Quote: (06-07-2015 04:14 PM)Quintus Curtius Wrote:
Thing is, I don't think it's a good idea to totally abandon Facebook.
Logging into Facebook has devolved over the last few years into being like going to church. When I was a child, this meant realising I was surrounded by people who acted like horrible human beings the rest of the week, but spent all their time in the car park before and after mass letting everyone know what Good People they were, and how they were much more sanctimonious than you. As such, I had little time for religion as a kid, though in my advancing age I've realised it's not religion that's the problem but people who use it as a shield against criticism, and having to work on true self-reflection, charity, empathy, and kindness.
Over the last 18 months, if you have any Progressive Friends on Facebook, all they seem to do is make constant displays of piety, despite being Atheists. They talk about how bigoted everyone else is, whilst being reductive and favouring to stereotypes. They're amazed that anyone could have tribal instincts 'in 2015', thereby displaying allegiance to
their preferred tribe. They're largely Cultural Imperialists - something I recognised ages back but now is starting to show up in the narrative everywhere - using their education and concern as evidence that they know better than any
actual minority, thus guaranteeing they'll re-enact the very crimes they're horrified their forefathers committed due to their smug hubris. Concerned rich white people
never make the wrong decisions, now do they?
The constant oppressive, mass-like atmosphere means Facebook has become the dreariest place on earth for me. As such, I realised - with great disappointment - who the audience for my music was: very dumb people who think they're moral and intellectual giants, consumed with hate and constantly engaged in doublethink. They're simply using the rationality and intelligence inherent in my music as evidence that they're rational and highly-intelligent too, thereby making it just a prop for their narcissism.
You know how they always reject creators for their 'problematic views'? Given the choice of selling to these people and getting both money and affirmation that I don't need,
I'd rather reject them utterly as an audience, and I predict this is the wave of the future for anyone north of 135 IQ. Leave the masses Taylor Swift and John Scalzi. I already have to read anything published pre-1960 to get any kind of intellectual stimulation as it is.
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4. You need an account there to use Tinder. But what you should do is create a profile with a different name. Use your real photos, but just don't give them sensitive data.
Facebook analyses your facial structure for autotagging, and can recognise you across multiple accounts anyway. They've spoken before how they want to offer advertisers the opportunity to target ads directly to your mobile phone if your face is recognised as being nearby certain businesses.
The Surveillance State is already here.
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