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I've seen videos of looting (as opposed to protesting) which say out loud that they are being coordinated on social media. In particular, one looter's sister w

I've seen videos of looting (as opposed to protesting) which say out loud that they are being coordinated on social media. In particular, one looter's sister was murdered by another looter. She was crying on camera, "This ain't some Facebook shit" indicating she had been coordinated to show up on FB. Once the general population of old people figures out that roving groups of young people are using "The Facebook" to coordinate their plans to set the cities on fire, social media is dead via regulation. So far that knowledge has escaped mainstream understanding. But it's only a matter of time.

listenallyall 6y ago
You're underestimating the intelligence and experience of "old people." They've been through eras like this before, they know what protest looks like. And they already know that the looting (and much of the protest too) is pre-coordinated and planned by outsiders, primarily via social media.
- btmiller 6y ago
  Though I could also say that's an overestimation of people's ability to understand that looting is pre-coordinated and planned by outsiders. Local news broadcasts play a big part in this, because that's the only thing my parents will be doing during protests is watching what they provide. Guess what content they provide :/
- Consultant32452 6y ago
  There's a difference between being technically aware of something, and having the mental framework to take that awareness and turn it into a call to action. It's the news that tells people how to think about things and how to act about them. Corporate news is being slaughtered by social media. You've seen them attack social media already with stories of how pedophiles use it to get your kids and stuff. I don't think it will take long for the corporate news to figure out they can weaponize this to encourage regulating their enemy industry.
tobltobs 6y ago
Once the population ... figures out that ... people are using phones/fax machines/drums/smoke/whatever to coordinate their plans to set the cities on fire, they are dead via regulation.
pjc50 6y ago
The London 2010 riots were blamed on Blackberry messenger: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-riots-blackberry/mp-calls-for-blackberry-messenger-suspension-to-calm-uk-riots-idUSTRE7784EE20110809 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-riots-blackberry/... (Interestingly the MP quoted, David Lammy, is one of the few black MPs and from the left)
kgin 6y ago
In the US, there are more old people than young people actively using The Facebook.

listenallyall 6y ago

You're underestimating the intelligence and experience of "old people." They've been through eras like this before, they know what protest looks like. And they already know that the looting (and much of the protest too) is pre-coordinated and planned by outsiders, primarily via social media.

btmiller 6y ago
Though I could also say that's an overestimation of people's ability to understand that looting is pre-coordinated and planned by outsiders. Local news broadcasts play a big part in this, because that's the only thing my parents will be doing during protests is watching what they provide. Guess what content they provide :/
Consultant32452 6y ago
There's a difference between being technically aware of something, and having the mental framework to take that awareness and turn it into a call to action. It's the news that tells people how to think about things and how to act about them. Corporate news is being slaughtered by social media. You've seen them attack social media already with stories of how pedophiles use it to get your kids and stuff. I don't think it will take long for the corporate news to figure out they can weaponize this to encourage regulating their enemy industry.

tobltobs 6y ago

Once the population ... figures out that ... people are using phones/fax machines/drums/smoke/whatever to coordinate their plans to set the cities on fire, they are dead via regulation.

pjc50 6y ago

The London 2010 riots were blamed on Blackberry messenger: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-riots-blackberry/mp-calls-for-blackberry-messenger-suspension-to-calm-uk-riots-idUSTRE7784EE20110809 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-riots-blackberry/... (Interestingly the MP quoted, David Lammy, is one of the few black MPs and from the left)

kgin 6y ago

In the US, there are more old people than young people actively using The Facebook.