So I’ve been arguing with people about this. Seems like a lot of people no longer have any other accounts online except in places that are essentially little digital closets where 99% of content is just news headlines and heavy moderation.
What are people are doing day to day if they’re removing themselves from the vox populi and convincing each other to also abandon it?
Doesn’t it seem counter productive to self silence by removing ourselves digitally and then go maximum effort to raise awareness in a protest where we face legal repercussions, threats to our lives, career and financial consequences. In my mind it’s like if i wanted to start boxing but instead of showing up to the gym everyday and training, I just sign up for a fight determined to succeed on pure anger against an opponent that’s trained for years.
I can’t square that myself. Only way it makes sense to me is if some right wing group has been pushing ideas like “Don’t wrestle with pigs” or “delete your Facebook/Reddit/X account because they’re evil”. If they have control of communication channels then no matter what you do in person it will fail since they can write and reframe our efforts into whatever suits them.
It does kinda imply that the person talking about midterms is dumber than the person who boycotted the 2024 presidential election, which I disagree with.
The person who didn’t vote and is now acting all shocked and high and mighty is definitely dumber.
Oh boy, the doomerism that drove low turnout among the left in the Presidential election is back!
Hey, nothing bad happened from skipping the last election right?
It doesn’t suggest you should skip going out to vote. It says you shouldn’t wait to vote before doing something.
So I’ve been arguing with people about this. Seems like a lot of people no longer have any other accounts online except in places that are essentially little digital closets where 99% of content is just news headlines and heavy moderation.
What are people are doing day to day if they’re removing themselves from the vox populi and convincing each other to also abandon it?
Doesn’t it seem counter productive to self silence by removing ourselves digitally and then go maximum effort to raise awareness in a protest where we face legal repercussions, threats to our lives, career and financial consequences. In my mind it’s like if i wanted to start boxing but instead of showing up to the gym everyday and training, I just sign up for a fight determined to succeed on pure anger against an opponent that’s trained for years.
I can’t square that myself. Only way it makes sense to me is if some right wing group has been pushing ideas like “Don’t wrestle with pigs” or “delete your Facebook/Reddit/X account because they’re evil”. If they have control of communication channels then no matter what you do in person it will fail since they can write and reframe our efforts into whatever suits them.
Doesn’t say that, either. The character just said to wait. We can do anything while waiting & often do.
Maybe the author meant the character to mean not to do something while waiting, but it’s unstated.
It does kinda imply that the person talking about midterms is dumber than the person who boycotted the 2024 presidential election, which I disagree with.
The person who didn’t vote and is now acting all shocked and high and mighty is definitely dumber.
absolutely nothing in this meme about sitting out an election. not an iota of a reference.
“Dumbest man in the world” is a superlative, to the exclusion of all else.
It’s embarrassing for you that I had to explain that.
lol ok obvious troll
Anyone who disagrees with you is obviously a troll. /s