Situational Ethics

That is to say, little or no ethics. Since Apple has returned to Twitter, er, I mean, X, and has taken some heat for doing so, John Gruber has decided that Twitter, er, I mean, X, is a benign environment. Just a wonderful place for people to gather. And by "gather," I mean, "support." The culture on X today is remarkably friendly and inclusive. It is a cheerful place. That cheerfulness is another differentiator. If you believe the world is falling apart and doomed only to get worse, that our obvious and real problems cannot be surmounted, X is not the platform for you. If you think the world is full of fun and amazing people and things, that humanity’s defining feature is our collective ability to solve any problem, that the only time better to be alive than today is tomorrow, it might be. Well, gosh. You know why our problems cannot be surmounted, John? It's because people like you always find a way to look away, and in doing so you become a part of the problem. But hey, as long as…