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The Decline of Western [Twitter]ization

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    edited April 13
    .

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  • pookapooka Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Look, women's bodies are already constantly under assessment, I'd rather not.

    We're also just not obsessed in the same way with the in/adequacy of our genitalia as symbolic of social/cultural dominance, so it just doesn't equate comedically, either.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular

    Substack is going to get filled with Nazis

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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    going to????

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Insert Roastbeef here. Jesus bro just say you are fine with the nazis.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Insert Roastbeef here. Jesus bro just say you are fine with the nazis.

    Clinging so hard to the subtext

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Its infuriating how these guys have no problem ever policing non right wing content, but god damn "no we won't support racists" is the "hey lets not be hasty."

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    but moderation is so haaaarrrd guys

    can't we just agree that it isn't my fault that Nazis are filling up my platform like a christmas stocking?

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    "Preacher wrote: »
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    Jesus bro just say you are fine with the nazis.

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  • Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    edited April 13
    Substack was created for and by transphobes and fascist appeasers, he can’t answer that one correctly without getting in trouble with his bosses Bari Weiss and Andrew Sullivan

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Lanz wrote: »
    "Preacher wrote: »
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    Jesus bro just say you are fine with the nazis.

    Thank you lanz.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • neverreallyneverreally Registered User regular
    KalTorak wrote: »
    but moderation is so haaaarrrd guys

    can't we just agree that it isn't my fault that Nazis are filling up my platform like a christmas stocking?

    I think we've talked about it before, but the amount of human moderators you need to moderate a social network is an insane expense. I get why they just want to say "we made a tool, once we give you the tool, it's not on us how you use it." It's sort of the idealist lazy tech solution.

    The reality is sadly that you get genocides because facebook didn't moderate the insane content that was whipping people up into a murderous rage.

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  • OghulkOghulk Tinychat Janitor TinychatRegistered User regular
    Nothing rich powerful women love to do more than undermine feminism for their own selfish interests

    This is the thing that frustrates me more than anything else. Just absolutely constantly retorting with the feminist line to further their own power.

  • knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    For the early adopters, lack of moderation was a selling point

    That’s why Glen Greenwald went over there, he couldn’t stand being fact-checked by editors so he went to a place that would just let him shitpost and call it journalism.

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Lanz wrote: »
    "Preacher wrote: »
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    Jesus bro just say you are fine with the nazis.

    Thank you lanz.

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    [tips stetson]

    Pardner.

    [saunters off on horse into sunset]

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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular

    Astonishing. As @JudiciaryDems wrote, the Chief Justice must investigate how such conduct could take place at the Court under his watch. And if the Court does not fix these clear abuses, Congress must.

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    thinking about this again, for no reason

    the *senate whip* is one of the laziest members of the senate dems. incredible stuff

    it's the thing i'm always getting at: sure, yes, both parties are corrupt. but corrupt democrats *never fucking miss a vacation* or an opportunity to not work. so many aren't even interested in building their own longterm power, they're just here for the country club benefits

    things like durbin and markey (and this). or chris coons and valentine's day. or eliot engel's hot mic moment. *smart* corrupt people do the work, cement their own power, these motherfuckers just wanna sit around and enjoy the rest of the ride till they die of old age

    for comparison, you can use cuomo. that motherfucker was relentless. totally goddamn evil! but he clearly wanted power and wanted to cement it forever.

    these motherfuckers can't be bothered to do even that. whatever gets them out of the office fastest.

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    thinking about fucking clyburn bragging about how he can be in congress, daydrink, and golf, all in the same day. thinking about how and why nobody actually needs to filibuster by actually talking for hours anymore


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    there's the endless arguments of whether they're corrupt or incompetent, but for my money, they're both, but they're also very, very, VERY lazy and hate having to work

    Glad I’m not the only one who sees the country club angle with this bullshit

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  • KelorKelor Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Meanwhile in Australia Peter Dutton, leader of the Liberal Party and currently in opposition is setting his party to campaign and vote no to a referendum that would create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

    Despite pushback and prominent resignations within his own party (and public opinion) and some historical election losses recently that have seen the Coalition completely driven from state government across all of mainland Australia.

    He has been remarkably mask off about his fascist tendencies in the past and has been cultivating the same culture war rubbish being exported from right wing figures in the US.
    After months of speculation, Dutton last week announced the Liberal party would join the Nationals and “actively” campaign against the voice.

    Dutton said the party supported constitutional recognition and local and regional voices but rejected a national voice. He said he had spoken to Indigenous elders “on the ground” in Leonora, Laverton and East Arnhem Land, as well as his party room, before reaching his position.

    However, local elder Geraldine Hogarth – who attended the dinner – said she was surprised Dutton mentioned their meeting and the town when discussing the referendum.

    Hogarth said she had raised the voice with Dutton.

    “I asked him what he thought about the yes vote. He said: ‘Geraldine, I advise you to go for it, say yes, [because] you might have to wait for the next 100-plus years for another referendum,’” she said.

    “That’s why I was shocked to hear that he was against it.”

    It might be cynical of me, but given Dutton’s history I read the quote in more of a “if you’re going to do it, do it now” tone.

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  • never dienever die Registered User regular
    Substack was created for and by transphobes and fascist appeasers, he can’t answer that one correctly without getting in trouble with his bosses Bari Weiss and Andrew Sullivan

    I will say this is weird to me, if only because literally the only substack I’ve seen and interact with is Erin Reed, a trans journalist who covers news specifically about trans and lgbtq+ rights.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Substack allows people to publish whatever. It's like a nouveau Blogspot for (ostensibly) the journalists and intelligentsia looking for a space to speak without corporate shackles.

    There's plenty of great progressive voices who have substacks.

    But without any sorts of standards, it will invariably be a breeding ground for all sorts of garbage.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Substack allows people to publish whatever. It's like a nouveau Blogspot for (ostensibly) the journalists and intelligentsia looking for a space to speak without corporate shackles.

    There's plenty of great progressive voices who have substacks.

    But without any sorts of standards, it will invariably be a breeding ground for all sorts of garbage.

    If you don't kick the nazis out of the bar, you end up with a nazi bar.

    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
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  • Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    never die wrote: »
    Substack was created for and by transphobes and fascist appeasers, he can’t answer that one correctly without getting in trouble with his bosses Bari Weiss and Andrew Sullivan

    I will say this is weird to me, if only because literally the only substack I’ve seen and interact with is Erin Reed, a trans journalist who covers news specifically about trans and lgbtq+ rights.

    Substack pays Weiss and Sully like seven figures to post there on top of their sub fees and gives no shits at all about Erin Reed

    I also subscribe to several great folks- it’s good that I can get just their content, but I’m under no allusions about who the people at the top are and who they stan for

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  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    never die wrote: »
    Substack was created for and by transphobes and fascist appeasers, he can’t answer that one correctly without getting in trouble with his bosses Bari Weiss and Andrew Sullivan

    I will say this is weird to me, if only because literally the only substack I’ve seen and interact with is Erin Reed, a trans journalist who covers news specifically about trans and lgbtq+ rights.

    Substack pays Weiss and Sully like seven figures to post there on top of their sub fees and gives no shits at all about Erin Reed

    I also subscribe to several great folks- it’s good that I can get just their content, but I’m under no allusions about who the people at the top are and who they stan for

    I'm hopeful that the fact that they seem to actually allow people to take all their subscribers and just leave means that when the company inevitably explodes due to a constant stream of dumbshit ideas and revenue issues, I'll still get to support the people I like to read.

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  • never dienever die Registered User regular
    never die wrote: »
    Substack was created for and by transphobes and fascist appeasers, he can’t answer that one correctly without getting in trouble with his bosses Bari Weiss and Andrew Sullivan

    I will say this is weird to me, if only because literally the only substack I’ve seen and interact with is Erin Reed, a trans journalist who covers news specifically about trans and lgbtq+ rights.

    Substack pays Weiss and Sully like seven figures to post there on top of their sub fees and gives no shits at all about Erin Reed

    I also subscribe to several great folks- it’s good that I can get just their content, but I’m under no allusions about who the people at the top are and who they stan for

    Oh yeah it’s more of just like, my only interaction before today with substack was positive, so seeing all this stuff today has been weird for me.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
  • CoinageCoinage Heaviside LayerRegistered User regular
    LVMH is up 40% over the last year, probably the sign of a working economy right

  • KelorKelor Registered User regular
    They also set fire to one of Macron’s favourite restaurants.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Kelor wrote: »
    They also set fire to one of Macron’s favourite restaurants.

    Did the diners enjoy their wine while it burned?

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Kelor wrote: »
    They also set fire to one of Macron’s favourite restaurants.

    Did the diners enjoy their wine while it burned?

    lit their cigs on it

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  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

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  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    facetious wrote: »


    “I don’t know shit about this thing I bought for 44 Billion with a B dollars.”

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  • neverreallyneverreally Registered User regular
    can i just post tweets that make me mad in here? (whole thread is a good rage inducer)


  • facetiousfacetious a wit so dry it shits sandRegistered User regular
    I like all the people tweeting that at Abbot and others that have supported the pardon as if that's not why they want to pardon him.

    "I am not young enough to know everything." - Oscar Wilde
    Real strong, facetious.

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  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    Guess we gotta hope that pardon board says no

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    never die wrote: »
    Substack was created for and by transphobes and fascist appeasers, he can’t answer that one correctly without getting in trouble with his bosses Bari Weiss and Andrew Sullivan

    I will say this is weird to me, if only because literally the only substack I’ve seen and interact with is Erin Reed, a trans journalist who covers news specifically about trans and lgbtq+ rights.

    Substack pays Weiss and Sully like seven figures to post there on top of their sub fees and gives no shits at all about Erin Reed

    I also subscribe to several great folks- it’s good that I can get just their content, but I’m under no allusions about who the people at the top are and who they stan for

    We can swap out Substack for YouTube and the statement is still true, yet worse. They have exclusive Partner contracts with alt-right chuds who are in constant violation of YouTube ToS.

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  • StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    never die wrote: »
    Substack was created for and by transphobes and fascist appeasers, he can’t answer that one correctly without getting in trouble with his bosses Bari Weiss and Andrew Sullivan

    I will say this is weird to me, if only because literally the only substack I’ve seen and interact with is Erin Reed, a trans journalist who covers news specifically about trans and lgbtq+ rights.

    Substack pays Weiss and Sully like seven figures to post there on top of their sub fees and gives no shits at all about Erin Reed

    I also subscribe to several great folks- it’s good that I can get just their content, but I’m under no allusions about who the people at the top are and who they stan for

    We can swap out Substack for YouTube and the statement is still true, yet worse. They have exclusive Partner contracts with alt-right chuds who are in constant violation of YouTube ToS.

    Your point being?

  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    Straightzi wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    never die wrote: »
    Substack was created for and by transphobes and fascist appeasers, he can’t answer that one correctly without getting in trouble with his bosses Bari Weiss and Andrew Sullivan

    I will say this is weird to me, if only because literally the only substack I’ve seen and interact with is Erin Reed, a trans journalist who covers news specifically about trans and lgbtq+ rights.

    Substack pays Weiss and Sully like seven figures to post there on top of their sub fees and gives no shits at all about Erin Reed

    I also subscribe to several great folks- it’s good that I can get just their content, but I’m under no allusions about who the people at the top are and who they stan for

    We can swap out Substack for YouTube and the statement is still true, yet worse. They have exclusive Partner contracts with alt-right chuds who are in constant violation of YouTube ToS.

    Your point being?

    That it's bad that the Substack guy won't give good answers to softball questions, but even if he did that is no guarantee of actually following through on it?

    That our social media platforms writ-large are catering to and favoring conservative voices?

    That shit out there sucks in general?

    There's lots of points being made.

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  • Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    Is twitter down

  • Quantum TigerQuantum Tiger Registered User regular
    Is twitter down

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  • cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    Is twitter down

    i just reloaded the page and it was fine

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