volkris @volkris@qoto.org
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
@Neidfyre I mean that's just not true.
That's not how the US government functions.
All of these hysterical articles are just not realistic.
@ryan what policy?
@tante I think the key is empowering users rather than managing them
@knittingknots2 I mean because it doesn't.
Misinterpreting something and then being surprised when the misinterpretation doesn't work out the way you think should be a pretty big clue that the person should stop misinterpreting things, should stop and reconsider their world view.
But making clickbait is just that much more important, I guess.
@realTuckFrumper it's so funny that they would promote that headline while quoting the guy saying the headline was pretty questionable.
Well maybe not so much funny as antisocial and sad for us all.
Raw Story is divisive clickbait.
@DemDifference The problem is that reasonable people instantly ignore this clear propaganda, so it doesn't really get any additional supporters, it just preaches to the choir.
Which is only bad for society, standing in the way of consensus building that we really need.
It's pretty toxic.
@mvario Well it's more that they ruled against voters.
Violent threats should never happen, but when officials go against the people like this, it's bound to happen because there are plenty of nut jobs out there.
@Neidfyre failing? No not at all! Succeeding and giving us exactly what we vote for. @ewdocparris
@mickeleh I'd say it emphasizes the ridiculousness of branches campaigning against each other.
We elected a bunch of Congress people who didn't do too much, and that hasn't had much to do with the president. Wrong branch of government.
We elected a bunch of people who couldn't get along so we got exactly what we voted for: people who couldn't get along and pass legislation.
@mvario but you can see from the article itself that the headline is false.
Tech Dirt is clickbait, not a reliable source.
@realTuckFrumper this is one of the dumbest things to ever be arguing over.
It just really doesn't matter what Trump has or has not read.
This is all such a distraction from substantial questions and issues.
@SeanCasten The House has passed 7 appropriations bills according to CRS.
That headline is misleading.
@knittingknots2 Well that headline and claim was easy to debunk.
@ewdocparris of course it is.
We see it everyday.
@ProPublica Right, further promoting the dramatization of the court, further distracting from the actual arguments in the opinions that actually matter.
ProPublica is a clickbait shill that is honestly really bad for society with this kind of stuff.
@TMRuppert just because it is being a sawed through doesn't mean it's not deterring a single migrant
@emsquared no you put your finger on it.
There is no privacy here, this is a public broadcast system.
You say you know nothing, but really you know something that's really important to make sure everybody on this platform knows.
@Twitter_expat@mastodon.world by the developers deciding they know better than users what users want. Of@elduvelle@neuromatch.social
@bigheadtales indeed, watch what they do! Because what they do debunks what you're saying here.
And that's the whole point.
It really sounds like you are in an echo chamber, so you don't seem to realize that mainstream Republicans aren't really following the story that somebody is telling you.
@bigheadtales what in the world? Mainstream Republicans spend so much time denouncing all of those things.
Someone is telling you some really weird things that aren't right.
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
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