I’m *somewhere* within the right-most circle, anyway
March 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I’m *somewhere* within the right-most circle, anyway
NYT Pitchbot is satire
March 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
NYT Pitchbot is satire
FYI, here’s another good moderation list that I also subscribe to. Somewhere I saw an automated list that blocks anyone with certain “MAGA/coded” words in their bios, but I lost the link…
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
February 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
FYI, here’s another good moderation list that I also subscribe to. Somewhere I saw an automated list that blocks anyone with certain “MAGA/coded” words in their bios, but I lost the link…
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
February 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Perseverance and deliberate ignorance are two very different things.
February 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Perseverance and deliberate ignorance are two very different things.
The incurious are uninteresting.
February 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The incurious are uninteresting.
Turns out, people get pretty angry when the services they depend on get shut down…
February 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Turns out, people get pretty angry when the services they depend on get shut down…
credible subject matter experts and a stupid political argument thrown up as a weak attempt at balance from a nincompoop, then *you* are the problem. Media consumers are also lazy and need to stop blaming media for their laziness.
February 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
credible subject matter experts and a stupid political argument thrown up as a weak attempt at balance from a nincompoop, then *you* are the problem. Media consumers are also lazy and need to stop blaming media for their laziness.
Obviously one must be careful in picking their sources. If all you do is watch Fox News, that’s bad. You also have to practice critical thinking. There’s a propensity for people to blame trad media “both sides-ing” issues, but if you can’t tell the difference between a legit argument backed by …
February 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Obviously one must be careful in picking their sources. If all you do is watch Fox News, that’s bad. You also have to practice critical thinking. There’s a propensity for people to blame trad media “both sides-ing” issues, but if you can’t tell the difference between a legit argument backed by …
And on social media, every idiot with thumbs gets equal airtime and thinks their opinion is equally valid. It isn’t. Credibility, competence, and expertise matter. The trad media filter is good, actually.
February 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
And on social media, every idiot with thumbs gets equal airtime and thinks their opinion is equally valid. It isn’t. Credibility, competence, and expertise matter. The trad media filter is good, actually.
I guess it wasn’t obvious enough. I should have ended my reply in “/s”
February 11, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I guess it wasn’t obvious enough. I should have ended my reply in “/s”
Google didn’t have to do this. I wonder why they did…
February 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Google didn’t have to do this. I wonder why they did…
Or, you could go further down the rabbit hole and convince yourself that the conspiracy is international!
(There is no conspiracy.)
www.irishstar.com/sport/other-...
(There is no conspiracy.)
www.irishstar.com/sport/other-...
Donald Trump gets clear reaction from fans during Super Bowl national anthem
Donald Trump was in attendance at the Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans and was cheered by both Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles fans during the national anthem
www.irishstar.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Or, you could go further down the rabbit hole and convince yourself that the conspiracy is international!
(There is no conspiracy.)
www.irishstar.com/sport/other-...
(There is no conspiracy.)
www.irishstar.com/sport/other-...
2) Trump actually got cheered, but someone on social media replaced the audio with fake boos, posted it to social media, and it got reposted because people *WANT* to believe that Trump got booed?
If you think 1) is more likely, you really need to spend less time online.
If you think 1) is more likely, you really need to spend less time online.
February 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
2) Trump actually got cheered, but someone on social media replaced the audio with fake boos, posted it to social media, and it got reposted because people *WANT* to believe that Trump got booed?
If you think 1) is more likely, you really need to spend less time online.
If you think 1) is more likely, you really need to spend less time online.
Ask yourself, honestly, which is more likely:
1) That all traditional media (print, digital, radio, TV) unanimously agreed (with NO LEAKS) to cover for Trump by overlaying cheering when the Trump made an appearance but someone on social media scooped this story with the “real” soundtrack, or…
1) That all traditional media (print, digital, radio, TV) unanimously agreed (with NO LEAKS) to cover for Trump by overlaying cheering when the Trump made an appearance but someone on social media scooped this story with the “real” soundtrack, or…
February 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Ask yourself, honestly, which is more likely:
1) That all traditional media (print, digital, radio, TV) unanimously agreed (with NO LEAKS) to cover for Trump by overlaying cheering when the Trump made an appearance but someone on social media scooped this story with the “real” soundtrack, or…
1) That all traditional media (print, digital, radio, TV) unanimously agreed (with NO LEAKS) to cover for Trump by overlaying cheering when the Trump made an appearance but someone on social media scooped this story with the “real” soundtrack, or…
Occam’s Razor - this didn’t happen, and it’s just social media being social media: completely untrustworthy.
Wish it did, though.
Wish it did, though.
February 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Occam’s Razor - this didn’t happen, and it’s just social media being social media: completely untrustworthy.
Wish it did, though.
Wish it did, though.
There are lots of things to be upset about, but I don’t think this is one of them. I doubt very much that prices will change. And besides, sales (even retail) are almost entirely electronic now. This *might* harm the unbanked, but it’s not like there’s a lack of pennies in circulation.
February 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
There are lots of things to be upset about, but I don’t think this is one of them. I doubt very much that prices will change. And besides, sales (even retail) are almost entirely electronic now. This *might* harm the unbanked, but it’s not like there’s a lack of pennies in circulation.