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Appreciate this perspective! I feel like I'm indirectly supporting his politics by engaging with his weather content. I'm generating ad revenue as a reader. A
by mshenfield 6y ago
Appreciate this perspective!
I feel like I'm indirectly supporting his politics by engaging with his weather content. I'm generating ad revenue as a reader. And I'm increasing the size of the platform he can claim, which he can leverage for books, speaking gigs, etc. to promote whatever views he deems important. It's easy for me to find another weather source.
- jackyinger 6y agoYou have a point there; a public platform is certainly different than an intra-family affair. You’re right about the breadth of viewership being a potential problem. Many folks believe anything they read. This is where I really hope that individual critical thinking will save us. Media outlets shouldn’t be sources where the consumer feels ok with believing everything they hear. I think if that were not the case deplatforming wouldn’t be as appealing of an option as it currently is for handling these situations. Alas, I’m not confident that critical thinking is alive (much less well) when so many people apparently think along party lines. Probably deplatforming Cliff was the right thing to do in the big picture.
- oasisbob 6y agoI'm actively looking for better sources. Honestly, one of my biggest problems with Cliff isn't even a new one ... his blog is almost wholly one-way. He spent all this time to build a platform, but doesn't seem to care about his community at all. Doesn't respond to smart comments, nor dumb ones. Not on busy popular posts, nor quiet ones. Doesn't answer questions at all really.