SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
Delaying the US election by allowing votes to cast/received AFTER election day is a bad idea. Everyone seems to agree. (more in CW)
@PhoneBoy Thanks for sharing this article with links to tons of studies.
Spoiler alert for those interested : “Cloth face masks in the general population might be effective, at least in some circumstances, but there is currently little to no evidence supporting this proposition.“
Bwahahaha
Consult our handy guide to see if a given activity is potentially deadly or 100% safe. https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/13016075902590443...
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Dear Americans,
Over the next two months, you will be assaulted by a next level, non-stop barrage of divisive media propaganda - to pit you against each other, get you emotionally jacked up, fearing for your life, and encouraging you to hate 'the other side'.
Don't fall for it. https://twitter.com/ZubyMusic/status/1301787508217393154 #Zuby #Propaganda
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In a citizen's act of bravery, a man goes before city counsel. We've been living a lie for far too long. Boneless Chicken Wings.
@mhjohnson oh my! I hadn't looked
Here in Denver it's forever to be 96,96,90, then snow. Brilliant.
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New Tapes Show Salon Owner Luring In Unsuspecting Pelosi With Her Favorite Ice Cream https://buff.ly/3h09KFU https://twitter.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1301628361727451141 #Comedy #Pelosi
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There is an old surgeon General health study that, is I recall correctly, showed that pipe smokers lived longer than people who were non smokers. Not sure if there's equivalent studies about vapes or nicotine gum.
@freemo
Because they have class? :)
@Demosthenes @EVoCeO
@Demosthenes
I also wonder if it's still true that nicotine is preventative, and if so, why aren't cigars or pipes being prescribed (due to their significantly lower risk of other health impacts compared to cigarettes).
I understand the assertion, my questions were about the quality and contents of the data.
Here's what I don't know. I've been told that risk factors aren't documented as a cause of death. Is that right? If someone with asthma or hypertension or whatever, died with covid, would asthma or hypertension actually be listed as a cause of death?
I know locally that medical providers are paid higher reimbursement rates of their patients died with covid, and a friend who is a support at an area sheriff has been on the scene of the deaths due to violent crime that get documented as covid deaths. We get more of what we incentivise, which I think leads in this case to bad data that's easy to not trust.
covid stats, humor, sarcasm
Stay afraid. (Fear is the mind killer, and politicians of all kinds appreciate that.) Also, perhaps have a sense of humor.
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“The hungry can't eat your tears. The poor can't spend them. They're no comfort to the afflicted and they don't bring the wicked to justice. Everything useful that can be done in the world can be done in joy.”
@andrewklavan #quote https://twitter.com/ZKhrestinina/status/1301098297340329985
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.@tedwheeler proudly tweeted his letter to @realdonaldtrump less than a week ago.
https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1301176231044329477 #Trump
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@SecondJon Aww thanks you've been a pleasure to have and no one has ever reported you, which is impressive in the fediverse. So you're doing something right.
Its funny the second a new member comes around (as I'm dealing with this now) who is even remotely right leaning, or even just criticizes the left from time to time, they get blasted with reports about being alt-right this or that, usually on the most respectful and innocuous comments.. There are so many instances that probably ban for that that it comes across as effective. We have our rules for a reason, to protect respectful but unpopular opinions.
Wow. Two years here on #qoto, nearly 2k toots. Always happy to be here @freemo and grateful for this place.
I remember when I decided to try mastodon and signed up on more than one instance to find the rules written in a way that could be used to easily target users restrictively and found users very unfriendly and rude to others with the slightest difference of opinion. Not on qoto. Thanks to everyone here for making this a good place to be.
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Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson. This is what they want.
https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1300726621742051328
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I wasn't sure how to vote. But then Hot Pockets went on a presidential quality tweet insult rage and now the choice is clear. History will show that an emotional outburst against his own fans is what turned the 2020 election.
Maybe if he had more kids he'd learn better self control and better online etiquette.
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
