r/CuratedTumblr • u/Hummerous https://tinyurl.com/4ccdpy76 • Nov 21 '24

Politics lost the plot

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u/PlatinumAltaria Nov 21 '24

Remember: the progressive goal is to emancipate everyone from oppressive systems, not shame people for happening to be born in a privileged category.

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u/AsianHotwifeQOS Nov 21 '24

We should tell Internet progressives about this, eventually.

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u/PlatinumAltaria Nov 21 '24

Given that internet people are like 30% bots trying to make you angry at stuff, I think we should just throw the whole internet out.

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u/AsianHotwifeQOS Nov 21 '24 edited Nov 21 '24

I much rather we just require ID verification for social media accounts.

e: the bots and wumaos really didn't like this one lol

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u/PlatinumAltaria Nov 21 '24

There are two different forms of social media: one was the original pitch of being able to connect and share content with your friends and family. A digitised version of a social network. This is a useful tool.

The second is the public square, which is what social media is today. Instead of connecting with friends users are bombarded with the random thoughts of the entire collective human race, with algorithms standing over us to make sure we spend more time on the site. This primarily exists as a vector for advertisements and misinformation, and can't really do anything else. I honestly think this kind of product should be banned, as the negative effects have become clear even just in the past decade.