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"You must be part of some sort of culture war on Twitter." Everything can become a culture war on Twitter. I follow a somewhat abstract modernist composer’s Tw

"You must be part of some sort of culture war on Twitter." Everything can become a culture war on Twitter. I follow a somewhat abstract modernist composer’s Twitter, which so far has been entirely about music and performance dates, and now it is up in flames because someone has decided to drag this artist into MeToo movement polemics. It has also been pointed out that a lot of discussion forums for the arts and literature are pretty quiet these days compared to years past, and activity is only boosted when someone posts something politically provocative. We live in an unhealthy society where people are looking for a fight, and that desire might outweigh their interest in talking about anything besides politics.

RodericDay 8y ago
> someone has decided to drag this artist into MeToo movement polemics curious lack of detail. sounds like an euphemism for "accused them of sexual harassment" or "accused them of supporting a sexual harasser".
nopriorarrests 8y ago
To quote something attributed to Leon Trotsky, "You may not be interested in culture war, but culture war is interested in you"
zeroname 8y ago
> Everything can become a culture war on Twitter. I follow a somewhat abstract modernist composer’s Twitter, which so far has been entirely about music and performance dates, and now it is up in flames because someone has decided to drag this artist into MeToo movement polemics. Then unfollow the guy. Seriously, it's that simple. You have the power to curate your own experience, that's my point. > It has also been pointed out that a lot of discussion forums for the arts and literature are pretty quiet these days compared to years past, and activity is only boosted when someone posts something politically provocative. Unfollow I can't tell you how to cure your favorite subcultures of their bullshit, I'm telling you how to have a pleasant experience on Twitter. If that means your Twitter timeline becomes emptied, you'll have to find new people to follow. > We live in an unhealthy society where people are looking for a fight, and that desire might outweigh their interest in talking about anything besides politics. No, that's actually just what your slice of "society" is like. Mine isn't like that, because I curate it not to be like that.

RodericDay 8y ago

> someone has decided to drag this artist into MeToo movement polemics curious lack of detail. sounds like an euphemism for "accused them of sexual harassment" or "accused them of supporting a sexual harasser".

nopriorarrests 8y ago

To quote something attributed to Leon Trotsky, "You may not be interested in culture war, but culture war is interested in you"

zeroname 8y ago

> Everything can become a culture war on Twitter. I follow a somewhat abstract modernist composer’s Twitter, which so far has been entirely about music and performance dates, and now it is up in flames because someone has decided to drag this artist into MeToo movement polemics. Then unfollow the guy. Seriously, it's that simple. You have the power to curate your own experience, that's my point. > It has also been pointed out that a lot of discussion forums for the arts and literature are pretty quiet these days compared to years past, and activity is only boosted when someone posts something politically provocative. Unfollow I can't tell you how to cure your favorite subcultures of their bullshit, I'm telling you how to have a pleasant experience on Twitter. If that means your Twitter timeline becomes emptied, you'll have to find new people to follow. > We live in an unhealthy society where people are looking for a fight, and that desire might outweigh their interest in talking about anything besides politics. No, that's actually just what your slice of "society" is like. Mine isn't like that, because I curate it not to be like that.