I made a mistake today. I expressed an opinion on the internet. Not this cultured bit of the internet of course, the other bit where they check your name and number at the door and try to make sure you see the things that you want to see. And I don't think there was anything mistaken in my opinion (I've thought about it a bit and I'm happy with it). Problem is, the things some people "want to see" are people expressing opinions that they disagree with, so that they can argue, violently.
I won't pretend to know what else motivates them. I should say "us" rather than "them" because it's much easier to see it in other people than it is to see the potential in oneself. And the unconsciousness I was guilty of was expecting to walk into a room and speak my mind and not be questioned or dragged into a teenage debating society roleplay.
No harm done, just a surprise. A bit like when you think a firework's a dud and then it blows up again just as you're walking towards it.
The Facebook Firework Code is simple:
- Disengage
- Let them "win" (it might be the only thing they do win at today)
- Know that I'm just as capable of it, even if I've been successful at abstaining for a while
- Make some art out of it - blogging can really help!
- Disengage again and remember to take care next time you're in that neck of the woods.
In particular, blogging helps where few people will read, fewer will comment and even fewer are primed for trolling, because life's too short.
I do as little as possible on FB as it's a toxic pile of crap and is hardly usable due to the number of ads. I am quite surprised more groups from there have not found Hive where they can argue freely and earn. I know some people would like us to stay obscure for that reason, but I still want us to grow. Freedom has costs. I don't actually have much trouble with trolls here anyway. I do enjoy winding some up though :)
Love and peace!
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Like most cults, the members have no idea they're in a cult. The way technology corrals consumers into echo chambers, based on interests, creates cults. The deeper they're in, the more oblivious they are to the outside world. Any outsider stepping in, maybe even confused, asking a simple question; they're screwed. And much like cults, there are enforcers. The rest watch and feel protected. It's especially dark in some of the 'alternative news media' cults, on any and all sides of the political spectrum.
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I saw a statistic that "77% of those in ICUs have not been vaccinated". I'll bet the number is similar for those who have never tried herion. Of course it also means that 23% in the ICUs are 'vaccinated' (perhaps because they were 'vaccinated')
Share ur opinions everytime because you have the right to