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Here's an idea where I legitimately can't decide whether I'm serious or not: let's deplatform everyone. I think we could all use a timeout. (Obvious retort: "A

by _moof 5y ago

Here's an idea where I legitimately can't decide whether I'm serious or not: let's deplatform everyone. I think we could all use a timeout. (Obvious retort: "After you!")

reb 5y ago
Now we're getting somewhere!
iammisc 5y ago
I voluntarily deleted my Facebook and recommend you do too. Instead of facebook, I now invite my far right friends over to my house where we can say exactly what we want in peace. And then we eat dinner with our copious children and discuss homeschooling, while marvelling at the rates of anxiety disorders in our leftist friends and acquaintances.
- Syonyk 5y ago
  > Instead of facebook, I now invite my far right friends over to my house where we can say exactly what we want in peace. And then we eat dinner with our copious children and discuss homeschooling, while marvelling at the rates of anxiety disorders in our leftist friends and acquaintances. Sounds nice. I've been trying to do something similar, arranging more campfires and such for discussion late into the evenings. Toss in some cigars and a bit of fine whiskey, you can have quite civil conversations with even a fairly diverse group. Those who tend to get riled up also tend to calm themselves down a bit with the whiskey, and having something else to do with your hands (cigar, pipe, etc) means that it's a lot easier for people to simply sit back, relax, and watch a chunk of conversation flow past. And it doesn't involve a bit of internet, cell phone, etc. I try to encourage people to leave their cell phones elsewhere. It's far more interesting as well to discuss with what you've got in your brain, instead of being able to shell out to "Well, this guy on YouTube says..." (I don't care to listen to him, either now or later).
- _moof 5y ago
  > I voluntarily deleted my Facebook and recommend you do too. Yup, already done.
Syonyk 5y ago
If we could shut down all the major social media platforms for six months, then evaluate after, we might just leave them shut down. More and more people are opting out of them, either entirely, or by just not engaging with much. Those who remain extensively posting on certain places (Facebook comes to mind) are the literal addicted - they can rail on about how evil Zuckerberg is, how he's committing treason, will be jailed soon, executed, but... to actually stop using Facebook? Unthinkable. The best one can do is just disconnect from it as much as possible. It's a far saner existence.
bserge 5y ago
This is one case where I'd happily go before you. In fact, I've been permanently banned from Reddit, never used Twatter and Fecebook, quit Imgur because it just became too fucking dumb, now HN needs to ban me and I'm free... to start my own blog and shitpost without worries :D

by _moof 5y ago

Here's an idea where I legitimately can't decide whether I'm serious or not: let's deplatform everyone. I think we could all use a timeout. (Obvious retort: "After you!")

reb 5y ago

Now we're getting somewhere!

iammisc 5y ago

I voluntarily deleted my Facebook and recommend you do too. Instead of facebook, I now invite my far right friends over to my house where we can say exactly what we want in peace. And then we eat dinner with our copious children and discuss homeschooling, while marvelling at the rates of anxiety disorders in our leftist friends and acquaintances.

Syonyk 5y ago
> Instead of facebook, I now invite my far right friends over to my house where we can say exactly what we want in peace. And then we eat dinner with our copious children and discuss homeschooling, while marvelling at the rates of anxiety disorders in our leftist friends and acquaintances. Sounds nice. I've been trying to do something similar, arranging more campfires and such for discussion late into the evenings. Toss in some cigars and a bit of fine whiskey, you can have quite civil conversations with even a fairly diverse group. Those who tend to get riled up also tend to calm themselves down a bit with the whiskey, and having something else to do with your hands (cigar, pipe, etc) means that it's a lot easier for people to simply sit back, relax, and watch a chunk of conversation flow past. And it doesn't involve a bit of internet, cell phone, etc. I try to encourage people to leave their cell phones elsewhere. It's far more interesting as well to discuss with what you've got in your brain, instead of being able to shell out to "Well, this guy on YouTube says..." (I don't care to listen to him, either now or later).
_moof 5y ago
> I voluntarily deleted my Facebook and recommend you do too. Yup, already done.

Syonyk 5y ago

If we could shut down all the major social media platforms for six months, then evaluate after, we might just leave them shut down. More and more people are opting out of them, either entirely, or by just not engaging with much. Those who remain extensively posting on certain places (Facebook comes to mind) are the literal addicted - they can rail on about how evil Zuckerberg is, how he's committing treason, will be jailed soon, executed, but... to actually stop using Facebook? Unthinkable. The best one can do is just disconnect from it as much as possible. It's a far saner existence.

bserge 5y ago

This is one case where I'd happily go before you. In fact, I've been permanently banned from Reddit, never used Twatter and Fecebook, quit Imgur because it just became too fucking dumb, now HN needs to ban me and I'm free... to start my own blog and shitpost without worries :D