Social media destroys civilization!

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"Sorry, it's just a tool and it's just too bad. At least we recover in 1000 years."
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GORDON wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:23 pm Uh oh. He has a turban thingie, and that gives his words more weight.
Ha! I was sitting there thinking, "This guy's not wrong, but nobody's going to take him seriously because 'religion'".
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TikTok pushes a lot of misinformation.

Say it isn't so!!!

Seriously, who could possibly be surprised by this "revelation"?
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Meta shuts down massive "influence campaigns" run by China and Russia.

Somehow, trying to sow dissent and influence elections aren't acts of war.
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TikTok faces a paltry fine for stealing children's data.

I'm sure the world leader in industrial espionage really gives two shits about paying this nothing penalty.
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Leisher wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:14 pm TikTok faces a paltry fine for stealing children's data.

I'm sure the world leader in industrial espionage really gives two shits about paying this nothing penalty.
Right? China's thrilled to pay so little.
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Left wing Twitter has been predictably melting down over Elon taking over.

Now the conversation is becoming "what is hate speech" and loads of "First Amendment experts" are weighing in...

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These people have said over and over "1stA doesn't apply to private companies, we can ban conservatives all day!" Now they're reversing course for Musk. I'm beginning to graduate from casual dismissal of these people, to hating them as actively evil.
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Just for fun...how many MSM talking heads, not on FOX, will point out this was Trump's stance? That asshole wasn't wrong about everything.

TikTok is a Chinese product that is blatantly spying on people and stealing their info, including from children. When confronted and told to stop they have told both the U.S. and U.K. to go fuck themselves. Just ban it.

Twitter has videos. FB has reels (that are just like TikToks). TikTok isn't needed.

I'd go so far as to say ALL Chinese based products and services should be banned. They're the world leader in industrial espionage and are actively working to devalue the dollar, the U.S.' position in the world, our culture, and everything in Europe too. Fuck China.
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Please let this be fake...
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It's real:

This sister (who made the video) was listed as her "best friend" on her obituary from a year ago.
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Gross.

Her sister might have laughed at the dance and joke, but probably wouldn't appreciate being mocked globally.
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A quip on reddit a few days ago has been stuck in my brain.

I don't even remember the exact subject.... oh, I think it was about George Takai still whining about Shatner's ego, 60 years later. I made a comment, something to the effect of that's a long time to hold a grudge, and then I quoted a thing that was in my brain about how holding on to all that negativity is a hindrance moving forward in a happy life.

Someone responded angrily that "no, that's the exact thing that abusers say when they're gaslighting and want to keep abusing you."

I responded with, "Yeah, the Dalai Lama was totally an abuser." I got downvoted.

And that's why social media users suck and is a disease growing through the brains of humanity.
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GORDON wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:15 am And that's why social media users suck and is a disease growing through the brains of humanity.
that's a long time to hold a grudge.
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GORDON wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:15 am And that's why social media users suck and is a disease growing through the brains of humanity.
Social media is ruled by feels, not logic or science.

So yes, it's why they suck and are a disease killing humanity.
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Leisher wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:34 pm Social media is ruled by feels, not logic or science.
It's also dominated by idiots, versus the people actually doing things.
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TheCatt wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:36 pm
Leisher wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 1:34 pm Social media is ruled by feels, not logic or science.
It's also dominated by idiots, versus the people actually doing things.
Indeed.

I was on site the other day and one guy was calling the richest man in the world an idiot, while another wanted a HOF head coach with no losing seasons to be fired!!! :D

To be fair though, both said chicks shouldn't get tattoos because all you're doing is drawing over perfection. So they're obviously brilliant and have excellent taste.
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Leisher wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 2:00 pm I was on site the other day and one guy was calling the richest man in the world an idiot, while another wanted a HOF head coach with no losing seasons to be fired!!!
Fucking morons, the lot of them.
Leisher wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 2:00 pm To be fair though, both said chicks shouldn't get tattoos because all you're doing is drawing over perfection. So they're obviously brilliant and have excellent taste.
Glad they redeemed themselves! Maybe there's hope after all?
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Pressure mounts for the feds to do something about TikTok.

Can someone explain to me how negotiations over a fucking entertainment app can possibly start in 2020 and still be going on in the final days before 2023? I realize bureaucracy moves slow, but DAMN!
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I've been contemplating the idea of "yeah we banned people, but they were bad people and their ideas are poison and it's for the greater good."

Reminds me of Sauron's greatest hits.... getting good people to do evil acts for some sort of better goal.

Which brings us to.... do you know what you call people who do evil for good reasons? Evil doers. Doesn't matter the thought or intention, the only thing that matters are the actions.
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