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I never understood why this makes social media hard. If you leave the theater and then go around town shouting that movie X sucked and actor Y was really bad, y
by figassis 3y ago
I never understood why this makes social media hard. If you leave the theater and then go around town shouting that movie X sucked and actor Y was really bad, you might also get some responses and maybe show up on the news a a crazy person, prejudiced, or some other adjectives. So you don't, you tell your friends, some of which might call you an idiot for not getting it, and other might agree. If you tweet it out, you're potentially asking the entire planet to weigh in, well, have fun with that.
- inanutshellus 3y agoGP says "the consequences of speaking normally are radically different now" and your retort is "I don't get why this is hard, just always perfectly self-censor." Of course one'd have to do so in a way that one'd never offend anyone, ever, across the entire planet. Seems like an unrealistic response.
- oh_sigh 3y agoYou could also send it in an email or text message to a limited set of friends, and then one of them screenshots it and posts it to the wider internet. You could also be caught on a recording or video saying the thing to a limited set of friends, and have it go viral on the internet. In any case, "going around town shouting" is not at all akin to twitter. It is more like having a public board where you write things signed with your name. Anyone can look at it, but it takes zero effort to not look at it, and for most people, no one looks at it except their friends who want to look at it.