social media
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2023.08.08 – media_log
Ridley Scott Regrets Not Directing Blade Runner SequelI love the Blade Runner 2049 we have and realize I’ve not watched Alien: Covenant yet. Also, AV Club saying 2049 is better than the original is just plain stupid. Different eras, subgenres, everything. Comparing apples and batteries. The Prosecraft ControversyDunno, fren. If you want to know how Continue reading
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2023.08.04 – media_log
I’ve stepped back from consuming social media lately and am starting to feel the effects. My attention is slightly better and I find I have more time during the day to do other things. Important things. I’ve always been a fan of social media, but I think if your main use of platforms is consumption Continue reading
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Goofing around with the social medias
My plan is to have daily summary of the things I like elsewhere until that becomes unnecessary or unwieldy (or I just abandon it due to forgetting, which is more likely). Feel free to follow me in any of those places. Continue reading
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If you hold the banhammer, can you banhammer yourself?
Like, an early subset of Twitter users are Something Awful forum goons — the most prominent of whom is Dril — and they love fucking with people. Elizabeth Lopatto, “Elon Musk learns the hard way that being a Twitter troll is way more fun than being a mod” at The Verge Did not think I Continue reading
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Everything in content moderation…
Content moderation is what Twitter makes — it is the thing that defines the user experience. It’s what YouTube makes, it’s what Instagram makes, it’s what TikTok makes. They all try to incentivize good stuff, disincentivize bad stuff, and delete the really bad stuff. From Nilay Patel’s “Welcome to hell, Elon” at The Verge Continue reading
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Cory Doctorow: How to Leave Dying Social Media Platforms
That’s because the Benevolent Dictators can sometimes turn malignant. Some of the policies that Big Tech insists keep its users safe actually endanger those users’ lives. Source: How to Leave Dying Social Media Platforms This is one of the articles that started me on my way to reclaiming a space online just for me. Continue reading
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Social Media Exile
I don’t think social media is really all that healthy. I’ve been positive in dealing my own rhetoric, especially in class. I’ve tried to discuss its functions conceptually, that there are benefits if you curate well and hypervigilant, but the labor costs outweigh the benefit. I have been mindful of how I feel when I’m Continue reading
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08.10.22 Things
Pro tip: You can’t reason with someone who just wants to be mad. You can do your best to remove yourself from the effect. You may fail, but trying is important. While scrolling Instagram, I came across some HR Giger images which took me down a bit of a rabbit hole. I think I’ll pick Continue reading
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