cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35800407
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Neil Young and Dolly Parton
Role models we need but don’t deserve
What is up with these CAPS? Are we copying the typographic INCONTINENCE of Trump?
I have noticed people have changed the way they type since around 2016, when trump became president. The amount of people putting “Sad.” Behind a sentence is mindblowing. He gave so many people severe brainworms.
Using caps for emphasis in places where formatting options don’t exist is a practice as old as the internet. I remember doing it in the usenet days.
No. Trump. Or maybe Russia.
He gave so many people severe brainworms.
Luckily not you though. That Ivermectin helped!
Oh that is not all. Future generations might be able to map all the brain rot that man has caused.
typographic incontinence
This term tickled my linguizzle gland.
With a single word in caps like that, I read it as yelling the word loudly.
The way it’s used here, by a PR conscious intermediary, it comes across more like bitter sarcasm. Like he would not let them release the statement on his behalf unless they yelled Facebook’s name when calling them out. It is similar to when a child tells their sibling they aren’t allowed to do something, but they say it loudly enough so that everybody understands the parent in the next room hears it too.
Edit to clarify: It is an awesome move to call them out, especially to people who blindly just use Meta’s stuff. I read my own comment and worried it would sound like I was calling the Facebook call-out childish itself. It is not. It is a very good thing to fight for a better world, especially when you have the fame or resources that give you a louder voice.
Quite a normal thing to do no? Way before Trump got elected
I mean he’s literally a boomer.
Once again like others said, drop Facebook! Lots of fake profiles, scam ads and miss information.
If Miss Information gets married, does she become Mrs Information?
Lol good one!
Thats Ms Information
Only reason I have Facebook is Facebook marketplace. Would love for some to create a alternative. Craigslist and OfferUp are nice, but the Facebook algorithm is more like local ebay. It might not tell me the most recent stuff or make it easy to sort by category, but it’s awesome at giving me recommendations.
At least you can understand how others justify their continued use based on the lack of no perfect alternative, even in the face of the current solutions imperfections.
Didn’t have to look far for that heart of gold, seems he already had it.
I almost didn’t get your joke there, good one.
Also, if you’re into low/no budget films, Hooker With a Heart of Gold is a great one, but it’s like 15-20 years old and it shows.
This looks like the exact garbage I love, I’ll definitely have to watch it.
If you enjoy that, Brad Jones has a few other really good ones to check out. Midnight Heat is an amazing dirty cop flick, and Jesus Bro! is a great sendup of shit like pureflix trash.
Good on him. I’m going to make it a point to listen to more Neil Young.
Neil young is a real one.
So based 🙏
A musician/celebrity with high moral standards and personal integrity, imagine that, huh?
I deleted my FB in 09 because of the social expectations and toxicity that came from it. Definitely in my top 10 best decisions of my life.
I did the same earlier this year for exactly this reason. Glad to know I’m in such good company.
He did the same thing on spotify and a little while later all his songs (at least the ones I had in my playlists) were back.
The Almighty dollar always wins doesn’t it Neil lol
What’s this about AI talking to kids?
Meta had put guidelines in place allowing romantic and sensual conversations with children, such as calling an 8 year olds body a work of art apparently. (I don’t know much about it, so don’t take my word for it)
My expectations were low, but Jesus christ
What the background on AI chatbots with kids?
How are people still on Facebook, I dropped it the moment my parents made Facebook accounts and that was before all the horrible stuff about the cokpany even came out I think
We need to take down the social media mafia.
