Category: Social
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How to stop using social media
Updated January 28, 2019. It’s no longer a matter of whether—it’s a matter of how. It’s sad, but for social media addicts, quitting seems to require a strategy. By now, some of us who have tried and failed know that it is simply unrealistic to say, “I’m going to quit social media,” and then just do it. There…
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Why Racism Is Wrong
Denial of individual humanity The problem with racism is the collectivism—the tribalism—the treatment of people as mere tokens or representatives of their races. That, as it turns out, is a profoundly appalling and consequential attitude to take. Treating people as mere tokens of their race literally dehumanizes them. Why? Because it ignores, often accompanied by…
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Kick the tech giants out of your life
If you’re like me, you feel a need to need to kick the tech giants out of your life. But how? Well, nobody said it would be easy, but I’m actually doing it! Stop using Google Chrome. Google is contemptuous of your privacy and of free speech. I recommend Brave. Stop using Google Search. And it tracks you…
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I’m quitting social media cold turkey
“Yet another public resolution to leave Facebook or Twitter,” you say with a laugh. “Only soon to be given up like so many others, no doubt.” That’s a reasonable reaction. But go ahead, check up on me: here are my Twitter account and my Facebook account. My last posts were Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.…
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So I tried out Gab.ai
After the recent purges of Alex Jones and assorted conservatives and libertarians by Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and others, I decided it really is time for me to learn more about other social networks that are more committed to free speech. I decided to try Gab.ai, hoping against hope that it wouldn’t prove to be quite…
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No Social Media During Work! Take the pledge NOW!
Social media is a time suck. I’m not as bad as some, but I need to focus better. I think a lot of us do, frankly. Don’t you agree? Then let’s start a No Social Media During Work campaign! I’m pledging to abandon social media networks when I am at work, except for narrowly defined work…
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Some unpopular opinions
Here are some unpopular opinions, for your outrage or delight. 1. One of the biggest but least recognized reasons that American school system sucks—and it most certainly does—is that so many teachers and education professors are just as anti-intellectual as most parents. This is why we homeschool. 2. A large contingent of geekdom is actually anti-intellectual, too,…
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The Free Speech and Intellectual Tolerance Credo, Draft 1
This is a credo in defense of freedom of speech and intellectual tolerance. As a credo, anyone can endorse or sign this; please do, in whatever form you wish. Feel free to add, subtract, or respond. It is a DRAFT statement of belief in response to certain claims sometimes made, loosely implied, or perhaps occasionally assumed by…