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Re: Ego Death

#31

Post by saagarjha »

throw__away7391 wrote: post #21
netsharc wrote: post #9

> We aren’t using social media to drive action. We are using it to farm a false sense of worth. To cast stones at anyone who foolishly stumbles into the latest virtue-trap. Yeah, it feels like most of social media is now shit-flinging and calling the "outside group" stupid so one can feel "At least I'm not a stupid horrible person like that idiot!". I notice on Instagram you can "like" comments but not dislike them,…

It’s such a mess, getting worse and worse. I have a solution though: > select * from posts where author_id in $following order by posted_date desc No more gaming engagement or viral rage.

The people I follow, bless their hearts, are more than capable coming up with viral range and engagement bait even given this scheme.

Re: Ego Death

#32

Post by [deleted] »

unsubstantiated wrote: post #29

>I deeply believe everyone is virtuous, as they personally define it. For the most part, I believe the world’s virtues are common. We all want peace, joy, safety, and comfort. We all want to smile. Well I don't. And this belief isn't any more valid or invalid than mine, or anyone else's. Regardless of the flimsy definition of virtuousness, there are people out there who are hellbent on causing harm, and some are pett…

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Re: Ego Death

#33

Post by bastawhiz »

calt wrote: post #11
bastawhiz wrote: post #2

I find it so irritating and difficult to read when authors needlessly make most of their paragraphs a single sentence. Or use lots of tiny sentences that read like fragments. I guess it's to add effect? Except it doesn't read like it's profound, it's just annoying. Please stop doing this and just write like you talk. Unless that's also how you talk, in which case please just don't do that.

IMHO it's to add clarity. The white space gives extra separation to statements. It's how I write most of my communication, like statements are lines of code.

It definitely doesn't add clarity for me. Paragraphs group sentences about an idea. Breaking sentences into paragraphs implies that you're starting a new thought. If you're not, it just makes the writing choppy, and it reads with extra pauses in my inner monologue that I think most people wouldn't have if they were speaking rather than writing.

Re: Ego Death

#34

Post by throw__away7391 »

saagarjha wrote: post #31
throw__away7391 wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s such a mess, getting worse and worse. I have a solution though: > select * from posts where author_id in $following order by posted_date desc No more gaming engagement or viral rage.

The people I follow, bless their hearts, are more than capable coming up with viral range and engagement bait even given this scheme.

We literally had exactly this model on all social media platforms for years and while I certainly remember everyone had that uncle who posted everything he saw on Fox News and exchanges that made for awkward Thanksgiving dinners it wasn’t nearly as toxic as it’s gotten now, especially wrt strangers and bots.

Re: Ego Death

#35

Post by saagarjha »

throw__away7391 wrote: post #34
saagarjha wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The people I follow, bless their hearts, are more than capable coming up with viral range and engagement bait even given this scheme.

We literally had exactly this model on all social media platforms for years and while I certainly remember everyone had that uncle who posted everything he saw on Fox News and exchanges that made for awkward Thanksgiving dinners it wasn’t nearly as toxic as it’s gotten now, especially wrt strangers and bots.

This is how Mastodon works right now. I assure you, there’s plenty of this kind of content there.

Re: Ego Death

#36

Post by [deleted] »

CameronNemo wrote: post #22
rwhyan wrote: post #14

Funny how many "I"'s and "my"'s in this piece. This was especially ironic: > " I want to kill my ego , or at least substantially break it"

I read it from an egoist perspective and I think it actually makes sense. Not sure in which way you are using the word irony, but if by the technical literary definition, yes I agree. Ironic.

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Re: Ego Death

#37

Post by MichaelZuo »

CameronNemo wrote: post #22
rwhyan wrote: post #14

Funny how many "I"'s and "my"'s in this piece. This was especially ironic: > " I want to kill my ego , or at least substantially break it"

I read it from an egoist perspective and I think it actually makes sense. Not sure in which way you are using the word irony, but if by the technical literary definition, yes I agree. Ironic.

Well when someone goes 'me, me, me!' and then declares their desire to reduce or 'kill' their ego, it does seem a bit odd.

Re: Ego Death

#38

Post by mattgreenrocks »

lo_zamoyski wrote: post #27
netsharc wrote: post #9

> We aren’t using social media to drive action. We are using it to farm a false sense of worth. To cast stones at anyone who foolishly stumbles into the latest virtue-trap. Yeah, it feels like most of social media is now shit-flinging and calling the "outside group" stupid so one can feel "At least I'm not a stupid horrible person like that idiot!". I notice on Instagram you can "like" comments but not dislike them,…

Social media simply amplifies what is already common among human beings. One way it seems to do this is by flattening and legitimizing impropriety. Normal societies are "chunky", that is, you have niches and enclaves and varying distance unified in some increasingly "thin" manner. This enables various kinds of relationships to flourish (think of how marriage creates a special space for the couple, and then another sp…

This is very astute. It's as if all social institutions were dissolved, then reconstituted into a single structure that is bad at just about every interaction it destroyed.

Re: Ego Death

#39

Post by [deleted] »

unsubstantiated wrote: post #29

>I deeply believe everyone is virtuous, as they personally define it. For the most part, I believe the world’s virtues are common. We all want peace, joy, safety, and comfort. We all want to smile. Well I don't. And this belief isn't any more valid or invalid than mine, or anyone else's. Regardless of the flimsy definition of virtuousness, there are people out there who are hellbent on causing harm, and some are pett…

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Re: Ego Death

#40

Post by coolliquidcode »

bastawhiz wrote: post #2

I find it so irritating and difficult to read when authors needlessly make most of their paragraphs a single sentence. Or use lots of tiny sentences that read like fragments. I guess it's to add effect? Except it doesn't read like it's profound, it's just annoying. Please stop doing this and just write like you talk. Unless that's also how you talk, in which case please just don't do that.

LOL, I write emails like this to ensure they get read.
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