Steve Paeschke

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57 Following
133 Posts
Father. Husband. Tattoo artist. Twitter refugee.
Location:Brighton, Michigan, USA
@TheRaDR I bet you’re fun at parties.
@hollie Honestly, the deeper I delve into this app, the less I like it. Instances are a strength, but also a big, big weakness. I just get the overwhelming feeling that we're trying too hard to make "fetch" happen. If Twitter goes away, ce la vie. Maybe nothing should replace it.
@itsmeholland I agree completely. I don’t think anyone would get any benefit from mingling with you.
@spaeschke what I'm saying is NOBODY BENEFITS from me mingling with these folks. My mental health & physical safety suffer, & they drag moderate people to their extreme views. I've been watching this shit escalate for decades & I'm done. It is simply not possible for me to have an "echo chamber" ~if i leave my house ever~ LOL. 😂
@itsmeholland great. Have fun with that. You seem reasonable.
@itsmeholland allowing them in isn’t for them; it’s for you. I don’t like living in a monoculture. I’m a former Republican who has sided with the democrats for the time being since I see them as the more stable, and paradoxically “conservative” choice. I would hate to not hear conservative or liberal voices. Doesn’t mean you have to tolerate complete assholes, but don’t encase yourself in bubble wrap and just assume that you’re forever on the side of the angels.
People are so worried about "echo chambers" when it's sensible people/marginalized people trying to find safe/sane spaces. But like, where has keeping "diverse" spaces gotten us? In the sense of, where is the reward for allowing conservatives and bigots into common spaces? It hasn't made them more reasonable. It's just made us less safe, again and again, and normalized fascism and hate as valid and acceptable viewpoints instead of toxic ones that should be pushed out.
@dmitri agreed. A very interesting strategy by the Biden administration to forecast everything the Russians were planning. Had to be frustrating for poor Mr. Putin. #sadputin
@Skepticat @Larissa duh! Yeah, sorry. My bad.
@Larissa @Skepticat Give metatext a shot. I’ve found that it’s way snappier than the default app. A little more functionality, too.