Kat and Phoebe discuss the woman who committed literal violence by discussing her happy marriage on Twitter, the self-congratulatory feminists of “Gutsy”, and the girlfriend who stayed home to heat (but not eat) her boyfriend’s soup. Links: Daisey aka lilplantmami, sharing how #blessed her existence is:
Regarding your very thoughtful Hilary discussion. The reason why a Trudeau or W. bush bothers me less is that they don't claim victimhood status from being in a political dynasty but she does. Her latest iteration appears to be the next evolution of professional victimhood and I am deeply uninterested
Recreational outrage: feels so so good, and is so very bad for you and for society. I suppose the tweet is slightly smug but on the whole there are worse things than being openly happy and grateful.
Stay-at-home girlfriend sounds like a *terrible* career aspiration. The job of being full-time caretaker/mother/hot lady of the house -- well, as the FDS gals call it, a Mommy McBang Maid -- I can see where Luke would think it was a great situation, but it can't possibly be good for him to be so cosseted, or for her to, apparently, dedicate her time to one perfectly capable man's entitlement.
On the morning coffee companionship between Tweeting woman and husband - that is good news for her and her husband and me and everyone else who doesn’t hold an axe in one hand while doing social media with the other.
Social media has been a public mental health problem for 6+ years. Minimal age should be 21 or 45 years, I haven’t yet decided. Most adults can manage social navigation in the physical world (in-person), telephone calls (not text), and email. But, I have many questions about the mental health of each person who posts and also each person who responds. Social media environments Have a degree of vulnerability that is a million times greater than traditional interaction. 99% of users are childishly naive about the potential for harm to self from others. I include myself in this childish 99%. That is why I rarely use my FB account.
We all assume that others have our same standard of kindness. Not true. I looked up FB rules, there is one vague rule “Be nice”. Unhelpful. Twitter- has vague unhelpful rules as well. There are disturbing patterns of “activists stalking free thought” and “HR mysteriously cooperating by firing people for activity outside the office.” and incentives in the physical world to call someone a “witch.” The FBI should investigate these problems, but probably doesn’t. Not a safe environment for anyone who wants to keep their sanity.
Decades ago, a radical feminist friend, Jane Doe, engaged in the physical world by seeking a glass half-empty in people and in things. Pre-internet, her reach was limited. She was often miserable. 2022 Social media use transforms many who are activist-oriented to become like Jane on steroids. I predict hysteria, paranoia, obsession, depression, anxiety, harm to self and others. Such individuals become a problem for physical world relationships.
Public health doesn’t care about the societal mental health harm - and even adds to the harm by censoring alleged “mis-information” or attaching a “Be sure to check CDC for …” harassment banner. Public health is also irresponsibly silent about social media “social Justice hysteria”; resulting in unnecessary alienation of any reasonable person from woke family members, friends, co-workers or employers.
Being on social media is basically waiting for motivated people to find a reason to hate you. As long as institutions and local/state/fed gov agencies/departments refuse to counter the effect with science, cultural sanity and due process; it is the wild west.
Hilliary is a difficult case study for the question: “Are sexist men the cause of her not becoming president?” Hilliary and Donald invoke hysteria in the respective opposition party. I even have difficulty asking myself questions about Donald because of so much noise in any given incident.
I defended Chelsea a few years ago when “Jews for Peace”(Berkeley) members lectured me (I am Muslim) about how Chelsea’s spoken opinion threatens safety of all Muslims.
Regarding your very thoughtful Hilary discussion. The reason why a Trudeau or W. bush bothers me less is that they don't claim victimhood status from being in a political dynasty but she does. Her latest iteration appears to be the next evolution of professional victimhood and I am deeply uninterested
Recreational outrage: feels so so good, and is so very bad for you and for society. I suppose the tweet is slightly smug but on the whole there are worse things than being openly happy and grateful.
Stay-at-home girlfriend sounds like a *terrible* career aspiration. The job of being full-time caretaker/mother/hot lady of the house -- well, as the FDS gals call it, a Mommy McBang Maid -- I can see where Luke would think it was a great situation, but it can't possibly be good for him to be so cosseted, or for her to, apparently, dedicate her time to one perfectly capable man's entitlement.
On the morning coffee companionship between Tweeting woman and husband - that is good news for her and her husband and me and everyone else who doesn’t hold an axe in one hand while doing social media with the other.
Social media has been a public mental health problem for 6+ years. Minimal age should be 21 or 45 years, I haven’t yet decided. Most adults can manage social navigation in the physical world (in-person), telephone calls (not text), and email. But, I have many questions about the mental health of each person who posts and also each person who responds. Social media environments Have a degree of vulnerability that is a million times greater than traditional interaction. 99% of users are childishly naive about the potential for harm to self from others. I include myself in this childish 99%. That is why I rarely use my FB account.
We all assume that others have our same standard of kindness. Not true. I looked up FB rules, there is one vague rule “Be nice”. Unhelpful. Twitter- has vague unhelpful rules as well. There are disturbing patterns of “activists stalking free thought” and “HR mysteriously cooperating by firing people for activity outside the office.” and incentives in the physical world to call someone a “witch.” The FBI should investigate these problems, but probably doesn’t. Not a safe environment for anyone who wants to keep their sanity.
Decades ago, a radical feminist friend, Jane Doe, engaged in the physical world by seeking a glass half-empty in people and in things. Pre-internet, her reach was limited. She was often miserable. 2022 Social media use transforms many who are activist-oriented to become like Jane on steroids. I predict hysteria, paranoia, obsession, depression, anxiety, harm to self and others. Such individuals become a problem for physical world relationships.
Public health doesn’t care about the societal mental health harm - and even adds to the harm by censoring alleged “mis-information” or attaching a “Be sure to check CDC for …” harassment banner. Public health is also irresponsibly silent about social media “social Justice hysteria”; resulting in unnecessary alienation of any reasonable person from woke family members, friends, co-workers or employers.
Being on social media is basically waiting for motivated people to find a reason to hate you. As long as institutions and local/state/fed gov agencies/departments refuse to counter the effect with science, cultural sanity and due process; it is the wild west.
Hilliary is a difficult case study for the question: “Are sexist men the cause of her not becoming president?” Hilliary and Donald invoke hysteria in the respective opposition party. I even have difficulty asking myself questions about Donald because of so much noise in any given incident.
I defended Chelsea a few years ago when “Jews for Peace”(Berkeley) members lectured me (I am Muslim) about how Chelsea’s spoken opinion threatens safety of all Muslims.