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The pendulum went from "DEI totally just means learning about slavery in school, everything else you're noticing is just in your head" to "everything bad is cau

The pendulum went from "DEI totally just means learning about slavery in school, everything else you're noticing is just in your head" to "everything bad is caused by DEI". I hope once this runs its course we can find a middleground between the extremes.

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tbrownaw 2y ago
I think the groups saying each of those things are the same groups that have been saying those same things for quite a while already.
intended 2y ago
I'm sorry, but this hope needs to be put to rest. This political reality has been under construction since Watergate. The winner take all, take no prisoners approach worked. Its counteracted evolution, climate science, even reality. Creating your own media outlet, ditching bi-partishanship, has only helped the Republicans. People here are talking about how MAGA is not the conservative voter. This is a distinction without a purpose, because Maga and the Tea Party movements won elections. The left and dems must and will follow suit. You will only see more extreme points, and frankly outright violence. This is only the first 11 days. The impacts of removing fact checkers and the new free speech moderation stance is going to result in a direct uptick of hate speech. As things get worse, theres going to be even more incitement with utterly fabricated content. This is going to only further entrench the dominance of the media powerhouse that exists. The greater the animosity, the easier people are going to respond to the perceived threats - and since being disconnected from reality works, it will not matter if its true or not. All that matters now is winning elections.
- mistermann 2y ago
  >As things get worse, theres going to be even more incitement with utterly fabricated content. Speaking of fabricated content, are you describing the actual future or a simulation of it?
  - intended 2y ago
    Hmm. Dunno, I can't really answer that without sounding like I am tooting my own horn. Would it help further if I said that my day job is about disinfo/ fraudulent content, and that I make these statements based on work experience? I could add that I've made these calls, since 2008, and they've been predictable. Thing is, any rando online can claim these things, so I don't know how to answer your comment. So what would you look for to differentiate between prediction and simulation?
    - mistermann 2y ago
      You seem to realize you are making a prediction, at least to some degree, now. However, that one has the capability sometimes is no guarantee that they can do it at all times, or even on demand. Consciousness is generally not considered to be a part of the stack, despite it being the majority of it.
- hombre_fatal 2y ago
  Yeah, the only thing that matters in messaging. Policy, actions, results... that's just a snoozefest for us unfortunately.

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tbrownaw 2y ago

I think the groups saying each of those things are the same groups that have been saying those same things for quite a while already.

intended 2y ago

I'm sorry, but this hope needs to be put to rest. This political reality has been under construction since Watergate. The winner take all, take no prisoners approach worked. Its counteracted evolution, climate science, even reality. Creating your own media outlet, ditching bi-partishanship, has only helped the Republicans. People here are talking about how MAGA is not the conservative voter. This is a distinction without a purpose, because Maga and the Tea Party movements won elections. The left and dems must and will follow suit. You will only see more extreme points, and frankly outright violence. This is only the first 11 days. The impacts of removing fact checkers and the new free speech moderation stance is going to result in a direct uptick of hate speech. As things get worse, theres going to be even more incitement with utterly fabricated content. This is going to only further entrench the dominance of the media powerhouse that exists. The greater the animosity, the easier people are going to respond to the perceived threats - and since being disconnected from reality works, it will not matter if its true or not. All that matters now is winning elections.

mistermann 2y ago
>As things get worse, theres going to be even more incitement with utterly fabricated content. Speaking of fabricated content, are you describing the actual future or a simulation of it?
- intended 2y ago
  Hmm. Dunno, I can't really answer that without sounding like I am tooting my own horn. Would it help further if I said that my day job is about disinfo/ fraudulent content, and that I make these statements based on work experience? I could add that I've made these calls, since 2008, and they've been predictable. Thing is, any rando online can claim these things, so I don't know how to answer your comment. So what would you look for to differentiate between prediction and simulation?
  - mistermann 2y ago
    You seem to realize you are making a prediction, at least to some degree, now. However, that one has the capability sometimes is no guarantee that they can do it at all times, or even on demand. Consciousness is generally not considered to be a part of the stack, despite it being the majority of it.
hombre_fatal 2y ago
Yeah, the only thing that matters in messaging. Policy, actions, results... that's just a snoozefest for us unfortunately.