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Cyberwulf's avatar

But seriously though, I miss the days of message boards. When you posted on a message board there was always the understanding that you could be banned at any time on a whim. It wasn't your space, it was owned/run by the admins/mods and if you did the digital equivalent of shitting all over the walls they'd kick you out.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and to an extent Tumblr don't feel like little communal spaces where the grown-ups will eject you if you don't watch your mouth. They're like massive towerblocks owned by absentee landlords who might do something about troublemakers if enough tenants complain. So what happens is the worst of the residents think they have the right to scream abuse at their neighbours through the letterbox or worse, break down the door to scream right in their faces. Because they "own" their apartment. PJW, Alex Jones and the rest are all having a fit because they've finally been evicted for smearing the place with shit and encouraging rats to nest in the walls.

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sarafina's avatar

POTUS does not understand much of anything.

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