This is increasingly my experience on Twitter/X as well, that replies are just rubbish and there's very little scope for discovery/learning/asking questions. Still one of the saddest outcomes about how I've spent my time over the last decade!
Since I had such a large sample (nearly a hundred), I analyzed X comments by category.
47% said climate wasn't changing, I was lying, ignorant, or not really a scientist
15% said I was in it for the $
14% were insults
Content warning: Please don't read the fine print if you're sensitive.
Perk up (somewhat).
It’s also VERY likely that 90% of these responses are from conflict bots, not actual humans who truly misunderstood the research.
The biggest problem Twitter has now, is with shear detritus. It’s a porn bot and conflict bot fest.
