Basically, I think people want to engage different viewpoints on the issues they care about. Like, we've all sort of learned not to on Facebook (to keep the peace with friends and family, and some people just cut others out to have that peace)... But then it tends to be a bunch of people sharing memes more as some sort of performative in group thing with people who already agree (or just gets ignored with an eye roll by those that don't and haven't cut you out yet).
And Twitter tends to be a place where people do this more often. Perhaps because we're more likely to engage with strangers there, Idk. It's still kind of lacking in some ways.
I did try that Brigade app a few years back, but the UI and engagement was kind of awkward (iirc, it's been a while) and I think it's shut down.
So. App idea.
Title - Flame Wars.
You go into it absolutely expecting to argue and debate with people you disagree on.
Threads are tagged with the topic. You can start a new one or add on to an existing one.
Everyone goes through a quick little class upon signing up. It covers same basic flaws in arguments (like strawmen and ad hominem attacks).
There are referees. Not to fact check per se (though there should be a place to link supporting articles for your position, and maybe a score for how reputable the source is. Idk).
The referees flag arguments that have fallacies or are lacking in logic. Like, Personal attacks such as 'you're stupid'?
Flagged, because they have absolutely nothing to do with the topic at hand. (also it's rude and intimidates people and pushes people to keep their mouths shut, but also because personal attacks are irrelevant. Creating a place where people can debate the issues means keeping the focus on said issues.)
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