I always appreciate your point of view. As for AJ, I've been seeing this coming and preemptively inviting good content producers HERE to this Blockchain project. I don't like the press that AJ is getting over the rampant censorship that's happening to everyone else like Ron Paul.
At this stage of the game, I'm waiting to see IF there will be a big shift over to Steem...
I doubt it...
Because while I've been helping onboard a few users to Steem, I have also had to become a sort of Support Department for ALLLLL of the Bitchy complaints that people come up with about getting setup here... I don't just want to name drop but let's just say that AJ and people like him have been invited. Unfortunately, even the "Smartest" folks have absolutely no time or interest in trying to learn how Steem works and are put off in so many ways from learning it because... well... because SteemIt SUCKS! Did you catch that? I made the distinction between the Badass Blockchain, and the Self appointed Front End CORPSEoration that literally exploited the pre-mine and then blew the last two years of development.
So what I'm really interested in watching is HOW BADLY SteemIt BLOWS the opportunity to bring Big BRAND content creators over here in the PERFECT STORM of adoption phase. I Guarantee you my friend, this is a freaky circus sideshow we're watching in the media but people are going to remain steadfast to their Social Media Click regardless of it going 1984. I'm so glad I got off the other networks BEFORE it was cool.
I also strongly agree with your HUGE PROBLEM and the conclusion.
What if I told you the Blobfish inspired me to do a simple text based ARG here on SteemIt over two years ago? @frankbacon is VESTED in SteemIt whether I like it or not. And we will have some entertainment while we're here ; )
Thank you and SteemON Bruv!
Superb article Shane. With regards to the following
I remember the good old days when there was something called the Burden of Proof:
I am not sure about other countries, though I did write an article on my old deliberator account, showing the UK changed the law in 2001 or so, from actual (or factual) to perceived, so if someone says something about someone else, and they take it the wrong way, they can take action on how "they perceive" it to be, rather than how it actually (factually) is.
This law change has made the behaviour of some people now able to react like your unfortunate encounter above.
I believe we are at war world wide. Freedom is under attack, freedom of speech doesn't mean you allow only what you like to hear. It means people are allowed to say things you don't like. Hate Speech is free speech even if we don't like it. This is going to wake up the silent majority in the United states and Trump will be re elected and the republicans are going to win even more seats in NOV. This is the worst thing the liberals could have possibly done. I didn't really care about Alex Jones because I thought he was ridiculous but now I see him as one of the most important people in the world and a Martyr for freedom.
If these actions continue Bombs will go off, bullets will fly and the US will turn red one way or the other.
I don't think his enemies know how to beat him because everything they seem to do backfires.
In any case, we need a catalyst for change in this country. The sickness that was growing just beneath the surface is exposed now. The People will either act as the immune system for the country or the body will die.
typical.. you get muted once reason and logic come into play. This is who is in control; and it's been no different since the dark ages (actually pretty much forever). You are just experiencing your 'freedom' slipping away, until it is completely stripped and the nobleman and landlords rape wives again without impunity.
if you make a claim, it is your responsibility to either produce evidence to justify the claim or to be persuasive in your argument.
If ever there were a code of ethics list for the internet, this would be on the list for sure.
the newsletter WAS the backup plan so that people could still get updates on what Alex Jones and InfoWars is doing. But they removed that option from him.
Funny how instead of being outraged at blatant censorship, the media is angry that Twitter and the app store hasn't censored AJ.
Wonderful timing for this, just a few months before the election. Don't they realize they've given AJ and his multitudes of followers the coveted 'victim status' that they exploit everyday? Don't they realize that anyone who didn't know who AJ was or Infowars... well they know now and probably has the app installed on their phone now?
Too bad infowars never got on the blockchain, we'd have a multitude of new steemit users right now.
It would be interesting if infowars got on Steemit. I wonder how they'd use it.
But yes, I think they're testing how the public responds to this action then they'll roll it out in everyone else with descending opinions. It's already happening. But they're too early, I think. Jones is even more popular than ever now and people are upset about this.
Highly rEsteemed!
I always appreciate your point of view. As for AJ, I've been seeing this coming and preemptively inviting good content producers HERE to this Blockchain project. I don't like the press that AJ is getting over the rampant censorship that's happening to everyone else like Ron Paul.
At this stage of the game, I'm waiting to see IF there will be a big shift over to Steem...
I doubt it...
Because while I've been helping onboard a few users to Steem, I have also had to become a sort of Support Department for ALLLLL of the Bitchy complaints that people come up with about getting setup here... I don't just want to name drop but let's just say that AJ and people like him have been invited. Unfortunately, even the "Smartest" folks have absolutely no time or interest in trying to learn how Steem works and are put off in so many ways from learning it because... well... because SteemIt SUCKS! Did you catch that? I made the distinction between the Badass Blockchain, and the Self appointed Front End CORPSEoration that literally exploited the pre-mine and then blew the last two years of development.
So what I'm really interested in watching is HOW BADLY SteemIt BLOWS the opportunity to bring Big BRAND content creators over here in the PERFECT STORM of adoption phase. I Guarantee you my friend, this is a freaky circus sideshow we're watching in the media but people are going to remain steadfast to their Social Media Click regardless of it going 1984. I'm so glad I got off the other networks BEFORE it was cool.
I also strongly agree with your HUGE PROBLEM and the conclusion.
Kind regards and SteemOn Bruv!
I appreciate the opinion.
I've heard others criticize Steemit lately, too. I hope it works out, but it would be nice to have more than hope!
What if I told you the Blobfish inspired me to do a simple text based ARG here on SteemIt over two years ago? @frankbacon is VESTED in SteemIt whether I like it or not. And we will have some entertainment while we're here ; )
Thank you and SteemON Bruv!
https://steemit.com/dlivering/@frankbacon/has-frank-bacon-discovered-evidence-of-a-saint-germain-steemit-money-laundering-scam-or-iamthevengeful1
Superb article Shane. With regards to the following
I am not sure about other countries, though I did write an article on my old deliberator account, showing the UK changed the law in 2001 or so, from actual (or factual) to perceived, so if someone says something about someone else, and they take it the wrong way, they can take action on how "they perceive" it to be, rather than how it actually (factually) is.
This law change has made the behaviour of some people now able to react like your unfortunate encounter above.
That's terrifying…
I had to trawl back through 4 months of posts to find it, I hope you enjoy it.
https://steemit.com/politics/@deliberator/beyond-reason
I believe we are at war world wide. Freedom is under attack, freedom of speech doesn't mean you allow only what you like to hear. It means people are allowed to say things you don't like. Hate Speech is free speech even if we don't like it. This is going to wake up the silent majority in the United states and Trump will be re elected and the republicans are going to win even more seats in NOV. This is the worst thing the liberals could have possibly done. I didn't really care about Alex Jones because I thought he was ridiculous but now I see him as one of the most important people in the world and a Martyr for freedom.
If these actions continue Bombs will go off, bullets will fly and the US will turn red one way or the other.
Well said.
I don't think his enemies know how to beat him because everything they seem to do backfires.
In any case, we need a catalyst for change in this country. The sickness that was growing just beneath the surface is exposed now. The People will either act as the immune system for the country or the body will die.
typical.. you get muted once reason and logic come into play. This is who is in control; and it's been no different since the dark ages (actually pretty much forever). You are just experiencing your 'freedom' slipping away, until it is completely stripped and the nobleman and landlords rape wives again without impunity.
I wish reason would've had a chance to come into play. The guy didn't present any evidence or persuasive argument to be reasoned with
If ever there were a code of ethics list for the internet, this would be on the list for sure.
Funny how instead of being outraged at blatant censorship, the media is angry that Twitter and the app store hasn't censored AJ.
Wonderful timing for this, just a few months before the election. Don't they realize they've given AJ and his multitudes of followers the coveted 'victim status' that they exploit everyday? Don't they realize that anyone who didn't know who AJ was or Infowars... well they know now and probably has the app installed on their phone now?
Too bad infowars never got on the blockchain, we'd have a multitude of new steemit users right now.
@ironshield
It would be interesting if infowars got on Steemit. I wonder how they'd use it.
But yes, I think they're testing how the public responds to this action then they'll roll it out in everyone else with descending opinions. It's already happening. But they're too early, I think. Jones is even more popular than ever now and people are upset about this.