Zack Beauchamp

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

That I wanted to do this *right after* tweeting about the importance of reasonable disagreement is a testament to how mere exposure to these platforms can override our better instincts. — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

And actually the problem is more subtle than that, right? Taking an extreme or outré position is a great way to get attention, which causes other people to write more emotionally. Just now, I saw a terrible tweet and wanted to tweet about how it and its author are awful! — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

And, of course, there's obviously a spectrum in between these poles (e.g., dumb opinion that doesn't deserve scorn but a more measured debunking). But all of these nuances get obliterated in the service of courting likes and RTs. — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

I think one of the problems with online discourse is that it encourages writers to erase the lines between: 1) Reasonable view I disagree with 2) Dumb opinion that deserves scorn 3) Offensive view that should be denied major platforms — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@chrislhayes @karpmj I have made a conscious effort to spend less time shitposting on Twitter because I think it makes me the worst version of myself. I could so easily screenshot parts of Matt's piece I disagree with and mock them for likes and RTs, but that's not who I want to be. — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

Fighting on Twitter is overrated; instead I'll praise a critic of my work. I enjoy arguing with @karpmj in print because he's a thoughtful writer who makes serious arguments; his rebuttal to my recent piece on suburbs is a case in point https://t.co/oxL1rjgocd — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

I don't feel like fighting instead I'll praise a critic of my work. I enjoy arguing with @karpmj in print because he's a thoughtful writer who makes serious arguments; his rebuttal to my recent piece on suburbs is a case in point https://t.co/oxL1rjgocd — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@CasMudde @universityofga @AmandaMurdie @SPIADean wooo congrats!! — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

My mom @fadenethx on with @HallieJackson, you love to see it https://t.co/enzkCJL4yk — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@imillhiser They've been on this anti-market line of argument for years. It's just very clear at this point that it is narrowly limited: they only oppose letting the market run its course insofar as it presents barriers to conservative cultural and political power — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

Yep, this is right. While it's tactically useful that Rubio is helping the Bessemer workers here, no one should be fooled that this is some kind of principled stance https://t.co/zoEOIQ1eDA — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

And yep, here it is: Rubio explicitly opposes the PRO Act. He doesn't care about unions or workers, just about punishing Amazon and putting on a populist veneer https://t.co/Xv44hpXDKH — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

His op-ed defending his choice is risible. He very clearly thinks unions in general are bad and is trying to turn the Amazon fight into part of the culture war https://t.co/kyHC0hntsT https://t.co/B1ZTuWnwK4 — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

I’m glad Rubio is weighing in here - really, it’s a good thing. But let’s not kid ourselves: he’s still going to help filibuster the PRO Act to death — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@jtlevy @kjhealy BHL — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

https://t.co/bYEx626wE3 — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

RT @AlexWardVox: Good morning! I woke up from a dream in which I was Antonio Banderas and all I did while at a water park was scream “I’M… — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" https://t.co/nhE99mdXO8 — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@CordSchmelzle @CasMudde oh this is really helpful, thank you! — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@CasMudde is there an english version of this piece? i'm writing on the internationalization of america's culture wars and would love to read it — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@Emptyset09 it's my way of figuring out which of my twitter followers remember the early 2000s — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

Fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

The debate over @ColinKahl's nomination is genuinely stupid. He's one of the smartest defense policy thinkers I've encountered in Washington; there's nothing disqualifying in his record other than him being openly left-leaning. — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

You love to see it (cc @dylanmatt @KevinWGlass) https://t.co/NHrDWgjH6r — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@profmusgrave @AdamSerwer Imo they should do a Crisis on Infinite Earths event that erases everything but the first Wonder Woman and Shazam — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@ronmexicoisreal @AdamSerwer @profmusgrave I’ve been rewatching the DCAU with my daughter while I put her to bed and we just got there. Superb episode — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@AdamSerwer @profmusgrave Don’t forget Batman Beyond — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@AdamSerwer @profmusgrave Dong forget Batman Beyond — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

@TaylorLorenz the sick irony of a site that exists to funnel abuse towards journalists writing up a story about said abuse isn't a problem — PolitiTweet.org

Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

My "I am not a Republican" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt. — PolitiTweet.org