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atheism, social media
Internet antipathy, part 2….thousand
So, one of the people I was most looking forward to seeing (and talking with, if I could come up […]
morality, social media
Digital dualism enables internet idiocy; monism motivates meaning
First things first– if you haven’t already, go over to technosociology and read Zeynep Tufekci’s excellent post Free Speech and […]
morality, social media
Internet antipathy
So much of what happens on the internet is petty squabbles between strangers. Arguments which flare up and then fade […]
social media
Tragedy and the ongoing internet circus
The Onion has a really good piece regarding Friday morning’s shootings in Aurora: Sadly, Nation Knows Exactly How Colorado Shooting’s […]
morality, social media
How to cash in on internet guilt giving
Note: In case, for some reason, it isn’t clear that I am not trying to disparage any of the people […]
feminism, follow-up, skepticism, social media
The straw man boxing match
I love Penn Jillette. I do, very much. But he does tend to carry the denouncement of prudes and blowhards […]
feminism, follow-up, prejudice, social media
The power of “Not cool”
“Dude, we don’t want to see that shit. Here, have a sip ofDouche-Be-Gone so you’ll stop being so…you know.” Concerning […]
atheism, feminism, skepticism, social media
Reddit makes Rebecca hate atheists and Ed hate men
Reddit thread here, if you’re interested These discussions, while useful, take a toll. Sometimes they just seem…tiring. I admire people […]
feminism, politics, sexuality, social media
#heblowsalot
Ah, the power of Twitter. It can help organize protests, keep people in contact in the midst of tragedy, spread […]