Erik Szewczyk Apr 3, 2023
EVHaste

“Help,” cries the journalist, “I’m being held captive by Elon Musk!”

He calls out from the unlocked cage, door wide open, to which he holds the key in his own hands.

“Quickly,” he begs now, “I can’t bear the thought that someone might think I’m paying for this.”

He gestures to the searing blue legacy checkmark, a brand affixed not to his skin, but the cage.

Concerned passersby leave treats at the door, in the hopes he might free himself. But alas, he shall surely starve.

Apr 2, 2023 at 10:10pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadDaily Pokémon CardsApr 2, 2023
@Haste this is too smart for me. Can you dumb down the metaphor a bit? I think this is about NYTimes just being horrible lately, yeah?
Show threadEVHasteApr 2, 2023

@girlbaus I did read about that, but it’s more specifically about this trend I noticed:

Twitter missed the deadline to remove all legacy check marks, and instead changed the language on them to obscure whether they’re legacy or subscription based. So, users in my local feed are posting anxiety that others might mistake them as being suckered into paying for Twitter Blue.

To me, that misunderstanding is besides the point. Leave! 🤣

I don’t like call out posts, so I did this way.

Show threadAgoraApr 3, 2023
@Haste @girlbaus I have zero respect for anyone still on that app! What the fuck is wrong with people?
Show threadsOlOw-NHApr 3, 2023

@Haste

Welcome to the elongated crawl space...

Show threadJohn🥛Apr 3, 2023
@Haste is it because corporate media has become a joke and the masses are accustomed and benumbed by it that the accelerated malignancy of twitter has yet to become an inviable platform?
Show threadMidwest BobApr 3, 2023
@Haste So dramatic. 😊
Show threadSasha FoxApr 3, 2023
@Haste I want to help them, but I don't know how.
Show threadSpeed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸Apr 3, 2023
@Haste When a cow-shed or a stable burns, the rescued animals will often run back into the fire, back to the safest space they know.
Show threadPJ "Vote Green" CoffeyApr 3, 2023

@hakona @Haste

So, locking the door after the horse has bolted can be useful... Good to know!

Show threadSpeed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸Apr 3, 2023
@Homebrewandhacking @Haste As long as the bird site exists, they'll keep going back into the dumpster-fire.
Show threadBill Reyor Apr 3, 2023
@Haste masterful
Show threadtriciaApr 3, 2023

@Haste I'm reading a book that includes talking about learned helplessness, and it's literally this.

Past experiences of trying to effect change and failing (or even being punished for it) induces helplessness.

It can be so severe that it inhibits action even when the potential for positive action is clear and simple.

Show threadCrowjaneApr 3, 2023
@Haste He’s only a bird in a Gilded Cage. 🎶
Show threadHistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Apr 3, 2023

@Haste

👍🤣🤣🤣

Show threadHistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Apr 3, 2023

@Haste

I LOVE it.
It is so on point.