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Well, my dearly and recently departed friend, the cause (other than the obvious, which shall go unnamed in the interest of me not joining you) is over-stimulation. These days, anybody can go on youtube and find anything to support any position of any kind. How are they to know what to believe? It's chaos. Throw in some skepticism of the "establishment," which is fundamentally justified, but still often leads to unfortunate effects (bathwater --> baby), and there you have it. Note that I have no opinion or knowledge about any of this, and also don't really care. I expect to eventually stroke out from too much booze, beef, and tobacco, like a respectable gentleman.
Last edited by r3volution 3.0; 01-20-2020 at 09:40 PM.
Youtube is overflowing with nonsense ("progressive" or otherwise).
And it's not just youtube.
The internet in general is very much a double edged sword.
One has access, often for free, to incredible knowledge, to the point that formal education is increasingly pointless.
But one also has access to abject $#@!, which, if one isn't able to recognize it as $#@!, causes problems.
I guess it's Darwinian.
I wish..
Hey I just read some Worthless Pseudoscience that claim Cannabis causes Heart Problems.
I won't bother you with a link. I didn't save it..
Saw another a while back about Pot use causing Depression.. (I consider it anti-depressant,, and use it to treat depression I have had since Childhood,)
My heart is likely,, Family habit.
I Honestly do not even worry about it,, and sometime wonder what is taking so long.
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If a youtube channel says something, you can almost certainly find 100 which say other, contradictory things.
I would suggest reading, and not news, for the purpose of forming one's worldview.
But, hey, I'm just some guy on the internet, so feel free to ignore me (and I'm sure you will).
Just because there is content from different opinions doesn't mean that its not a good source for information. Its definitely beginning to be censored ever since Clinton lost in 2016. The leftists attacked google for having conspiracy content and anything that wasn't mainstream got attacked by advertisers that are ran by progressives that supported Clinton. Social media is now mainstream media and there is no real alternatives now.
1. Read books (yes, those antiques made from trees) to acquire a world view, a set of principles for interpreting facts.
2. Read various news sources for the purpose of acquiring facts (ignoring the opinions contained in those sources).
3. Apply principles from #1 to facts from #2.
--> understanding
This would contrast with listening to some person on youtube (likely dumb or ill-intentioned, or both) and simply accepting what he says.
There's still a smorgasbord of Trump-porn content available at your fingertips on youtube.Its definitely beginning to be censored ever since Clinton lost in 2016. The leftists attacked google for having conspiracy content and anything that wasn't mainstream got attacked by advertisers that are ran by progressives that supported Clinton. Social media is now mainstream media and there is no real alternatives now.
What you're saying is a PR narrative put forth by one of those innumerable pro-Trump channels, playing the victim.
Last edited by r3volution 3.0; 01-20-2020 at 11:00 PM.
Based on your logic i shouldn't trust books because sometimes they are written by dumb or ill intended people. I should just ignore the fact that the modern day library of Alexandria is burning. I should just be happy for delumination because some people's opinions are unauthentic or ill intentioned. I should just trust the paper books because those couldn't possibly be censored only electronic books can be censored.
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That's a reasonable point, but physical (non-fiction) books tend to not get published if the author is a complete moron.
The exception being people like Trump, who is a moron, but is also famous, and also doesn't write his own (atrocious) books.
Library of Alexandria burning? LOLI should just ignore the fact that the modern day library of Alexandria is burning. I should just be happy for dellumination because some people's opinions are unauthentic or ill intentioned. I should just trust the paper books because those couldn't possibly be censored only electronic books can be censored.
More like arsonists sitting out on the corner talking about cheerios.
You have it backwards man.
The *GOP* has been talking about burning it all down, because they want the state(s) to prosecute facebook.
...because they really care about irregularities in publishing law.
LOL
No, just kidding, because facebook says things critical of the GOP.
230 provides a safe haven for a variety of internet service providers, including Bryan of RPF, incidentally.
There's a fairly good chance that, sans that law, this forum would not exist (if the founders thought about the potential liability).
Per registered decision, member has been banned for violating community standards as interpreted by TheTexan (respect his authoritah) as authorized by Brian4Liberty Ruling
May God have mercy on his atheist, police-hating, non-voting, anarchist soul.
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You have the right to remain silent. Anything you post to the internet can and will be used to humiliate you.
Per registered decision, member has been banned for violating community standards as interpreted by TheTexan (respect his authoritah) as authorized by Brian4Liberty Ruling
May God have mercy on his atheist, police-hating, non-voting, anarchist soul.
Last edited by Voluntarist; 02-08-2020 at 03:48 PM.
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you post to the internet can and will be used to humiliate you.
Voluntarist is as convicted to his objective scientific ideology as anyone that opposes his stance. He is consistent and provides scientific data that supports his objective scientific based opinion. I am confident that the quote in his signature line is fact based. People are less than kind in their responses all the time. Some people have cuddly personalities others are abrasive. I think he is a good contributor and her speaking her mind was not ban worthy.
And, besides, only bans from @Danke count!
@Bryan, can someone be banned for expressing an opinion about whether someone else should be banned?
Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Robert Heinlein
Give a man an inch and right away he thinks he's a ruler
Groucho Marx
I love mankind…it’s people I can’t stand.
Linus, from the Peanuts comic
You cannot have liberty without morality and morality without faith
Alexis de Torqueville
Those who fail to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it.
Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it
A Zero Hedge comment
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