“And the only way to reboot history is to figure out new beings to be. Because that’s ultimately what beefing is about: a way to avoid being, without allowing time itself to end.”
@vgr on forgetting the internet culture war by remembering purpose:https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2020/01/16/the-internet-of-beefs/ …
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Replying to @Meaningness @vgr
I'm not sure this is bad though? Are we sure that "beefing" isn't just the sign of people having more leisure and using it in the way people like best, by squabbling, relatively bloodlessly?
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Replying to @s_r_constantin @Meaningness
Well it’s destroyed careers and mental health for a lot of people so bloodless != harmless
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Replying to @vgr @Meaningness
I guess you’d feel those were bigger deals if you’re close to the people harmed. I know that stuff happens but I’m comparing to worse alternatives. What do you think of the theory that entertainment absorbs energy that might be otherwise used for war or civil unrest?
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Replying to @s_r_constantin @Meaningness
That’s a first-order comparison. Football’s damage is kinda limited to say a few athlete brain injuries. CW damage is *designed* to find pathways to policy influence that ultimately lead to wars, police states, re-education camps etc, beyond basic PTSD of participation.
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The CW has *already* metastasized into all those things you seem to agree are bad. Around the world. It shares features with entertainment, but unlike video games or TV, both direct and metastasized damage NPV is not speculative.
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Replying to @vgr @Meaningness
Ok that’s fair, I am concerned about camps etc, though it’s very hard for me to know what’s really going on without reading way more than I expect to.
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A benefit to enduring the ptsd of paying attention is that I now have zero doubt this stuff actually matters and directly causally affects broader societal things. Unplugged normies who know nothing of CW and think it’s an irrelevant online sideshow are just factually wrong.
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Replying to @vgr @Meaningness
I take that testimony seriously, but can you give an example?
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Replying to @s_r_constantin @Meaningness
Even the simplest cases take significant context to explain, so not going to get into it online, and your decision to stay unplugged is a reasonable one for you.
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