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Twitter is a product that magnifies and spreads outrage better than any other platform, so it's not surprising that the most effective politicians use it to do just that.

If Medium can become effective for spreading more nuanced or positive content, that would be a great win.

twitter and 15-second soundbites don't offer space for nuance but medium, in longform, would

Voters don't care about nuance or facts for that matter.

I can tell you're a voter.

Maybe most voters don't, but the volunteer supporters who'll bring the vote out for you on election day do, very much.

It is possible to hate the game even as you become a very successful player.

> "People that thrive on bombast and vitriol, well, Medium might not be for them"

This sounds more like someone who's not read Medium before rather than someone that works for the company.