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Why didn't it die when it was an echo chamber for the alt-left? Are you saying that the alt-left is more numerous, or more acceptable to advertisers?

forgotusername6 4y ago
What is the alt left?
- throwaway2729 4y ago
  Decent people
- gadders 4y ago
  - shanebellone 4y ago
    I'm thankful stupid identifies itself.
    - gadders 4y ago
      We are indeed lucky.
      - shanebellone 4y ago
        Touche.
  - mcv 4y ago
    NYT isn't that left, is it? It always comes across to me as mildly conservative. Not Trump-stupid conservative, but definitely not far-left. (Mind you, I'm not a NYT reader, so I could be missing out on their left-wing content.) Twitter before Musk was certainly not a left-wing echo chamber. It had plenty of right-wingers, middle of the road jokes, corporate accounts, etc.
- ThunderSizzle 4y ago
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- mbg721 4y ago
  "Alt" is just a way of calling out beliefs you don't like as outliers, hoping that will make them go away.
  - shanebellone 4y ago
    The alt-right will absolutely disintegrate in time. Education is trending up, religion is trending down, and archaic views die with those who hold them.
    - mbg721 4y ago
      Religion isn't dying; Christianity might be dying. What you're seeing is fashion, not progress. It's like when older people say "Oh, the kids are so good with technology," when mostly it's clicking around walled-gardens.
      - shanebellone 4y ago
        2021: https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-... 2019: https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/260738/why-americans-losing-confidence-organized-religion.aspx https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/260738/why-a...
        mbg721 4y ago
        Sure, casual Christianity is dying. But saying "Oh, I'm an atheist" doesn't mean that you lack a religion any more than Michael Scott yelling "I declare bankruptcy!" is a declaration of bankruptcy.
        shanebellone 4y ago
        Interesting perspective considering the majority of religious people (that I've encountered) preach without practicing or adhering to established doctrine. Would you consider those people religious, casually religious, or not at all religious?

forgotusername6 4y ago

What is the alt left?

throwaway2729 4y ago
Decent people
gadders 4y ago
- shanebellone 4y ago
  I'm thankful stupid identifies itself.
  - gadders 4y ago
    We are indeed lucky.
    - shanebellone 4y ago
      Touche.
- mcv 4y ago
  NYT isn't that left, is it? It always comes across to me as mildly conservative. Not Trump-stupid conservative, but definitely not far-left. (Mind you, I'm not a NYT reader, so I could be missing out on their left-wing content.) Twitter before Musk was certainly not a left-wing echo chamber. It had plenty of right-wingers, middle of the road jokes, corporate accounts, etc.
ThunderSizzle 4y ago
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mbg721 4y ago
"Alt" is just a way of calling out beliefs you don't like as outliers, hoping that will make them go away.
- shanebellone 4y ago
  The alt-right will absolutely disintegrate in time. Education is trending up, religion is trending down, and archaic views die with those who hold them.
  - mbg721 4y ago
    Religion isn't dying; Christianity might be dying. What you're seeing is fashion, not progress. It's like when older people say "Oh, the kids are so good with technology," when mostly it's clicking around walled-gardens.
    - shanebellone 4y ago
      2021: https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-... 2019: https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/260738/why-americans-losing-confidence-organized-religion.aspx https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/260738/why-a...
      - mbg721 4y ago
        Sure, casual Christianity is dying. But saying "Oh, I'm an atheist" doesn't mean that you lack a religion any more than Michael Scott yelling "I declare bankruptcy!" is a declaration of bankruptcy.
        shanebellone 4y ago
        Interesting perspective considering the majority of religious people (that I've encountered) preach without practicing or adhering to established doctrine. Would you consider those people religious, casually religious, or not at all religious?