I've curated my FB feed to be pretty safe, but I had this realization the other day that when I argue with a friend of a friend on their page, I am just displacing the conflict into their space. I don't know, I don't have answers.
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
smonster - Nov 14, 2016 11:12:40 am PST #2148 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
-t - Nov 14, 2016 11:13:00 am PST #2149 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Those are great buttons, Jilli!
I guess I did hear that about Ms Ifill taking leave, but I am still shocked and sad.
Maria - Nov 14, 2016 11:13:56 am PST #2150 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I wish I had advice regarding the behavior issues.
It appears the post is gone. I go back to my notifications and it just takes me to the top of the group.
Connie Neil - Nov 14, 2016 11:17:56 am PST #2151 of 30002
brillig
ION, it's going to be 60 degrees on Wednesday. On Thursday, 37 with snow, then highs in the high 40s-mid 50s. I guess winter decided to get out of bed. And why does my work computer think I'm in Long Beach, California? At least it makes for interesting ads on websites.
Volans - Nov 14, 2016 11:24:32 am PST #2152 of 30002
move out and draw fire
Yay Callaluna!
I know we post here, and we all have uses for Twitter and FB to varying degrees but I can't help that all the social media isn't...a good thing. And there's no going back.
Social media as FB/Twitter does it is toxic. There are uses for Twitter but it's a net negative and I don't know how we shift it.
Tom Scola - Nov 14, 2016 11:30:02 am PST #2153 of 30002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm beginning to come to the conclusion that social media is an arms race. A significant enough group of people see social media solely as something to be gamed and manipulated to their advantage, and they can never be stopped.
-t - Nov 14, 2016 11:33:19 am PST #2154 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I kinda feel like that's true in real life, too.
Toddson - Nov 14, 2016 11:36:27 am PST #2155 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
There was an article in the paper in the past week about trolls who don't really have an emotional investment in what they're doing but are trolling people for "lulz" ... it was depressing.
Jesse - Nov 14, 2016 11:38:14 am PST #2156 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, what's going on in regards to the march? I'm out of the loop on that drama, but I have friends who wanted to participate.
White organizers got called out for naming it "Million Women's March," so they changed it to "Women's March on Washington"..... I've only seen posts where someone says you've got to diversify/be intersectional/etc. and then White Feminists TM get het up and blah blah blah.
-t - Nov 14, 2016 11:38:15 am PST #2157 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
In better news: I used all the juices from cooking my ham in this split pea soup and left a LOT of meat on the bone and it is really quite delicious. The ingredients are just split peas, ham leavings, a few carrots I had lying around, and water.