Desired effect. Be aware that the point of that contest was never to prove some silly liberal point but because both the organizers and spectators are so far gone in their snark, nihilism and cynicism that watching humiliation rituals is the only thing that makes them feel anything. Then there are those who watch you watch them and derive pleasure from seeing your angry comments.
I suggest you check out from gentle society and go build a shack in the woods. Better way to channel your energy.
I dont blame you. I finally caught on myself when I saw those "my daily routine as X in Y company" videos that looked more like a adult daycare than anything else.
We have two countries living inside the same borders, both growing continually less interested in diplomacy, constantly spurred on to hate and underestimate each other. When a situation is unsustainable, collapse is inevitable.
Desired effect. Be aware that the point of that contest was never to prove some silly liberal point but because both the organizers and spectators are so far gone in their snark, nihilism and cynicism that watching humiliation rituals is the only thing that makes them feel anything. Then there are those who watch you watch them and derive pleasure from seeing your angry comments.
I suggest you check out from gentle society and go build a shack in the woods. Better way to channel your energy.
Yep, I'm somewhat ashamed to admit it took me this long, and to my credit I stayed off twitter/x until the last couple of years...but..
It dawned on me after some article got me enraged, that THAT was the point of it. Its all for engagement, ragegagment if you will.
Why engage with something designed and engineered to make you feel bad emotions? Although its a great test to see how centered you are.
Feel calm? Just check out X. Still calm? You're a buddha.
I dont blame you. I finally caught on myself when I saw those "my daily routine as X in Y company" videos that looked more like a adult daycare than anything else.
All that rage-bait's profitable now, but it's gonna backfire when it pisses people off enough that we start getting death squads.
Commoditizing emotions.. younger me would be in awe, older me thinks we haven't thought this through as you point out.
In 2 more weeks right?
We have two countries living inside the same borders, both growing continually less interested in diplomacy, constantly spurred on to hate and underestimate each other. When a situation is unsustainable, collapse is inevitable.