Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Dorsey, Marianne Williamson and the Wellness Aristocracy

This is also why the Prime Directive is so important. At some level, discussion is a performance, and the terms and conditions which dictate the form and substance of the performance are always present in everybody's mind. It's important that we allow ourselves to be present in the posting, as if we were players upon the stage.

Let us not forget the context of the original article. Jack Dorsey could, if he truly were convinced that Twitter is unhealthy, turn off Twitter. He could, if he truly were convinced of the importance of civility in a liberal society, ban fascist loudmouth politicians from his private platform. Instead, he urges us to put down our phones and meditate occasionally, without considering uninstalling Twitter or deactivating our accounts. This is, at some level, choosing Twitter over healthy, civil society.