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> If there’s anything that this horrific event has taught me it’s to step away from social media political rabbit holes. This presents a conundrum to somebody

> If there’s anything that this horrific event has taught me it’s to step away from social media political rabbit holes. This presents a conundrum to somebody wanting to stay abreast of current events. The president of the US is always-online to the point that not posting to twitter for a few hours sparks rumors that he's died. And if you look back a few decades in American history, assassination of politicians and activists happened long before the advent of social media.

softwaredoug 1y ago
I’m not sure there’s much use to “staying abreast of current events” for most people. Media (social/traditional) focuses on amping up your anxiety and putting your side against there’s. Rather than a balanced view of the details. Alarmist headlines and hand wringing tweets are engineered to anger and outrage you. It’s very hard to keep up with news while keeping your rational brain engaged. If something truly momentous happens about it, you’ll hear about it. If something happens that impacts you, you’ll find out when it happens and then you’ll get informed if there’s anything you can do about it.
- boothby 1y ago
  > If something truly momentous happens about it, you’ll hear about it. From who? And where are they getting their information? It bears mentioning that you're presently participating in a political conversation on social media.
- AlecSchueler 1y ago
  > If something happens that impacts you, you’ll find out when it happens Sure but I live in a few and democratic country and like to think I also have some hand in shaping the direction of society. That's gone if I live a purely reactive life.
throw0101a 1y ago
> The president of the US is always-online to the point that not posting to twitter for a few hours sparks rumors that he's died. Trump was not publicly seen for four days. Hard to believe that there were zero opportunities for some kind of public interaction, even with cabinet members or civil service / WH staff folks. POTUS just 'disappearing' for several days is a bit odd. It didn't help that they tried to provide 'proof of life' by posting golfing photos… that were taken a week before.
- softwaredoug 1y ago
  I think its interesting he basically does no rallies these days. In the first admin he was always doing rallies. Have we seen the end of Trump rallies?
  - disgruntledphd2 1y ago
    He doesn't care about re-election anymore, hence no rallies.
- AlecSchueler 1y ago
  The video released in response to the shooting was also entirely AI generated.
  - fawkesalbus 1y ago
    [dead]
tim333 1y ago
You can skim it without going down the rabbit hole.
- LightBug1 1y ago
  Like a bead of water circling a drain ...

softwaredoug 1y ago

I’m not sure there’s much use to “staying abreast of current events” for most people. Media (social/traditional) focuses on amping up your anxiety and putting your side against there’s. Rather than a balanced view of the details. Alarmist headlines and hand wringing tweets are engineered to anger and outrage you. It’s very hard to keep up with news while keeping your rational brain engaged. If something truly momentous happens about it, you’ll hear about it. If something happens that impacts you, you’ll find out when it happens and then you’ll get informed if there’s anything you can do about it.

boothby 1y ago
> If something truly momentous happens about it, you’ll hear about it. From who? And where are they getting their information? It bears mentioning that you're presently participating in a political conversation on social media.
AlecSchueler 1y ago
> If something happens that impacts you, you’ll find out when it happens Sure but I live in a few and democratic country and like to think I also have some hand in shaping the direction of society. That's gone if I live a purely reactive life.

throw0101a 1y ago

> The president of the US is always-online to the point that not posting to twitter for a few hours sparks rumors that he's died. Trump was not publicly seen for four days. Hard to believe that there were zero opportunities for some kind of public interaction, even with cabinet members or civil service / WH staff folks. POTUS just 'disappearing' for several days is a bit odd. It didn't help that they tried to provide 'proof of life' by posting golfing photos… that were taken a week before.

softwaredoug 1y ago
I think its interesting he basically does no rallies these days. In the first admin he was always doing rallies. Have we seen the end of Trump rallies?
- disgruntledphd2 1y ago
  He doesn't care about re-election anymore, hence no rallies.
AlecSchueler 1y ago
The video released in response to the shooting was also entirely AI generated.
- fawkesalbus 1y ago
  [dead]

tim333 1y ago

You can skim it without going down the rabbit hole.

LightBug1 1y ago
Like a bead of water circling a drain ...