Twitter and the online news world is full of toxicity. The negativity permeates to every facet of the zeitgeist, with public figures complaining about or criticizing the political opposition. I’ve found it creeps into my own consciousness when I scroll for too long or visit too frequently. I don’t know what the solution is, but there can surely be alternatives. Our species has difficult, important problems to solve, and we must reach a critical mass of awareness, and interest, to address them. How can we facilitate the dispersal of information, while still promoting a unified perspective of our planet’s place in the universe?