Twitter Bad

For those of us who use Twitter frequently (a decidedly terrible fate), a common observation is that Twitter always thinks we're approaching The End of the World™.

This is true even in times of extreme normalcy. A new, particularly insipid New York Times Opinion Column? End of the World. Donald Trump golfing? End of the World. A beloved bar closes down in Brooklyn? End of the World. Neera Tanden tweets something in bad faith? End of the World. Now that things are approaching something that could reasonably be considered the End of the World (a dual pandemic/climate change smackdown), Twitter is, of course, responding as Twitter does: an endlessly scrollable, bizarre mixture of grandstanding and panic.