Respectfully, more than a decade ago when I was doing hard core time as a creator rights advocate, I warned & warned & warned people that tech looks at the arts as content they should have free access to to monetize, and not as a human accomplishment or experience.
I got absolutely hammered for my stance, and I finally left advocacy work exhausted. And those of us who raised the issue were relentlessly trolled by tech dudes. The devaluation of art is the devaluation of humanity. Monetizing art without returning value to the artist.
What is happening with Twitter is ultimate proof of the warnings of artists: there is NO value to ANYTHING these tech dudes do here that they didn't skim off the people who willingly create here. WE are the value here. Our CONTENT and participation is the ONLY asset.
We are willing to add value when we get value back, which is why we are here for now. But many tech dudes just want to take. They do not respect the human beings who create the content or participate in the platform. But there is no value whatsoever without us.
Social media tech is designed to mold human beings to tech's profit goal needs. That's it. If it is not serving you, the human being, if it creates stress, doesn't return to you the level of connection you are looking for, delivers misinformation, it's harmful & it's time to go.
I wrote this over twelve years ago. 
You, your life, your interaction, what you create is not Monetized Content. If a platform does not respect you, the creator, the human being, that platform has no business acting as SOCIAL media. Give us value for our attention and creation, or we leave. Simple.
End tweet storm. Good night.
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