Social Media: The God That Failed

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tragabigzanda wrote:It’s weird to me that Burt is positioning this as a freedom of speech issue rather than a free market issue
I hear you. But remember when trolls troll the only troll is for a troll to troll, you know?
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tragabigzanda wrote:It’s weird to me that Burt is positioning this as a freedom of speech issue rather than a free market issue
Why should I be more worried about the free market?
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BurtReynolds wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:It’s weird to me that Burt is positioning this as a freedom of speech issue rather than a free market issue
Why should I be more worried about the free market?
you just should be.
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FUCK ICE
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tragabigzanda wrote:
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tragabigzanda wrote:It’s weird to me that Burt is positioning this as a freedom of speech issue rather than a free market issue
Why should I be more worried about the free market?
Isn’t it basically the end result of your whole “human spirit realized!” worldview?
Trolls don't have a worldview. They just troll.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:It’s weird to me that Burt is positioning this as a freedom of speech issue rather than a free market issue
Why should I be more worried about the free market?
Isn’t it basically the end result of your whole “human spirit realized!” worldview?
Nah, man. Not interested in any utopian projects.
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Trolls don't believe in Utopia
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They can't!
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It's antithetical to high school freshman level philosophy!
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Twitter de-amplified loli content and they are big mad.

I suggest not scrolling this accounts timeline, but this particular tweet should be kosher:
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I guess I answered my own question, "who is the kind of person to put erotic anime decals on their car?"
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Twitter is a liar. Twitter is a troll. Down with Twitter! Every go Truth!
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Let's change the subject before Joe has a nervous breakdown.
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Trolls always trying to move the goal posts. That's like #1 in the troll playbook.
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Sorry, #2. Gaslighting is troll playbook #1.
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BurtReynolds wrote:Let's change the subject before Joe has a nervous breakdown.



The good-lord-about-fucking-time act? All for it.
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BAN THEM BAN THEM CENSOR THEM CENSOR THEM BAN THEM FUCK THEM BAN THEM CENSOR THEM TROLLS DEMAND SOULS FOR CROSSING THIS BRIDGE
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epilogue wrote:BAN THEM BAN THEM CENSOR THEM CENSOR THEM BAN THEM FUCK THEM BAN THEM CENSOR THEM TROLLS DEMAND SOULS FOR CROSSING THIS BRIDGE

Dehydrated?
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Bi_3 wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Let's change the subject before Joe has a nervous breakdown.



The good-lord-about-fucking-time act? All for it.
Isn’t this censorship? Or not because it’s a Chinese weapon lol.
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spike wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Let's change the subject before Joe has a nervous breakdown.



The good-lord-about-fucking-time act? All for it.
Isn’t this censorship? Or not because it’s a Chinese weapon lol.
This is amateur hour compared to what China does:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/ ... analytica/
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