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The real story here is the story of someone who has actively avoided politics all of her life, but Twitter's engagement increasing algorithms got to her. It sho

by bvinc 6y ago

The real story here is the story of someone who has actively avoided politics all of her life, but Twitter's engagement increasing algorithms got to her. It showed her outrageous Twitter mobs to feed her outrage cycle until she was hooked on politics and seeking out alt-right thinkers. The interesting thing is that all those people in Twitter mobs that she's so upset about are also in an outrage cycle, hooked on Twitter. The real hidden enemy here isn't political correctness, it's social media. It's the massive social experiment that no one signed up for, and it's driving us all insane.

ismyrnow 6y ago
I like your wording on this - outrage cycle. I agree that social media algorithms promote that, which is why I have largely withdrawn from twitter, facebook, and instagram. They're nowhere near representative of my real life social networks. While platforms like instagram have the capability to keep friends connected and inspire people, they've turned into toxic waste sites. That said, their effect on society hasn't been limited to raging twitter tirades. Companies, governments, and other institutions seem to be bending the knee to their outrage, which has led to not only our cancel culture, but to things like the CHOP situation which went on for far too long. Leaders are scared of making the mob angry.
erezsh 6y ago
It's funny how I've never seen anyone describe themselves as alt-right, yet whenever anyone criticizes the extreme left, someone like you pops up to remind us viewers that the author is actually secretly alt-right and is committing thoughtcrime. Social media is the contemporary tool of spreading information, yes, but you don't have to use it to see everyone else around you lose their mind. Also, there are good things coming from social media too, and literally everyone in it signed up for it. Sounds like you hold political correctness very dearly, but here's an interesting thought experiment for you. Try to imagine that just maybe, she may be right, and see if you can actually disprove it.

by bvinc 6y ago

ismyrnow 6y ago

I like your wording on this - outrage cycle. I agree that social media algorithms promote that, which is why I have largely withdrawn from twitter, facebook, and instagram. They're nowhere near representative of my real life social networks. While platforms like instagram have the capability to keep friends connected and inspire people, they've turned into toxic waste sites. That said, their effect on society hasn't been limited to raging twitter tirades. Companies, governments, and other institutions seem to be bending the knee to their outrage, which has led to not only our cancel culture, but to things like the CHOP situation which went on for far too long. Leaders are scared of making the mob angry.

erezsh 6y ago

It's funny how I've never seen anyone describe themselves as alt-right, yet whenever anyone criticizes the extreme left, someone like you pops up to remind us viewers that the author is actually secretly alt-right and is committing thoughtcrime. Social media is the contemporary tool of spreading information, yes, but you don't have to use it to see everyone else around you lose their mind. Also, there are good things coming from social media too, and literally everyone in it signed up for it. Sounds like you hold political correctness very dearly, but here's an interesting thought experiment for you. Try to imagine that just maybe, she may be right, and see if you can actually disprove it.