eliot rothwell
@eliotrothwell.bsky.social
lapsed writer, lapsed muscovite, lapsed istanbulu
it still baffles that, 14 years after i first moved to istanbul, the whole country's electronic services and apps seem unable to account for the possibility that somebody night not have a turkish phone number
November 20, 2024 at 6:33 AM
it still baffles that, 14 years after i first moved to istanbul, the whole country's electronic services and apps seem unable to account for the possibility that somebody night not have a turkish phone number
well, isn’t that nice. i’ll be there second week of december so can’t wait to make use of this groundbreaking new service
November 20, 2024 at 6:00 AM
well, isn’t that nice. i’ll be there second week of december so can’t wait to make use of this groundbreaking new service
every game we find new and interesting ways to be bad
November 19, 2024 at 4:47 AM
every game we find new and interesting ways to be bad
guts on him, especially with his job on the line and all
November 15, 2024 at 11:24 AM
guts on him, especially with his job on the line and all
risked it all!
November 15, 2024 at 9:36 AM
risked it all!
Good piece. Can't wait for the one about Israel.
November 15, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Good piece. Can't wait for the one about Israel.
the process is a bit of a pain. and i’m sure it misses some things.
November 14, 2024 at 3:04 PM
the process is a bit of a pain. and i’m sure it misses some things.
difficult because the blogging ecosystem that underpinned it is gone
November 14, 2024 at 2:55 PM
difficult because the blogging ecosystem that underpinned it is gone
on the second bit. definitely. but it’s the dems job, in this case, to make them see that. most mainstream media is at least very trump sceptic, if not anti trump. if the dems couldn’t combat his messages, it’s their own fault.
November 9, 2024 at 11:12 AM
on the second bit. definitely. but it’s the dems job, in this case, to make them see that. most mainstream media is at least very trump sceptic, if not anti trump. if the dems couldn’t combat his messages, it’s their own fault.
don’t think there’s any mystery that makes a combination of “we think our economic life will improve and also we don’t like trans people” is a vote winner. it’s literally what most people want! more money, less social liberalism. yes, it’s a lie, the problem is failing to convince them it’s a lie.
November 9, 2024 at 10:50 AM
don’t think there’s any mystery that makes a combination of “we think our economic life will improve and also we don’t like trans people” is a vote winner. it’s literally what most people want! more money, less social liberalism. yes, it’s a lie, the problem is failing to convince them it’s a lie.
the greatest issue with all of this, which i knew growing up as the only leftist in my working class family and school in north manchester, is that a majority of people are just quite conservative and right wing.
November 9, 2024 at 10:47 AM
the greatest issue with all of this, which i knew growing up as the only leftist in my working class family and school in north manchester, is that a majority of people are just quite conservative and right wing.
that’s an interesting comparison because 70% of things you eat off the street might be poisonous, but you know there are places where you can get proper food. that’s the same as the media, in some respects. just people find the poison tastier.
November 9, 2024 at 10:44 AM
that’s an interesting comparison because 70% of things you eat off the street might be poisonous, but you know there are places where you can get proper food. that’s the same as the media, in some respects. just people find the poison tastier.
media has always been designed to manipulate us, to different degrees. just look at the perceptions of different “combatants” in the cold war in different countries. maybe the only difference now is that media manipulates the view of home, not just the abroad.
November 9, 2024 at 10:22 AM
media has always been designed to manipulate us, to different degrees. just look at the perceptions of different “combatants” in the cold war in different countries. maybe the only difference now is that media manipulates the view of home, not just the abroad.
this is it, but there’s even more. i see people who become absolute partisans in elections in moldova or elsewhere despite no knowledge and no desire to travel there essentially based on which “geopolitical internet team” they belong to. it’s not healthy!
November 9, 2024 at 10:19 AM
this is it, but there’s even more. i see people who become absolute partisans in elections in moldova or elsewhere despite no knowledge and no desire to travel there essentially based on which “geopolitical internet team” they belong to. it’s not healthy!
broadly, yes, definitely. there are positives, of course. but imo outweighed. i’ve not been on twitter for around a year and haven’t lived in the uk for years. divorcing yourself from “the discourse” does wonders.
November 9, 2024 at 10:17 AM
broadly, yes, definitely. there are positives, of course. but imo outweighed. i’ve not been on twitter for around a year and haven’t lived in the uk for years. divorcing yourself from “the discourse” does wonders.
i agree mostly. but also think the exposure to these things pushes priors further than they ever were and to accept ideas that would never have been thought about by being simply “offline”. the main problem here, for everyone, is that “being online” is basically an illness, or at least causes it
November 9, 2024 at 10:13 AM
i agree mostly. but also think the exposure to these things pushes priors further than they ever were and to accept ideas that would never have been thought about by being simply “offline”. the main problem here, for everyone, is that “being online” is basically an illness, or at least causes it
actually, my theory is against the “been online longer” argument. i think that people like my uncle grew up with a trusted media and never really had to develop their own media filters. younger people always needed filters. the internet came along and blew my uncle away.
November 9, 2024 at 10:09 AM
actually, my theory is against the “been online longer” argument. i think that people like my uncle grew up with a trusted media and never really had to develop their own media filters. younger people always needed filters. the internet came along and blew my uncle away.
i’ve got an uncle. from the north west, just outside of manchester like me. early 60s. moved to spain 20 years ago. discovered youtube. is now an antivaxxer and a flat earther. if anything it’s middle aged people who are radicalised by this stuff more than the young imo.
November 9, 2024 at 10:02 AM
i’ve got an uncle. from the north west, just outside of manchester like me. early 60s. moved to spain 20 years ago. discovered youtube. is now an antivaxxer and a flat earther. if anything it’s middle aged people who are radicalised by this stuff more than the young imo.