Media Meltdown and also Media Bias 101

[romad1]

Just now, 1776 said:

I was very clear, I don’t do social media. In so many ways it’s because of social media that we have some of the problems we do today in this country. 

yes it is...but you can see the value of a social media which has some sense of norms. 

[pfife]

2 minutes ago, romad1 said:

wow

and by wow I mean...too strong, friend. 

it's all good, they're against censorship 

[chasfh]

58 minutes ago, 1776 said:

I was very clear, I don’t do social media ...

He said on social media ... 😉

[ewsieg]

3 hours ago, romad1 said:

I think it would be a good idea to block Twitter posts here to protest the Nazi Musk as well.  I realize the sports content is so good but that's like saying you would fight the nazis but you enjoy their music.

Many reddit subs are doing this.  I feel like if any one site could make an impact, that might be the one.

[chasfh]

I don't love the idea of disabling X linking on the site because I like seeing those posts show up in these posts. From an aesthetic standpoint, I think it works well, and honestly, the only time I go to X is to find topical posts to link to here. That said, if a move were made to disable it, I wouldn't leave the site over it. (Sorry about that, guys. 😁)

I imagine one way around the Bsky linking problem is to take a screenshot of the post, and then embed a link to it under the screenshot, like so:

[romad1]

6 minutes ago, ewsieg said:

Many reddit subs are doing this.  I feel like if any one site could make an impact, that might be the one.

Block is the wrong term.  NOT DO IT is what I meant.  Boycott.  Do not enable the evil people who support Nazis. 

[CMRivdogs]

3 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I don't love the idea of disabling X linking on the site because I like seeing those posts show up in these posts. From an aesthetic standpoint, I think it works well, and honestly, the only time I go to X is to find topical posts to link to here. That said, if a move were made to disable it, I wouldn't leave the site over it. (Sorry about that, guys. 😁)

I imagine one way around the Bsky linking problem is to take a screenshot of the post, and then embed a link to it under the screenshot, like so:

I've gotten to the point where I'll just copy post text, if I'm ambitious enough I'll open it in chrome and post the link.

[romad1]

As for the social media...we are all hypocrites searching in the dark for honorable answers to crappy situations.  Nothing comes from nothing though.  

[oblong]

I still use X but more for entertainment purposes rather than political or news.  

[Motown Bombers]

I finally went back to Bluesky. I noticed they have a lot more Lions content than Threads. I completely deleted my Threads account. I kind of liked Threads in the beginning. 

[romad1]

4 minutes ago, oblong said:

I still use X but more for entertainment purposes rather than political or news.  

Each time you ignore an X post you put a straw under baby Jesus.  

[oblong]

47 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

I finally went back to Bluesky. I noticed they have a lot more Lions content than Threads. I completely deleted my Threads account. I kind of liked Threads in the beginning. 

I thought you couldn't delete Threads without deleting your IG account?  Threads reminds me of reddit in a way.   When a thread is good, it's really good.  But a lot of clickbait and engagement trolls.  And they think I really really really like Brie Larson. I mean, I do... but I don't need to see the same photo of her every day.

 

[Motown Bombers]

2 minutes ago, oblong said:

I thought you couldn't delete Threads without deleting your IG account?  Threads reminds me of reddit in a way.   When a thread is good, it's really good.  But a lot of clickbait and engagement trolls.  And they think I really really really like Brie Larson. I mean, I do... but I don't need to see the same photo of her every day.

 

You need an Instagram account to create a Threads account, but you can nuke the Threads account if you want. You can also delete both of them. 

Meta was already tipping the scales when they decided to suppress political threads. It then just became Instagram without pictures. It had so much potential. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Motown Bombers

[romad1]

This is a heck of a thread.

Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠: "There was a lot of #AcademicFreedom, good scholarship, and independent thought in German universities before Hitler. After Hitler had risen to power, many academics fled the country. Some resisted the Nazi regime and were persecuted. Most adapted to a new situation. Here are some examples. 1/n" — Bluesky

 

Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠: "One of Husserl's students, Hannah Arendt, was jailed by the Gestapo for her research on antisemitism prohibited by the Nazis and on her release, fled Germany. “The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.”- Hannah Arendt #AcademicFreedom 3/n" — Bluesky

 

Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠: "Martin Heidegger, one of Husserl's most brilliant students and Arendt's lover of four years, soon after Hitler got to power, joined the Nazi Party and was elected rector of the Freiburg University. "National Socialism is a barbarous principle. That is its essence and potential greatness." 4/n" — Bluesky

Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠: "After Hitler came to power, Edith Stein, another of Husserl's students, was forced to quit her teaching position. She became a Carmelite nun and perished in Auschwitz. “Those who remain silent are responsible.” - Edith Stein #AcademicFreedom 5/n" — Bluesky

Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠: "After Hitler came to power, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was a Lutheran theologian and pastor, became an anti-Nazi dissident. The Nazis hanged him in 1945. "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil." #AcademicFreedom 7/n" — Bluesky

[romad1]

"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil."  They will put that on our money.