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Using RSS to replace social media
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Re: Using RSS to replace social media
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would completely agree on that, if his general blog would be what was posted. But this is an unrelated informative article, which is why I don't think discrediting critique of the person is valid. Especially since the 'offenses' seem impressively minor in this case.
I agree that this is an unrelated article, but he opened this can of worms himself by inserting dogwhistles in it. Which is unfortunate, because the information in there is actually useful and something I would gladly link in the "Library" section of my blog. But I can't do that now, otherwise I'd be platforming speech that wants me dead.
Would you care to explain to me how "consooome" and "soyware" imply your death?
In my vocabulary those are a joking reference to overconsumption and a play on bad software that serves as spyware, which social media sites arguably often are imo.
If you argue that you associate these words with people that want you dead it would seem to me that that is your narrow personal perspective. I certainly don't want you dead.
Re: Using RSS to replace social media
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Nitter.net is a Twitter proxy that mirrors Twitter, but without Javascript soyware and spying. With "soy" here being an old dogwhistle that refers to the "theory" that men are being feminized through the estrogen contained in meals that have soy as ingredient.
>disgusting alt-right vocabulary I am unconvinced that a "dogwhistle" that is a word play on spyware is truly disgusting and clearly alt-right. And with all due respect, why make a personal snarky attack because of 1 word?
This is interesting because I passed over the word without noticing and even didn't understand even when it was pointed out. Now that it has been spelled out for me, a word has gone from being unnoticed to communicating the idea that the complaint is against. By making a larger issue about this, the objection has enabled the idea to spread giving the author more reach for his views than he originally had.
Re: Using RSS to replace social media
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you have some examples of his alt-right political opinions? I've watched a few videos of his that were recommended and don't remember anything there.
I think the FAQ ( https://web.archive.org/web/20180523034252/http://old.lukesm... ) says it all really, especially the section where he talks about "the SJWs".
After reading I think you are blowing this out of proportion by stating that "it says it all". There is a section there about his political beliefs and he says his main belief is that tech-monopolies should be broken down and society should be governed on a smaller scale. I think half of HN readers would agree with some version of that. And about "the SJWs" - he only says that people are asking him to make video about them and he is not going to do that.
Maybe I don't know what alt-right is but I don't see how this is alt-right. Just because he uses the term "SJW" ? I don't use it but I know what it means. You apparently do also. That doesn't make us alt-right, right?
Re: Using RSS to replace social media
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
>disgusting alt-right vocabulary I am unconvinced that a "dogwhistle" that is a word play on spyware is truly disgusting and clearly alt-right. And with all due respect, why make a personal snarky attack because of 1 word?
Because the "soy" thing is an overt aspect of alt-right and toxic incel discourse.
Are jokes on the debated but possible phytoestrogenic side effects of soy really exclusively alt right?
Re: Using RSS to replace social media
#36It's fascinating to me that even in a post for something as simple and mundane as RSS feeds somehow Luke Smith still manages to sprinkle in some of his disgusting alt-right vocabulary. I have to respect the grift.
Well, at least most of the blogs on self-hosted freedom-of-expression-respecting solutions I read over the net are written by boogeyman "alt-rights" and "4channers", unlike the so called "liberal" ilk that are bowing day and night to big media.
I have my criticisms on Luke Smith, but as a fellow man, I respect him.
Re: Using RSS to replace social media
#37Twitter is especially good for RSS as you can see almost all 140 chars in a single line and see all the recents tweets for the twitter account. I've no interest in comments in twitter.
With Reddit you can subscribe to RSS feeds of subreddits and see the new topics. Click through to reddit if you want to engage.
It has its uses and frankly it's my method for info consumption. If something doesn't have an RSS interface then I don't use it. Life is too short.
Re: Using RSS to replace social media
#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would completely agree on that, if his general blog would be what was posted. But this is an unrelated informative article, which is why I don't think discrediting critique of the person is valid. Especially since the 'offenses' seem impressively minor in this case.
I agree that this is an unrelated article, but he opened this can of worms himself by inserting dogwhistles in it. Which is unfortunate, because the information in there is actually useful and something I would gladly link in the "Library" section of my blog. But I can't do that now, otherwise I'd be platforming speech that wants me dead.
I'm not sure what to look for as evidence of Luke suggesting he would want yourself or anyone else dead. I would appreciate some quotes or the name of a particular blog entry for my reference.
Re: Using RSS to replace social media
#39Is there one for Instagram?
Re: Using RSS to replace social media
#40Twitter is especially good for RSS as you can see almost all 140 chars in a single line and see all the recents tweets for the twitter account. I've no interest in comments in twitter. With Reddit you can subscribe to RSS feeds of subreddits and see the new topics. Click through to reddit if you want to engage. It has its uses and frankly it's my method for info consumption. If something doesn't have an RSS interface…
> Twitter is especially good for RSS as you can see almost all 140 chars in a single line and see all the recents tweets for the twitter account.
Twitter used to have RSS (Atom?) until March 2013.