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this is all frustrating and disappointing, but at some point would it also be appropriate to question why we seem to have collectively bought into the idea that
by ledauphin 4y ago
this is all frustrating and disappointing, but at some point would it also be appropriate to question why we seem to have collectively bought into the idea that the best (or only) way to share information with others is to have major media report on it or to share it on some controlled platform? Why isn't the best response to these sorts of embarrassing shenanigans to start emailing or texting links to friends, in the expectation that they'll do the same?
I'm tired of the assumption that our fundamentally human networks are things we cannot maintain by our own efforts.
- abracadaniel 4y agoPeople have been inside the walled garden of Twitter for so long, they’ve forgotten what it’s like to be outside it. Ultimately, it’s just an app, and the goings on of any app, forum, etc shouldn’t have any major significance on our lives.
- shortcake27 4y agoI received plenty of messages and emails from mostly older relatives spreading COVID misinformation (gargling warm salt water etc). I’m not entirely sure letting people spread whatever misinformation they want without any fact-checking is any better than what we had on Twitter.
- teucris 4y agoHearsay and gossip will happen no matter what. The issue here is amplification - an email from a relative can target a few dozen people at most; a tweet can target a few billion.
- pcdoodle 4y agoThese people spreading this type of macro info in my circles are the ones who never get sick.