagreements into career-ending mobs. The algorithm that rewarded the angriest voices because engagement was more profitable than civility.The data is clear. Twitter's active user base peaked in 2021 and has declined every year since. The people who left were not bigots fleeing accountability. They were ordinary users who grew tired of being attacked for asking questions. The activists who stayed now wonder why their reach has collapsed. They do not realize they are talking to themselves.Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the people who ruined Twitter are still on Twitter. They just have no one left to yell at.