• Theonetheycall1845@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Subreddits are being banned and important information being hindered from being seen. It may be corny to you but at least they’re trying. What have you done?

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      2 hours ago

      I limited my internet time to just an hour or two a day and stopped caring about any of this worthless performative BS.

      If there are causes you care about or actions you want to take to impact the world and make a difference, GOING THE FUCK OUTSIDE does so, so much more than this kind of roleplay teenage bullshit. Moving your worthless scrolling time from one website to another isn’t going to bring the establishment to its knees. But going out and donating a box of socks and underwear to a community food bank will literally change someone’s life.

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      4 hours ago

      I’m not sure if I share the exact same sentiment as @[email protected], but I honestly did have the thought of, “Who (or For Whom), does this format work for anymore?”

      Like I get it, it’s classical and all. A call back to a historic time where action was taken (just don’t look into it too hard, you’ll get disappointed if you learn outside the “Americuh” version). But, now it just feels a little … disingenuous? Idk the exact word/feeling, maybe because it’s been co-opted by so many bad actors or maybe that we’re talking about social media websites.

      I guess this format gives off a dude’s “Love, Live, Laugh” version of righteousness, that even though the message may be correct, it just feels like a weird marketing technique.