RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 26 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down11
arrow-up15arrow-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 · 26 days agomessage-square0fedilink
RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · edit-226 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-down13
arrow-up1-2arrow-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-226 days agomessage-square0fedilink
RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · edit-221 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-221 days agomessage-square0fedilink
RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 25 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
RoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 25 days ago𝄞 James Joyce audiences / rumors about HCE / Rick Roderick on banality / Fanny art 🎵plus-squaremastodon.socialexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link𝄞 James Joyce audiences / rumors about HCE / Rick Roderick on banality / Fanny art 🎵plus-squaremastodon.socialRoundSparrow @ .ee@lemm.eeM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink