Funny how people keep posting to substack and other people keep boosting those posts. "Funny" as in rewarding a platform that supports nazis. Might be worth taking a 2nd look at some of our "favorites" and wondering why they stay on substack. Equally why there are still any accounts on twitter... Guess supporting nazis doesn't bother some people...
#politics #naziPlatforms #JustGetOffTwitter #JustGetOffSubstack
@colo_lee
Here’s what I wrote about that in response to a guy I follow who says pretty much the same thing
@[email protected] @[email protected] I’m so confused. I got off old Twitter when I saw the direction it was headed. But still a lot of folks I respect are still on there. I asked one guy why. He said that all his colleagues remain there, as do the majority of his followers. He said X remains the virtual commons. I know what you mean about supporting a platform that’s actively promoting antidemocratic disinformation. But also, if all the sane, rational voices leave, isn’t that making things even more polarized? A guiding principle all my life has been to meet people where they are. A lot of folks on X might finally have that Aha! moment when an important message presented in a novel way resonates, but only if not all the great teachers leave. I follow really smart folks like @[email protected] and @[email protected] on Mastodon and Substack, and I know Substack is criticized for various faults. But I think following smart folks and contributing to the conversation wherever it is can only be good.
@djembro As far as twitter, the argument is that's it's good to have voices of reason and morality in the nazi bar. Which I find completely unconvincing.
For substack, that argument doesn't work since it's not a virtual commons. The only argument -- one that no one ever admits to -- is that they find it personally advantageous & monetarily rewarding to publish there. And don't care about the consequences.
I don't think it's complicated. The problem is accepting what it says about people...
Lee Fife - old account
Djembro, RO, supports 🇺🇦🇬🇪