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Started by Grugz, 02 January, 2016, 09:54:32 PM

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Rately

Quote from: Funt Solo on 18 December, 2020, 03:37:17 PM
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 18 December, 2020, 12:20:11 PM
Quote from: Funt Solo on 17 December, 2020, 11:05:43 PM
I was able to reach back in here and send those PDFs (about conspiratorial vs. conventional thinking, and another one about how to get scientific information out through the noise) over to my F-I-L - the ones that shaolin_monkey shared a while back.

Maybe that'll help a bit.

Can you post a link to that for me too? A lot of people I know could benefit.

The Debunking Handbook 2020

The Conspiracy Theory Handbook


Although it should be noted that these documents vibrate at a frequency designed to attune your mind to the synaptic pulses of the star gods of Sirius.

Fantastic stuff, Funt.

I'll be forwarding these to a few friends and family, as well as maybe leaving a few at our Reception Desk in work. Be as helpful for some of the staff, never mind the customers.

Hawkmumbler

After a rather uncomfortable discussion with someone I considered a friend, I've decided to remove myself from social media for at least the tenure of the present lockdown circumstances.

It's become abundantly clear to me I've been using it as a crutch in the absence of actual socializing through these incredibly lonely and stressful times and that's had a deeply detrimental effect on how I behave. I've been living vicariously through others, and that's never a good thing.

TordelBack

You aren't the only one doing exactly the same crutch-thing, HM. I trust social media abstinence doesn't include this place, we're barely social at all. Be careful not to swap fake-socialisation for actual-isolation.

Hawkmumbler

Oh of course I'll be sticking around, and I appreciate the very true fact I'm not alone in exploiting this particular coping mechanism.

But it's time to step back from it, for awhile at least, and perhaps retreat a little more into myself. I don't want to potentially alienate myself or anyone else.

The Legendary Shark


We're here if you need us, Hawkie.

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Magnetica

I've had a couple of horrible experiences on social media, including one last week where I made what I thought was a reasonable comment about a sporting event and got a volley of abuse from someone else who basically made an ad hominem attack on me saying I didn't know what I was talking about rather than addressing my actual point. When I then tried to defend what I had said, whilst trying to address the points being made and not the character of the person making the comment, it just descended into a mess with others joining in.

I have decided to limit where I post (mostly) to here and a couple of 2000AD Facebook pages where (hopefully) I'm quite well know to the regulars.

Dandontdare

sorry to hear that Z - I'm sometimes glad I grew up before all that bollox, it's easier for me to ignore it, but it's so all pervasive that I imagine it's hard to cut oneself off. I use FB solely to follow one singer who did some lovely lockdown gigs on it, but this place is the closest I get to social media really, and it suits me. Oh and whoring for likes with my brilliantly witty comments on imgur (Personal best: 138, personal worst: -50).

When HOME and the Gasworks reopen, we'll have that pint that Boris keeps cancelling!

Bolt-01

Sweet Jovus- I can't wait to see (most of) you lot again and share a beer or 5.

Hawk - you take care and feel free to contact me whenever. You've got my number.

von Boom

Remember, Hawk, you might be isolated at the moment but you're not alone with a group like this board. Keep well.

paddykafka

#504
For what it is worth, Hawk, in my experience there are enough mad, bad and thoroughly unpleasant people out there in the real world without going online to actively seek them out, lol. (This forum and its membership is, needless to say, one of the few and happy exceptions to that.) Hope that things go well for you and all the best.

Hawkmumbler

It's an absolute blight and I'd sooner be without it. Facebook is only useful for the messenger function which is better than most text based alternatives.

Cheers lads, sorry to grumble over so little.

Rately

Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 19 January, 2021, 09:15:31 PM
It's an absolute blight and I'd sooner be without it. Facebook is only useful for the messenger function which is better than most text based alternatives.

Cheers lads, sorry to grumble over so little.
Quote from: Hawkmumbler on 19 January, 2021, 09:15:31 PM
It's an absolute blight and I'd sooner be without it. Facebook is only useful for the messenger function which is better than most text based alternatives.

Cheers lads, sorry to grumble over so little.

Better to get it out and off your chest, fella!

JayzusB.Christ

Aye, grumble away. That's what this thread is here for.
"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest"

Smith

Yeah,social media can be anxiety inducing. You see all these fake perfect lives everyone else has and you start thinking everyone is doing better then you...

Speaking of social media,we could start a 2000AD Fediverse node,that seems to be the way of the future. Idk, probably a stupid idea.

The Legendary Shark


I don't have the facilities any more but this would seem like a fine time to resurrect the Wednesday Night Chat. The "Rowdy Yates Block Citizens' Yap Shop" account should still be archived on PalTalk if anyone wants to use it, just PM me for the password.

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