Contrarian position: Since nostr:npub1muskhvuv27ktxsuv4qyrgw8u0pjp369wfkac54spupn9u742xydqpel3z5 took over Twitter, the quality of discussions has improved a lot there. For two reasons:
1. longer tweets allow much more careful and subtle responses, meaning one escapes the tabloid headline shouting matches
2. the little real-world authentication part has also helped civilise discussion
The #fediverse has 1 already and can get 2. via #w3c #VerifiableCredentials when combined with a #WebOfNations
https://medium.com/@bblfish/use-cases-for-the-web-of-nations-361c24d5eaee
