#onlinediscourse — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #onlinediscourse, aggregated by home.social.
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Does this remind you of that copypasta where somebody claims to be a Marine or something and will use their Super Solider skills to kill you for what you said online?
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Does this remind you of that copypasta where somebody claims to be a Marine or something and will use their Super Solider skills to kill you for what you said online?
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Does this remind you of that copypasta where somebody claims to be a Marine or something and will use their Super Solider skills to kill you for what you said online?
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Does this remind you of that copypasta where somebody claims to be a Marine or something and will use their Super Solider skills to kill you for what you said online?
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Does this remind you of that copypasta where somebody claims to be a Marine or something and will use their Super Solider skills to kill you for what you said online?
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I Hate The Way We Talk Online
A little over a week ago, I asked on Threads:
Without googling or using a chatbot, do you know what the top songs (by chart position) in your favorite genres are right now? Could you sing, rap, or even hum them if asked?
What I expected in return were answers from acquaintances and strangers alike about their awareness of what’s actually popular, rather than the hyper-personal, algorithmically curated music being piped into their ears or the tunes that the hyper-niche online music fandom they may be a part of was promoting.
What I got instead were weirdly defensive or hostile replies that seemed to take my innocuous question as an invitation to debate the merits of charts including conspiracy theories about their purpose. Others merely wanted to pat themselves on the back for having edgy tastes.
I’m desperate for some sense of a shared cultural language or zeitgeist right now, but not like this.
On a recent episode of Brittany Luse’s It’s Been A Minute podcast, Wired’s Jason Parharm argued that this current stage of overly algorithmic social media has fostered a “main character” mentality where the primary currency is attention and everything, and everyone is judged through that lens. In this world, platforms reward “algorithm-speak” over individual expression and nuance, and any sense of a monoculture around anything other than the algorithm is almost non-existent.
The price of engaging with topics I care about or content I enjoy in spaces where I know like-minded folks exist is that I earn the attention of those who care more about winning algorithmically than connection. Much like literacy, social skills have atrophied in this age of social media.
As the World Cup has been showcasing lately, we can still find commonality and shared language around live sports, but even that is being fractured by the ways we experience the world through our digital frameworks. I’ve written before about how attending WNBA games in-person is nothing like the tribalism rampant when discussing the W online. I’d amend that today to note that fandom around one particular player and team can sometimes feel like the comments section IRL when they come out in full force at your home arena.
They reek of that “main character” mentality in which people assume they are the most entitled to everyone’s attention rather than reading the room and being good guests.
It’s infuriating.
I’m rejecting the shifting social mores that place the highest value on attention. I’m done with aura, rizz, maxxing, and mogging. I’m not accepting a post-literate society.
I refuse!
Let’s discuss topics without feeling the need to win a non-existent argument.
Hot takes? No.
Unsourced Breaking News from non-journalists? Nah, B.
Engage with nuance. Show the grace you would extend offline to those you meet on these virtual streets.
Have something real to say? Write a blog.
Want to better understand the world we live in? Read a book.
Want to be a creator? Don’t let AI write your shit, render your art, or make your infographics.
Don’t be a “main character.” Be a person.
Don’t make me enter my curmudgeon era.
Despite how far back I have to scroll to find my year in age verification features, I’m too young and pretty to be a full-time crank.
#algorithm #AttentionEconomy #digitalCulture #monoculture #onlineDiscourse #SocialMedia #wnba -
I Hate The Way We Talk Online
A little over a week ago, I asked on Threads:
Without googling or using a chatbot, do you know what the top songs (by chart position) in your favorite genres are right now? Could you sing, rap, or even hum them if asked?
What I expected in return were answers from acquaintances and strangers alike about their awareness of what’s actually popular, rather than the hyper-personal, algorithmically curated music being piped into their ears or the tunes that the hyper-niche online music fandom they may be a part of was promoting.
What I got instead were weirdly defensive or hostile replies that seemed to take my innocuous question as an invitation to debate the merits of charts including conspiracy theories about their purpose. Others merely wanted to pat themselves on the back for having edgy tastes.
I’m desperate for some sense of a shared cultural language or zeitgeist right now, but not like this.
On a recent episode of Brittany Luse’s It’s Been A Minute podcast, Wired’s Jason Parharm argued that this current stage of overly algorithmic social media has fostered a “main character” mentality where the primary currency is attention and everything, and everyone is judged through that lens. In this world, platforms reward “algorithm-speak” over individual expression and nuance, and any sense of a monoculture around anything other than the algorithm is almost non-existent.
The price of engaging with topics I care about or content I enjoy in spaces where I know like-minded folks exist is that I earn the attention of those who care more about winning algorithmically than connection. Much like literacy, social skills have atrophied in this age of social media.
As the World Cup has been showcasing lately, we can still find commonality and shared language around live sports, but even that is being fractured by the ways we experience the world through our digital frameworks. I’ve written before about how attending WNBA games in-person is nothing like the tribalism rampant when discussing the W online. I’d amend that today to note that fandom around one particular player and team can sometimes feel like the comments section IRL when they come out in full force at your home arena.
They reek of that “main character” mentality in which people assume they are the most entitled to everyone’s attention rather than reading the room and being good guests.
It’s infuriating.
I’m rejecting the shifting social mores that place the highest value on attention. I’m done with aura, rizz, maxxing, and mogging. I’m not accepting a post-literate society.
I refuse!
Let’s discuss topics without feeling the need to win a non-existent argument.
Hot takes? No.
Unsourced Breaking News from non-journalists? Nah, B.
Engage with nuance. Show the grace you would extend offline to those you meet on these virtual streets.
Have something real to say? Write a blog.
Want to better understand the world we live in? Read a book.
Want to be a creator? Don’t let AI write your shit, render your art, or make your infographics.
Don’t be a “main character.” Be a person.
Don’t make me enter my curmudgeon era.
Despite how far back I have to scroll to find my year in age verification features, I’m too young and pretty to be a full-time crank.
#algorithm #AttentionEconomy #digitalCulture #monoculture #onlineDiscourse #SocialMedia #wnba -
I Hate The Way We Talk Online
A little over a week ago, I asked on Threads:
Without googling or using a chatbot, do you know what the top songs (by chart position) in your favorite genres are right now? Could you sing, rap, or even hum them if asked?
What I expected in return were answers from acquaintances and strangers alike about their awareness of what’s actually popular, rather than the hyper-personal, algorithmically curated music being piped into their ears or the tunes that the hyper-niche online music fandom they may be a part of was promoting.
What I got instead were weirdly defensive or hostile replies that seemed to take my innocuous question as an invitation to debate the merits of charts including conspiracy theories about their purpose. Others merely wanted to pat themselves on the back for having edgy tastes.
I’m desperate for some sense of a shared cultural language or zeitgeist right now, but not like this.
On a recent episode of Brittany Luse’s It’s Been A Minute podcast, Wired’s Jason Parharm argued that this current stage of overly algorithmic social media has fostered a “main character” mentality where the primary currency is attention and everything, and everyone is judged through that lens. In this world, platforms reward “algorithm-speak” over individual expression and nuance, and any sense of a monoculture around anything other than the algorithm is almost non-existent.
The price of engaging with topics I care about or content I enjoy in spaces where I know like-minded folks exist is that I earn the attention of those who care more about winning algorithmically than connection. Much like literacy, social skills have atrophied in this age of social media.
As the World Cup has been showcasing lately, we can still find commonality and shared language around live sports, but even that is being fractured by the ways we experience the world through our digital frameworks. I’ve written before about how attending WNBA games in-person is nothing like the tribalism rampant when discussing the W online. I’d amend that today to note that fandom around one particular player and team can sometimes feel like the comments section IRL when they come out in full force at your home arena.
They reek of that “main character” mentality in which people assume they are the most entitled to everyone’s attention rather than reading the room and being good guests.
It’s infuriating.
I’m rejecting the shifting social mores that place the highest value on attention. I’m done with aura, rizz, maxxing, and mogging. I’m not accepting a post-literate society.
I refuse!
Let’s discuss topics without feeling the need to win a non-existent argument.
Hot takes? No.
Unsourced Breaking News from non-journalists? Nah, B.
Engage with nuance. Show the grace you would extend offline to those you meet on these virtual streets.
Have something real to say? Write a blog.
Want to better understand the world we live in? Read a book.
Want to be a creator? Don’t let AI write your shit, render your art, or make your infographics.
Don’t be a “main character.” Be a person.
Don’t make me enter my curmudgeon era.
Despite how far back I have to scroll to find my year in age verification features, I’m too young and pretty to be a full-time crank.
#algorithm #AttentionEconomy #digitalCulture #monoculture #onlineDiscourse #SocialMedia #wnba -
I Hate The Way We Talk Online
A little over a week ago, I asked on Threads:
Without googling or using a chatbot, do you know what the top songs (by chart position) in your favorite genres are right now? Could you sing, rap, or even hum them if asked?
What I expected in return were answers from acquaintances and strangers alike about their awareness of what’s actually popular, rather than the hyper-personal, algorithmically curated music being piped into their ears or the tunes that the hyper-niche online music fandom they may be a part of was promoting.
What I got instead were weirdly defensive or hostile replies that seemed to take my innocuous question as an invitation to debate the merits of charts including conspiracy theories about their purpose. Others merely wanted to pat themselves on the back for having edgy tastes.
I’m desperate for some sense of a shared cultural language or zeitgeist right now, but not like this.
On a recent episode of Brittany Luse’s It’s Been A Minute podcast, Wired’s Jason Parharm argued that this current stage of overly algorithmic social media has fostered a “main character” mentality where the primary currency is attention and everything, and everyone is judged through that lens. In this world, platforms reward “algorithm-speak” over individual expression and nuance, and any sense of a monoculture around anything other than the algorithm is almost non-existent.
The price of engaging with topics I care about or content I enjoy in spaces where I know like-minded folks exist is that I earn the attention of those who care more about winning algorithmically than connection. Much like literacy, social skills have atrophied in this age of social media.
As the World Cup has been showcasing lately, we can still find commonality and shared language around live sports, but even that is being fractured by the ways we experience the world through our digital frameworks. I’ve written before about how attending WNBA games in-person is nothing like the tribalism rampant when discussing the W online. I’d amend that today to note that fandom around one particular player and team can sometimes feel like the comments section IRL when they come out in full force at your home arena.
They reek of that “main character” mentality in which people assume they are the most entitled to everyone’s attention rather than reading the room and being good guests.
It’s infuriating.
I’m rejecting the shifting social mores that place the highest value on attention. I’m done with aura, rizz, maxxing, and mogging. I’m not accepting a post-literate society.
I refuse!
Let’s discuss topics without feeling the need to win a non-existent argument.
Hot takes? No.
Unsourced Breaking News from non-journalists? Nah, B.
Engage with nuance. Show the grace you would extend offline to those you meet on these virtual streets.
Have something real to say? Write a blog.
Want to better understand the world we live in? Read a book.
Want to be a creator? Don’t let AI write your shit, render your art, or make your infographics.
Don’t be a “main character.” Be a person.
Don’t make me enter my curmudgeon era.
Despite how far back I have to scroll to find my year in age verification features, I’m too young and pretty to be a full-time crank.
#algorithm #AttentionEconomy #digitalCulture #monoculture #onlineDiscourse #SocialMedia #wnba -
Everybody Needs To Chill Out About The One Piece Trailer, And Also, Wait, Mayumi Tanaka Is Back?
So the trailer for "The One Piece" dropped, and within about four seconds the internet did what the internet always does, it split into a dozen little factions all furious about something slightly different. Some people are saying the new animation doesn't hold a candle to the old Toei style, that it's lost whatever scrappy charm the original had after twenty five years on air. Some people are saying they just don't like the 3D look in general, that it feels too smooth, too clean, too far […] -
Everybody Needs To Chill Out About The One Piece Trailer, And Also, Wait, Mayumi Tanaka Is Back?
So the trailer for "The One Piece" dropped, and within about four seconds the internet did what the internet always does, it split into a dozen little factions all furious about something slightly different. Some people are saying the new animation doesn't hold a candle to the old Toei style, that it's lost whatever scrappy charm the original had after twenty five years on air. Some people are saying they just don't like the 3D look in general, that it feels too smooth, too clean, too far […] -
Everybody Needs To Chill Out About The One Piece Trailer, And Also, Wait, Mayumi Tanaka Is Back?
So the trailer for "The One Piece" dropped, and within about four seconds the internet did what the internet always does, it split into a dozen little factions all furious about something slightly different. Some people are saying the new animation doesn't hold a candle to the old Toei style, that it's lost whatever scrappy charm the original had after twenty five years on air. Some people are saying they just don't like the 3D look in general, that it feels too smooth, too clean, too far […] -
Everybody Needs To Chill Out About The One Piece Trailer, And Also, Wait, Mayumi Tanaka Is Back?
So the trailer for "The One Piece" dropped, and within about four seconds the internet did what the internet always does, it split into a dozen little factions all furious about something slightly different. Some people are saying the new animation doesn't hold a candle to the old Toei style, that it's lost whatever scrappy charm the original had after twenty five years on air. Some people are saying they just don't like the 3D look in general, that it feels too smooth, too clean, too far […] -
Everybody Needs To Chill Out About The One Piece Trailer, And Also, Wait, Mayumi Tanaka Is Back?
So the trailer for "The One Piece" dropped, and within about four seconds the internet did what the internet always does, it split into a dozen little factions all furious about something slightly different. Some people are saying the new animation doesn't hold a candle to the old Toei style, that it's lost whatever scrappy charm the original had after twenty five years on air. Some people are saying they just don't like the 3D look in general, that it feels too smooth, too clean, too far […] -
TIA is a commonly-used "online abbreviation" standing for Take It Æasy.
#acronyms #OnlineDiscourse #slang -
TIA is a commonly-used "online abbreviation" standing for Take It Æasy.
#acronyms #OnlineDiscourse #slang -
God, Memes, and a Name: A Fragmented Reality
Instagram post uses 'Christian Memes' to discuss God, blending faith with online culture. See how faith is shared today.
#ChristianMemes, #FaithOnline, #DigitalCulture, #InstagramFaith, #OnlineDiscourse
https://newsletter.tf/christian-memes-instagram-faith-online-culture/
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A recent Instagram post uses 'Christian Memes' to talk about God. This shows a new way faith ideas are shared online.
#ChristianMemes, #FaithOnline, #DigitalCulture, #InstagramFaith, #OnlineDiscourse
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LLM Witch Hunts are getting F'in Irritating
https://write.as/shantnu/llm-witch-hunts-are-getting-really-fin-irritating
#HackerNews #LLMWitchHunt #Irritating #AICommunity #TechDebate #OnlineDiscourse
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LLM Witch Hunts are getting F'in Irritating
https://write.as/shantnu/llm-witch-hunts-are-getting-really-fin-irritating
#HackerNews #LLMWitchHunt #Irritating #AICommunity #TechDebate #OnlineDiscourse
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LLM Witch Hunts are getting F'in Irritating
https://write.as/shantnu/llm-witch-hunts-are-getting-really-fin-irritating
#HackerNews #LLMWitchHunt #Irritating #AICommunity #TechDebate #OnlineDiscourse
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LLM Witch Hunts are getting F'in Irritating
https://write.as/shantnu/llm-witch-hunts-are-getting-really-fin-irritating
#HackerNews #LLMWitchHunt #Irritating #AICommunity #TechDebate #OnlineDiscourse
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LLM Witch Hunts are getting F'in Irritating
https://write.as/shantnu/llm-witch-hunts-are-getting-really-fin-irritating
#HackerNews #LLMWitchHunt #Irritating #AICommunity #TechDebate #OnlineDiscourse
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I got loads of attention on Facebook for this silly thing, so why not share it elsewhere?
#Satire #ExplainItLikeImFive #MemeCulture #OnlineDiscourse #UnexpectedAttention
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Raising the Standard in a Sea of Noise
Clear thinking online is harder than ever. In a noisy world of bad arguments and easy outrage, staying reasonable is an act of hope—and defiance.
https://islandinthenet.com/raising-the-standard-in-a-sea-of-noise/
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: Someone dared #misuse #AI to infiltrate a #subreddit where opinions go to die. 🤖🗣️ The horror! Surely, this unapproved "experiment" will revolutionize the art #of dubious online discourse... or maybe just ruin someone's karma. 🕵️♂️💬
https://old.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1k8b2hj/meta_unauthorized_experiment_on_cmv_involving/ #OnlineDiscourse #Drama #Ethics #AI #InternetCulture #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Someone dared #misuse #AI to infiltrate a #subreddit where opinions go to die. 🤖🗣️ The horror! Surely, this unapproved "experiment" will revolutionize the art #of dubious online discourse... or maybe just ruin someone's karma. 🕵️♂️💬
https://old.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1k8b2hj/meta_unauthorized_experiment_on_cmv_involving/ #OnlineDiscourse #Drama #Ethics #AI #InternetCulture #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Someone dared #misuse #AI to infiltrate a #subreddit where opinions go to die. 🤖🗣️ The horror! Surely, this unapproved "experiment" will revolutionize the art #of dubious online discourse... or maybe just ruin someone's karma. 🕵️♂️💬
https://old.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1k8b2hj/meta_unauthorized_experiment_on_cmv_involving/ #OnlineDiscourse #Drama #Ethics #AI #InternetCulture #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Someone dared #misuse #AI to infiltrate a #subreddit where opinions go to die. 🤖🗣️ The horror! Surely, this unapproved "experiment" will revolutionize the art #of dubious online discourse... or maybe just ruin someone's karma. 🕵️♂️💬
https://old.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1k8b2hj/meta_unauthorized_experiment_on_cmv_involving/ #OnlineDiscourse #Drama #Ethics #AI #InternetCulture #HackerNews #ngated -
This Miss Manners inquiry in The Washington Post, written by a retired attorney who enjoys "commenting on stories in the newspapers," made me chortle:
"...[I]t chaps my proverbial hide when people reply to my comments in ways that not only do not enhance or improve but, by their pedestrian nature, actually detract from the feng shui of my thoughtfully crafted comment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/06/miss-manners-crafted-comments-replies/
#Etiquette #NewspaperCommenters #OnlineDiscourse #Writing #Retirement #MissManners
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This Miss Manners inquiry in The Washington Post, written by a retired attorney who enjoys "commenting on stories in the newspapers," made me chortle:
"...[I]t chaps my proverbial hide when people reply to my comments in ways that not only do not enhance or improve but, by their pedestrian nature, actually detract from the feng shui of my thoughtfully crafted comment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/06/miss-manners-crafted-comments-replies/
#Etiquette #NewspaperCommenters #OnlineDiscourse #Writing #Retirement #MissManners
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This Miss Manners inquiry in The Washington Post, written by a retired attorney who enjoys "commenting on stories in the newspapers," made me chortle:
"...[I]t chaps my proverbial hide when people reply to my comments in ways that not only do not enhance or improve but, by their pedestrian nature, actually detract from the feng shui of my thoughtfully crafted comment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/06/miss-manners-crafted-comments-replies/
#Etiquette #NewspaperCommenters #OnlineDiscourse #Writing #Retirement #MissManners
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This Miss Manners inquiry in The Washington Post, written by a retired attorney who enjoys "commenting on stories in the newspapers," made me chortle:
"...[I]t chaps my proverbial hide when people reply to my comments in ways that not only do not enhance or improve but, by their pedestrian nature, actually detract from the feng shui of my thoughtfully crafted comment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/06/miss-manners-crafted-comments-replies/
#Etiquette #NewspaperCommenters #OnlineDiscourse #Writing #Retirement #MissManners
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This Miss Manners inquiry in The Washington Post, written by a retired attorney who enjoys "commenting on stories in the newspapers," made me chortle:
"...[I]t chaps my proverbial hide when people reply to my comments in ways that not only do not enhance or improve but, by their pedestrian nature, actually detract from the feng shui of my thoughtfully crafted comment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2022/12/06/miss-manners-crafted-comments-replies/
#Etiquette #NewspaperCommenters #OnlineDiscourse #Writing #Retirement #MissManners
