Just like religions, or training technologies, there are no perfect social media platforms. Our Online Social Media Revolution is a revolting Confusion of Tongues.
Not only can words mean different things one keystroke at a time, but certain people are often right for very wrong reasons. One person’s anarchy is another person’s big business. There is a difference between the pretense of logical rhetoric and a mutually supportive dialog. There is also a big difference between making points, and pointed arguments designed to make yourself look important. Temperament is the “X” factor in this filtered data-glut we call social media. Our game is mutually interactive. Therefor personal responsibility falls to the participant. Vulnerability for the online offender is in their total dependence on the passive audience’s participation. Their self-serving logic and parsimoniousness are Broken Records, playing Mantras of Tyranny.
However, we can choose to moderate, block, or simply not respond. The offender loses interest by wasting their words. The amount of energy wasted playing the perfect persecutee is inverse to the degree to which others can understand or empathize with said grievances. Without this commonality of a shared issue, the bully falls back on the prosecution of the disinterested. So much of what people put on the internet does not provide resources for action but merely reinforces alienation. I feel bad for those people who don’t recognize that this is an ongoing experiment. The results to date are not final. https://ppireader.blogspot.com/2019/12/online-social-media-revolution-is.html
Social Co-Chain Boundaries Define the Topologies of our Networks. I agree with the healthy doubts that most liberal memes play on. My problem is with the mono-polar obsession with hating opposition. I not trying judge, I just don't want to be shamed anymore. I'm tired of the way most people are not self-reflective. I’ve more backbone, strength of character, and receptivity than most well-meaning liberals locked into social media. I’m no pollyanna, and I'm a troll. But I am a unifier, not a joiner. I’ll still make myself heard. But, what brought me here was my literary experiment in plumbing the MINDOB, the Mutually Inclusive Negative Double Opinion Biases of parapsychology, politics, and market surveillance algorithms, both pros and con artists. Turns out, people on both sides of these disposable fringe topic, are usually full of beans. The overwhelming similarities between psychics, politicians, Evangelists, and marketing surveillance algorithms are rich with veins of profound irony. "What do they all have in common? We all try to read your minds while taking your money."
It’s become obvious my style of rational positivism clashes with the modern zeitgeist of apocalyptic fatalism. I do share our extreme concerns. I just feel people are replaying scripts designed to feed hate and paranoia. Sensationalistic news hyperlinks and Russian memes make it hard to know who’s pulling the strings. I'm going to continue using social media for news, but I’m not commenting as much anymore. Don’t give up the good fight people. Peace out.
