@goatsarah I've been on twitter for 12 years and I've been using internet since my childhood. I've been on social networks in 2000s and always found lots of friends.
The only different is that people used to post art, food, stuff they like, etc. Internet was very innocent.
Now people are posting politics and how they hate politicians/millionaires and making their whole persona be based on that. They don't even mix it with a more feel-good content. That's the problem, not some 'refined sugar'