SaysWho? Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/twitter-is-sorry-for-listing-kill-all-jews-as-a-trending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jason Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Like hell they're sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Twitter is a bane on civilization... it really is. What purpose does it really serve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 jack wants to remove likes to improve debate on twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 also, "false flag" was trending last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Twitter is a bane on civilization... it really is. What purpose does it really serve? As a medium for rapidly sharing content from journalists it is okay. But that's like 1% of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: As a medium for rapidly sharing content from journalists it is okay. But that's like 1% of it. And "flash" sales from retailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Twitter is quite handy for delivering new feeds, hobby feds, etc. Now if you say, "the harm twitter causes may outweigh the benefits of twitter", then I'd say you are in good argument territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: As a medium for rapidly sharing content from journalists it is okay. But that's like 1% of it. i'd rather journalists get shit right than get it fast... that's just me. My experience with breaking news and Twitter soured me forever. During th Boston Bombing there was so much bad information flying around on social media, Twitter and Reddit especially that I was happy as hell this shit wasn't around during 911. There would have been mass panic in the streets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Twitter and facebook have made it much easier to identify deplorable trash. Like when a person is dumb enough to post something dumb or offensive as hell that get them fired, because they didn't think their boss would care how they behave as a representative of the company, which they often make a point of having that affiliation listed. You used to have to have actual human interactions to discover how racist a person is. Now just look up their social media posts and who they follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 36 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Twitter is a bane on civilization... it really is. What purpose does it really serve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Twitter and facebook have made it much easier to identify deplorable trash. Like when a person is dumb enough to post something dumb or offensive as hell that get them fired, because they didn't think their boss would care how they behave as a representative of the company, which they often make a point of having that affiliation listed. You used to have to have actual human interactions to discover how racist a person is. Now just look up their social media posts and who they follow. These platforms enable "deplorables" far more than they curb them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Just now, skillzdadirecta said: These platforms enable "deplorables" far more than they curb them. Yep, and they think it is all consequence free. How I love seeing it when it is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Yep, and they think it is all consequence free. How I love seeing it when it is not. For the vast majority of them... it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosh Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 twitter isn't wrong. it is trending https://www.thedailybeast.com/event-shut-down-after-vandals-scrawl-kill-all-jews-inside-brooklyn-synagogue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 3 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: These platforms enable "deplorables" far more than they curb them. But that's a result of a choice. Remember: to operate in Germany Twitter has to ban Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. These people are banned on Twitter in Germany but not anywhere else. They have a list. They're choosing to not use it. At this point I think we can fairly assume that jack has some sympathy for them. That's the problem, not anything inherent to the medium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, Anathema- said: But that's a result of a choice. Remember: to operate in Germany Twitter has to ban Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. These people are banned on Twitter in Germany but not anywhere else. They have a list. They're choosing to not use it. At this point I think we can fairly assume that jack has some sympathy for them. That's the problem, not anything inherent to the medium. Well one could argue that 140 character "Tweets" don't really serve any purpose and context is often lost in service to brevity, but that's another argument. Regardless of the why's, Twitter has done far more harm than good out side of racists ideology. This was the platform of choice for cyber bullying as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Well one could argue that 140 character "Tweets"... *280 So they're now TWICE as useless! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I never got into Twitter. FB is enough of a cesspool and I only use it to keep up with a few people I no longer live around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: I never got into Twitter. FB is enough of a cesspool and I only use it to keep up with a few people I no longer live around. imagine all the worse things about Facebook but less coherent with more misspellings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblfilms Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I don’t have any issue with twitter, but I don’t use it for politics at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 13 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I don’t have any issue with twitter, but I don’t use it for politics at all. Considering my job, my twitter is quite harmless! It's fun to use it for community-driven stuff. FB and Twitter are what you make of it and what people you talk to just like in-person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I've always liked Twitter and found it more useful than Facebook because Twitter (well it used to be) for spur of the moment thoughts and quips while facebook was built more for longform personal things. But they Facebook changed to be more like twitter and so Facebook was pretty much useless, and now of course Twitter is trying to go for the more longer informational things, like twitter threads and I don't think it really works. Oh well. ?♀️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Anathema- said: But that's a result of a choice. Remember: to operate in Germany Twitter has to ban Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. These people are banned on Twitter in Germany but not anywhere else. They have a list. They're choosing to not use it. At this point I think we can fairly assume that jack has some sympathy for them. That's the problem, not anything inherent to the medium. To him, the number of users (read: $$$$) is more important than any social good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: To him, the number of users (read: $$$$) is more important than any social good. capitalism is fascism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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