RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 10 days ago"Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism." - Neil Postman, 1985plus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down13
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-square"Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism." - Neil Postman, 1985plus-squarepinRoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 10 days agomessage-square6fedilink
RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · edit-210 days ago"Are you smarter than a 3rd grade school student?" .... Masturbatory Egoism of social media simulacra. Reactionary comment messages on social systems boil down to: "I am smarter than Donald Trump"plus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down16
arrow-up1-5arrow-down1message-square"Are you smarter than a 3rd grade school student?" .... Masturbatory Egoism of social media simulacra. Reactionary comment messages on social systems boil down to: "I am smarter than Donald Trump"plus-squarepinRoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · edit-210 days agomessage-square0fedilink
RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · edit-25 days agoMasturbatory Egoism on Elon Musk's X meme media platform. Ryan Shead invokes gender alpha-male USA X language of "you pussies" against government, alpha-male "weakness" of womenplus-squarelemm.eeimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down123
arrow-up1118arrow-down1imageMasturbatory Egoism on Elon Musk's X meme media platform. Ryan Shead invokes gender alpha-male USA X language of "you pussies" against government, alpha-male "weakness" of womenplus-squarelemm.eeRoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · edit-25 days agomessage-square26fedilink
RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 9 days agoTOPIC: "a non-trivial percentage have been brainwashed to vote for idiots so rich people dont have to pay taxes. its not much more than that." <<< Brainwashed voting populationplus-squarelemm.eeexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkTOPIC: "a non-trivial percentage have been brainwashed to vote for idiots so rich people dont have to pay taxes. its not much more than that." <<< Brainwashed voting populationplus-squarelemm.eeRoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 9 days agomessage-square4fedilink
RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 9 days ago𝄞 James Joyce audiences / rumors about HCE / Rick Roderick on banality / Fanny art 🎵plus-squaremastodon.socialexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-link𝄞 James Joyce audiences / rumors about HCE / Rick Roderick on banality / Fanny art 🎵plus-squaremastodon.socialRoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 9 days agomessage-square2fedilink
