i mean westerners. it's been very frustrating because it means i have to find out what's going on by seeking firsthand perspectives because journalistic fervor is guided by what will sell ads. my bet is sometime around october seventh people start tuning out again because the novelty will have worn off. i'd love to be wrong, but every single outrage decays as we mistake novelty for news
once something is determined woke by the grift, it can only be the focus as long as it is the right level of popular for anyone to listen to the scam. something to beloved or obscure won't achieve the desired outrage
exactly! every instance represents an imperfect vision of their admins perfect instance. the trick is finding or founding the instance that most closely reflects what you want to see and experience on the fediverse
it does say something though about what style of moderation you prefer and who you associate yourself with. that's why it's literally part of the identity you present. it's embedded in your username. it's like your fediverse last name.
theyve been concerning me lately
your admins also run lemmygrad. only you can decide if you should leave. personally, i like beehaw, slrpnk, dbzero, and blahaj. one important aspect to understand about the fediverse is that your instance is part of the identity you present to others
we're also numb to what's happening in ukraine. people got tired around when it hit the one year mark
its not weird at all? he's saying their both war criminals because they are. youre whose saying he's defending netenyahu when theres nothing here to support that, which is what everyone else is saying
part of the problem is psychological in nature. it's flattering when a powerful person makes time for you, no matter how vile they are. polǐicians have been gaming this ever since the advent of mass media. jill stein here got the treatment all our politicians should be because this is an interviewer with a track record of doing this better than many, but also because jill stein is an unserious candidate. the perception is less "wow, she made time for me," and more, "what else would she be up to"
yeah… harris needs to do better. bloomberg of all outlets shouldn't be who's saying it
how is providing medical aid to people being tortured in our global system of suffering not
like i have criticisms about how they tend to attract white knight savior types, but russia making their operations harder is pretty clearly evil. i'm open to changing my stance that what they do is important, but i can't do that if all i get is downvotes and called vapid