 I find it fascinating how people often talk about "social media" in the same way they talk about smoking or eating jelly donuts or getting spray tans. It's seen as a vice, something enjoyable but ultimately "bad for you"-- but I think this bad reputation has a lot to do with what we have let social media become. We treat it like it's not important. Like it's superficial and for vain shallow people who practice puffery. In reality it's the central hub of news, media and cultural distribution. Posting factual information is ... becoming radical. Making it easy to find? Extremist behavior. Not making people look at ads to see it? Downright suspect! How dare you.
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@futurebird in the words (incorrectly) attributed to George Orwell, "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act". Chilling. “There is no connection between the two violent disturbed men who both worked for the US military.” Why can't MAGA people be angry that the US has *weak* power outlets and why can't they all get mad about it and switch the country to 220v? Seems very unpatriotic that European power outlets and Chinese Power outlets have twice the voltage. Why couldn't they just get fixated on that issue and forget the rest? "liberals think 220v is too dangerous for you! They don't want you to be able to make poptarts too fast!" @futurebird Pica wishes you a happy #thanksgiving. She is thankful for full body massages and “good prompt servants” (what are you thankful for?) #picaTheCat #catsofmastodon There are deep sea isopods with legs like sea spiders. This is Paropsurus. IDK man. No idea WHAT is going on down there. Isopod literally means "same leg" like the legs are supposed to be "the same" Not... not "crazy out of control legs" Feels wrong to call it an isopod. More like a spindly-productus-sopod They are just making creatures up now to see if I'll buy in to it.
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@futurebird  Pica: rao rao  @futurebird Can you imagine the sheer nerve and chutzpah it takes to be a JUDGE for a cat fancy contest?? Not just judging one cat but dozens... as they all look at you, judging you back. "My understanding is humans are supposed to have more hair than you do on top of your head." "Your body lines are not very elegant." "Skin lacks a healthy luster, arm and leg lengths are not what we expect for a top grade human." "even for a human, this one makes a lot of pointless noise." -the cats probably Every cat is perfect in every way. But, Pica is the most perfect in the most ways of them all. She's all cat. The Most Cat Cat. And that is the sum total of my "judgements." Pica enjoying a sunbeam. #cats #catsofmastodon #picathecat #catcrime #picaCrime #picaLaw
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 My regular reminder that Pica DOES NOT have a "degree in sleeping" and she cannot issue valid diplomas. She does claim to offer "courses" that "teach to to sleep better" but there is no evidence that these courses do anything and her LLC isn't an accredited university or college. Under no circumstances should you give her your SS number, credit card number or... really even your age or height. You have been warned. Breaking News! After accusations of “treating her staff like cat food dispensers” Pica has posted a rare apology: “I’m very sorry some people had to get offended, and for the confusion this controversy has caused my many loving fans. I do not think of anyone as a mere food dispenser. My staff has other uses ... such as petting me. Hopefully, we can put this all behind us now.” #picathecat #picaLaw #cats #catsofmastodon
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 @futurebird The look on her face is more like WHEN I BECOME PRESIDENT I WILL DEPORT ANYONE WHO DID NOT FEED ME! ;) I've discovered a charming little YouTube channel with analog kitten videos and wistful electronic music. I like to intersperse them in my playlist like commercials with the videos I decide to watch. Check it out this is the good stuff: Poor Pica. She loves being held, and petted and squeezed, and will come to me to get picked up and comforted... BUT she gets a little scared, or maybe finds it fun to run when you reach out to grab her. So she keeps circling back and almost getting picked up over & over & over, until she's a just a little too slow. She gets caught. Then she goes limp in your arms and purrs and is so happy. What an absurd animal! (I don't pick her up for a day or two? she starts sadly meowing more & more...)
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@futurebird @palin No question, it’s a silly kitty game. Our multicolored 11-year-old poofball does exactly the same thing. @futurebird Our Jiji runs out the back door the minute it’s opened for any reason. My husband does his Chinese lessons every Saturday morning, and Pica, our cat always tries to join in, which his teacher finds hilarious. I guess she sees him struggling to make noises correctly and she's like "pfffth this is simple. I can make noises. Here I will do it for you: raw mrow raw! See? Like that!"
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@futurebird His teacher should send Pica a certificate saying that she's fluent in "Cat-tonese".  So I just found a lucky ring (one of the rarest items in the game) in a crate! BUT, it bounced out of bounds (and I don't have on a magnet ring on... nor a way to go get one) 🥲 *rage quitting the 'calming' 'farming game'*
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"This interview will mean Harris facing some of the tough questions about immigration and her role at the border and the positions she had in the primary 4 years ago." Cool. This is fine. But, just as a little benchmark, you know, for fun, what are the "tough questions" for the other guy? Like ... which one would you even start with? @futurebird He really doesn't 'answer' questions, and is never held accountable for his responses. So she is supposed to give a serious answer to a tough question, and get picked apart for days on her response, while he just bullshits his way through another 'news' conference? She should ignore the press until they get equal treatment. |
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@futurebird I understand why social media is thought of as a vice. Without conscious effort, social media use can be addictive, can create craving for attention, disconnect people from their surroundings, and warp their understanding of reality.
@futurebird Funnily enough, I agreed until the very last sentence. 😄
There are enough hubs for news and media, but too few places where people are true, genuine and where they (can) connect with each other.
@futurebird Social media itself is not a bad habit, but it becomes one if a person starts using it improperly. The majority of the population prefers, sorry, primitive content. And social media fulfills that demand. Not always and not for everyone. But in general.
At the same time, as a source of information, social media is not the most reliable.