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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? The Shrike - 16/10/2017 07:16:47 PM 2744 Views
Good article. Tom - 16/10/2017 08:05:48 PM 1193 Views
Indeed it is a pathology of fear. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 01:59:24 AM 1083 Views
This makes me especially sad. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:47:51 PM 1089 Views
never thought of it that way but excellent points *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 03:31:51 AM 704 Views
Definitely a possibility. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:46:42 PM 1090 Views
I totally agree on there being fewer causes for fear. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:39:38 PM 1102 Views
Wait...you said *Rubio* was trying to push a positive, hopeful message? RUBIO? Tom - 17/10/2017 08:22:40 PM 1045 Views
Maybe I shouldn't have omitted the disclaimer about his foreign policy. Legolas - 17/10/2017 08:33:37 PM 1088 Views
Ok, fair enough Tom - 17/10/2017 09:15:14 PM 1001 Views
Yes. I think the days of American armed intervention in Latin-America are well behind us. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:54:41 PM 1058 Views
Regarding 'Make America Great Again'. Trump wasn't the first. He won't be the last. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:44:09 PM 1226 Views
Do we still have WSE points? I was quite the mogul in the waning days of WoTmania. *NM* Hieshyn - 16/10/2017 11:36:00 PM 671 Views
/me steals your WSE points. *NM* The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:48:08 PM 647 Views
Interesting damookster - 16/10/2017 11:46:32 PM 1061 Views
Old dude, you make a good point, too. LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:01:29 AM 1065 Views
Authority for Authority sake is just as Mores-less as No Respect for Authority Roland00 - 17/10/2017 06:07:15 AM 1156 Views
All generations experienced different cultures with different views *NM* random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:41:40 AM 605 Views
Agreed but there is a difference in severity between 1997 to 2017 vs 997 to 1017 *NM* Roland00 - 18/10/2017 05:52:14 AM 623 Views
but less than 1900 vs 1920 random thoughts - 18/10/2017 02:27:59 PM 996 Views
I still have hope The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:50:35 PM 1146 Views
I shall endeavor to combine Tom'n'Mookie's theories into one grand theory of... LiterateDog - 17/10/2017 02:15:48 AM 1149 Views
So we are back in the Age of Romanticism. Western Civilization has been there before. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 12:58:04 PM 1140 Views
This article agrees with your assessment The Shrike - 17/10/2017 02:30:03 PM 1200 Views
I appreciate your amendment. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 03:14:19 AM 1382 Views
no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside random thoughts - 17/10/2017 11:51:08 AM 1077 Views
Re: no it is just hard to see the problem from the inside - uh, yes. nossy - 17/10/2017 01:44:26 PM 1141 Views
Most of us are very good at that random thoughts - 17/10/2017 08:24:50 PM 1085 Views
Thanks. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:00:42 PM 985 Views
I disagree with relation to trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:17:45 PM 1080 Views
A fair point. - Still, how far will you extend them? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:47:50 AM 1029 Views
I don't know, but I'm not entirely sure it's a big deal either way. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 02:56:09 AM 974 Views
Nods Roland00 - 18/10/2017 03:17:17 AM 1003 Views
And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:02:44 PM 1202 Views
Re: And I would posit that no work of literature should have any trigger warnings. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 08:48:01 PM 1117 Views
How would you propose such warnings be worded? damookster - 18/10/2017 09:21:02 PM 1073 Views
Do you know a lot of people who suffer from PTSD? Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 05:26:06 AM 1264 Views
Stop. Now. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:21:13 AM 980 Views
Avoidance isn't the purpose of those warnings, though. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 06:32:16 AM 1011 Views
You would ruin the literature though. And discussions around the literature. The Shrike - 19/10/2017 01:21:20 PM 1088 Views
That's reasonable. Ghavrel - 19/10/2017 11:58:56 PM 1066 Views
Third party website? I fully support that. The Shrike - 20/10/2017 12:41:33 PM 1256 Views
Peace for our time! I agree with everything you wrote here. I'm always a sucker for more studies. *NM* Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:03:31 AM 559 Views
Well argument settled becuase they already exist random thoughts - 23/10/2017 01:46:55 PM 960 Views
Yeah but they don't necessarily exist for works of literature usually read at the university level The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:28:35 PM 1003 Views
That is true but it could fixed if there was more demand random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:00:21 PM 994 Views
I feel like I now need a trigger warning for trigger warnings. *NM* The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:48:47 PM 641 Views
Fuck you Tom Roland00 - 19/10/2017 07:06:47 AM 1175 Views
Oh come on... Belals Girl - 19/10/2017 05:12:46 PM 1134 Views
HAHAHA! This from the person who can't even write a coherent post *NM* Tom - 20/10/2017 07:10:45 PM 583 Views
Oh please damookster - 19/10/2017 02:10:11 PM 1116 Views
Re: Oh please Ghavrel - 20/10/2017 12:01:02 AM 1060 Views
What is your basis for arguing that "trigger warnings" are beneficial? Tom - 20/10/2017 07:19:42 PM 1036 Views
Ha! Joke's on you! We don't do interrogatories in the criminal system. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:01:54 AM 1033 Views
If you are not proposing altering any literature... Tom - 22/10/2017 04:28:53 PM 1023 Views
I'm just gonna put this out there... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:24:55 PM 1070 Views
Eh, I don't think that's accurate. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:04:58 AM 957 Views
An unnecessary tool.... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:14:06 PM 1014 Views
Why does this reasoning apply to PTSD but not to other diseases? PTSD is a physical issue. Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 12:33:31 AM 978 Views
I would challenge that statment.... Jeordam - 24/10/2017 05:14:17 PM 1186 Views
Do you actually believe those examples are valid? *NM* random thoughts - 23/10/2017 07:32:59 PM 571 Views
Forget it, mook. He's just being a silly, stupid kid. He should know better. *NM* Tom - 19/10/2017 06:17:28 AM 676 Views
Agreed. Tom - 19/10/2017 06:16:33 AM 1124 Views
Interesting article. Legolas - 17/10/2017 07:41:34 PM 1038 Views
Why are some HUMANS wary of freedom? Roland00 - 17/10/2017 05:31:04 AM 1018 Views
Maybe the victimhood thing is another kind of honor Cannoli - 17/10/2017 01:02:43 PM 1103 Views
Because it's easier to absolve oneself of power sometimes. For those people anyway. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:10:41 PM 1024 Views
I apologize before hand Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:11:59 AM 1042 Views
Only made it through page 2. Were there separate graphs for just N. American/West European nations? The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:04:05 PM 1044 Views
I haven't read all the comments, so I apologize if I'm doubling up nossy - 17/10/2017 01:06:00 PM 1248 Views
Oh those echo chambers. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 01:16:40 PM 1164 Views
I hate blaming things nossy - 17/10/2017 02:04:44 PM 1225 Views
I'm not even sure "echo chamber" is the right phrase Tom - 17/10/2017 02:17:07 PM 1157 Views
I'm not sure that is the most common choice. nossy - 17/10/2017 05:21:52 PM 1240 Views
I get irritated too. But I still keep them in my news feed as well. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:49:45 PM 1038 Views
Je ne regrette rien. My memes are both spicy and piquant. *NM* Ghavrel - 17/10/2017 11:20:55 PM 591 Views
I'm of Russian extraction. I like my food bland. Garlic, dill, salt, pepper. It's enough for me. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:52:27 AM 990 Views
You know, I'd not thought about that. Ghavrel - 18/10/2017 03:07:05 AM 1082 Views
I find him intriguing as a Captain. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 01:09:07 PM 1168 Views
So now we are at episode 6 The Shrike - 24/10/2017 12:31:06 PM 938 Views
6 was by far the best episode of the series. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/10/2017 08:07:55 PM 574 Views
Yes The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:50:15 PM 993 Views
But are your Memes brothy and fully of Umami? Roland00 - 18/10/2017 01:17:07 AM 951 Views
Umami is an irritating word *NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 04:59:21 PM 519 Views
Yes, ohdaddy is a much better word. *NM* LiterateDog - 18/10/2017 05:15:48 PM 631 Views
*NM* damookster - 18/10/2017 05:39:12 PM 567 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 18/10/2017 06:27:31 PM 554 Views
Snorts / Laughs so hard that I almost lost the drink I was enjoying. *NM* Roland00 - 19/10/2017 06:00:47 AM 601 Views
I do think some of this is specifically American and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere. Legolas - 17/10/2017 06:26:33 PM 1056 Views
Agreed with all your points. The Shrike - 17/10/2017 08:53:23 PM 1076 Views
The Netherlands, I'm not so sure about. Legolas - 17/10/2017 11:43:54 PM 1048 Views
My apologies. I see Dutch and don't think of Belgium. The Shrike - 18/10/2017 12:56:26 AM 1083 Views
That's alright. This is a confusing country in many ways. Legolas - 18/10/2017 08:58:15 PM 1054 Views
America and to a lesser extent the rest of the Anglosphere puts a higher valuer on liberty *NM* random thoughts - 19/10/2017 01:53:50 PM 614 Views
Yes, in some ways it does. *NM* Legolas - 19/10/2017 05:38:41 PM 598 Views
Simple, true fredom is includes the freedom to fail HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:43:13 PM 1086 Views
Re: Simple, true fredom is/includes the freedom to fail *NM* HyogaRott - 20/10/2017 05:45:51 PM 635 Views
Yes it is the freedom to fail Roland00 - 20/10/2017 06:36:02 PM 1113 Views
This entire thread was so awesome.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 07:12:46 PM 1085 Views
Jeo I think you in particular will appreciate this damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 1030 Views
Interesting.....wisdom from on high.... Jeordam - 20/10/2017 09:58:36 PM 930 Views
damn it *NM* damookster - 20/10/2017 09:07:39 PM 524 Views
I think a lot of us are thinking about trigger warnings differently. Ghavrel - 21/10/2017 07:07:01 AM 1037 Views
Maybe, maybe not... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:18:16 PM 986 Views
Glad you enjoyed it and that it provoked thought. The Shrike - 23/10/2017 02:32:57 PM 1022 Views
I see this as... Jeordam - 23/10/2017 05:23:54 PM 979 Views
I kind of break them down into two types Vodalus - 22/10/2017 03:25:04 AM 1130 Views
I wonder how much the fall of communism has to do with this? random thoughts - 24/10/2017 10:20:16 PM 1038 Views
Definitely more than a bit. The Shrike - 25/10/2017 12:51:55 PM 956 Views
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