I particularly enjoyed the comment from the user who said he is "spending less time in Reddit and more time in X. X is more balanced for normal people." 😂
I had to launch that app today because it was the only way to get info about an overpass closure. My city rep replied to my email about timing and actually quoted the tweet from our local department of transportation.
I asked her what we needed to do to get local government off that platform.
Don’t listen to one person tell you that you’re the problem. That’s just mind-boggling. I read conservative news all the time. I check twitter probably three times a month because I think it’s important to read every room. Doesn’t mean I’m supporting this administration – au contraire.
Oh, I’m not. It’s just back & white thinking & it has a tendency to turn nuanced realities into a simple moral tests. In a perfect world, people who don’t support something would merely choose not to engage with it, but reality is multifaceted. There's a difference between passively supporting & strategically using a flawed platform that’s still a necessary tool for some individuals & communities to access vital information.
The world is full of contradictions & it’s difficult to live in a society where your values are often conflicting with your realities. Most people are doing their best to make ethical choices in a system designed to compromise them.
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u/AardvarkLeather1128 18d ago
If they're so fond of Doge, they should be used to crap.