The simultaneous rise of social media (esp. twitter, which never made any delineation between public figures & private citizens) & fall of traditional media in its capacity to curate (or generate $$$) have led to some truly disturbing + sociopathic norms within that profession
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There are good reasons to not throw out "seeking tips on this chick" tweets to randoms, one of which being that the world inevitably contains more crazies & liars than people who know anything. Most frightening: it's now a free-to-use tool of intimidation against private citizens
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People don't understand how to determine who is or isn't a "public figure" anymore, a descriptor that used to almost always come with resources for maintaining *some* privacy & managing harassment. It's VERY scary to be targeted this way when you don't necessarily have that
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The best most of us can do is just keep our eyes on the ball in the broader game & try to track these rapid cascades of change rippling through broader social norms & institutions, while understanding that as a population, we are wholly unprepared to adapt to the madness
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Revolt of the Public remains the best extant manual for the meta game. I strongly recommend ithttps://www.amazon.com/Revolt-Public-Crisis-Authority-Millennium/dp/1732265143/ …
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We are all at great risk of losing some portion of our humanity here, myself included. Very negative shaping forces have developed on the obvious layers *and* via much more subtle & pernicious mechanisms. Keep the principles of charity & empathy close or you will likely lose them
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That's pathetic. What is the hard-on that people have for Peter and the people who have dealt with him? Are they that fragile and threatened by the truth about threats? Or that he doesn't fit into the mold they want him to?
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Peter Thiel has succeeded greatly, supported freedom, and represents the exemplar capitalist.
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I'm bad with faces but I genuinely don't recall seeing Riva at the last few bloodletting ceremonies.
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That's insane. I hope Riva is doing ok.
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