Tag: Social media
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I know the date the world will end
Every generation, someone says that – and there are other favourite dramatic ideas that come round again and again. And when they do, people rally to them so eagerly. What is belief, that it can light such fires? Some get involved because they’re just longing to believe something. Some get involved because it’s such fun […]
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The slings and arrows of outrageous social media
When you set up a forum or a social media group, the software sets out a series of steps for you which assume an authoritarian hierarchy. It assumes you are ‘the administrator’ – although you have the option of setting up further administrators. Then it asks you to specify the moderators (sort of electronic grand […]
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What if it’s actually stupidly EASY to break the system?
I was just wondering, and I happen to own a blog, so… Here’s another way to look beyond the smoke and mirrors: imagine an arena set up for a big fight. On one side, there’s a bunch of people. On the other side, a pile of money. The people, obviously, can win easily. They can […]
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Difference of opinion and hate are not the same thing
I dedicate this blog post to the person who casually slandered me in a Facebook group last week and probably didn’t even notice they’d done it. It would be so nice if I could call this blog “the bleedin’ obvious” but I keep finding myself in this conversation, so the only thing that’s obvious is […]
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This could well be an article about gardening (but it isn’t)
When life puts a new trap in the path of we humans, my normal response is to walk right into it, realise it’s a trap, ignore all available advice about how to get out of it, then write about the experience.