On one hand, I understand why these articles need to be written.
On the other hand, the fact that these articles need to be written at all shows how far off the fucking map humanity is.
I’m not even confident to say we’ve regressed, it feels like this is how its always been and we had a generation (at least in the US) that was self confident enough to lie to themselves about it for about 70 years until it became too obvious for their children and grandchildren to ignore. The only difference is the technology has made it faster and more easily repeated.
Obviously Musk isn’t a free speech absolutist, but just like all his followers, it’s not about being sincere and proving anything, it’s about an expression of power. It can be seen in their smug smiles when they argue that they support free speech while suppressing yours.
What frightens me about all of that is how many people don’t see through that bullshit. It’s so extremely obvious how full of shit these demagogues are, but millions of people applaud for that.
Here in Germany we had state elections. On the “anniversary” of the invasion of Poland ⅓ voted for an openly right-wing extremist party, and 10-15% for a party that basically claims to combine the national with the social, both parties are supported by Russia. It’s insane.
In other news, water makes things wet.
On one hand, I understand why these articles need to be written.
On the other hand, the fact that these articles need to be written at all shows how far off the fucking map humanity is.
I’m not even confident to say we’ve regressed, it feels like this is how its always been and we had a generation (at least in the US) that was self confident enough to lie to themselves about it for about 70 years until it became too obvious for their children and grandchildren to ignore. The only difference is the technology has made it faster and more easily repeated.
Obviously Musk isn’t a free speech absolutist, but just like all his followers, it’s not about being sincere and proving anything, it’s about an expression of power. It can be seen in their smug smiles when they argue that they support free speech while suppressing yours.
We’re pretty fucked, as a species.
What frightens me about all of that is how many people don’t see through that bullshit. It’s so extremely obvious how full of shit these demagogues are, but millions of people applaud for that.
Here in Germany we had state elections. On the “anniversary” of the invasion of Poland ⅓ voted for an openly right-wing extremist party, and 10-15% for a party that basically claims to combine the national with the social, both parties are supported by Russia. It’s insane.