Barassi’s interviewees repeatedly expressed that “social media were not a space for political discussion and elaboration, because the communication was too fast, too quick, and too short.” One activist complains specifically that there’s no time to “contextualize [ideas] for people” since “we need time and space to do that.”10 Barassi writes that the needed context often shows up in less instantaneous channels, such as activist magazines or in-person group discussion.
