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I hate blaming things nossy Send a noteboard - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM

View original postI do wonder if those echo chambers are part of the problem. We only see a part of the world rather than the entire world. We can choose our news. We can then choose our friends. We can do so much choosing that when we see a part of the world we think its the entire world. And so when we see glimpses of the worlds outside our bubble we are shocked react negatively. Perhaps it is fear of the unknown. Perhaps its a lack of tolerance. Perhaps its all those issues together to combine together to create the problem.

But I do think they have a lot to answer for. I like knowing what others are thinking, even when it pisses me off. I often actively go looking for "the other side." And if I can say I'm often shocked by what I haven't heard, how much worse would it be for those who don't know or care to look?
View original postBut as long as there we accept that there may be a problem and talk about it then we can at least think about ways forward that fix the issues.

I agree. As long as we don't get too burnt out. I'll fully admit that the state of our politics (both countries, and bits of Europe) is killing me right now.
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Why Are [SOME] Millennials Wary of Freedom? - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2363 Views
Good article. - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 899 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 818 Views
This makes me especially sad. - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 747 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 561 Views
Definitely a possibility. - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 759 Views
Do we still have WSE points? I was quite the mogul in the waning days of WoTmania. *NM* - 16/10/2017 11:36:00 PM 507 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 497 Views
Interesting - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 809 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 762 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 809 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 462 Views
Agreed but there is a difference in severity between 1997 to 2017 vs 997 to 1017 *NM* - 18/10/2017 05:52:14 AM 471 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 728 Views
I still have hope - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 819 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 795 Views
This article agrees with your assessment - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 865 Views
I appreciate your amendment. - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1059 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 781 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 793 Views
Most of us are very good at that - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 794 Views
Thanks. - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 707 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 769 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 750 Views
I don't know, but I'm not entirely sure it's a big deal either way. - 18/10/2017 02:56:09 AM 704 Views
Nods - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 726 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 901 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 782 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 754 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 930 Views
Stop. Now. - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 710 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 746 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 771 Views
That's reasonable. - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 736 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 679 Views
Fuck you Tom - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 871 Views
Oh come on... - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 767 Views
Oh please - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 833 Views
Re: Oh please - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 766 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 741 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 681 Views
An unnecessary tool.... - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 693 Views
Why does this reasoning apply to PTSD but not to other diseases? PTSD is a physical issue. - 24/10/2017 12:33:31 AM 696 Views
I would challenge that statment.... - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 886 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 426 Views
Agreed. - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 856 Views
Interesting article. - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 776 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 730 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 789 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 734 Views
I apologize before hand - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 734 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 886 Views
Oh those echo chambers. - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 828 Views
I hate blaming things - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 849 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 855 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 861 Views
I get irritated too. But I still keep them in my news feed as well. - 17/10/2017 08:49:45 PM 730 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 423 Views
I'm of Russian extraction. I like my food bland. Garlic, dill, salt, pepper. It's enough for me. - 18/10/2017 12:52:27 AM 720 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 771 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 718 Views
So now we are at episode 6 - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 644 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 440 Views
Yes - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 724 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 673 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 393 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 499 Views
*NM* - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 435 Views
*NM* - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 420 Views
I do think some of this is specifically American and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere. - 17/10/2017 06:26:33 PM 785 Views
Agreed with all your points. - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 795 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 757 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 757 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 734 Views
America and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere puts a higher valuer on liberty *NM* - 19/10/2017 01:53:50 PM 459 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 465 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 799 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 495 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 801 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 818 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 750 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 668 Views
damn it *NM* - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 398 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 746 Views
Maybe, maybe not... - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 651 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 728 Views
I see this as... - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 713 Views
I kind of break them down into two types - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 790 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 758 Views
Definitely more than a bit. - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 686 Views

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