I’m not expressing my view. I’m saying what got her in trouble with the people who fired her. That is my guess. I don’t think it’s right but, she might have been unaware how some might have perceived it. Look, I just think this a conflict one should tread into carefully, and I see a lot of people aren’t. Stopping the…

There is no complexity to innocent civilians dying, that is true. But the ongoing, decades old conflict that has caused their deaths is very complicated and anyone who thinks otherwise has not a clue about it. I haven’t read all of Melissa Barrera’s posts, but from what I’ve seen, much of it was just humanitarian…

Straw man defense. People outraged over the indiscriminate bombing campaign is not what I take issue with. It’s an atrocity that is indefensible. People taking sharp political sides in the conflict without actually understanding the history involved is what I think is foolish, and they reveal their ignorance of it…

She should not have been let go for her comments, but I’m seeing a lot of younger people on social media, including my relatives, speaking up on this conflict without any deep understanding of it. All they see are brown people being bombed and that feeds into some preconceived notions of ‘colonialism bad’ and so they e…

I just posted an in-depth look at the various issues surrounding puberty blockers from the New York Times. What a disingenuous sealion I am, posting such clap trap from such a right wing rag.

There are serious concerns regarding bone density issues. Here’s an in-depth look at pros and cons from the New York Times:

The facts are already in? Further study is Anti-Trans dogwhistling...to whom, exactly?

England has been known for its TERFs, yes, but this has to do with caution when it comes to the use of puberty blockers in children. I don’t find that to be a transphobic issue; I find it to be a medical issue that is now being reined in for further study by these countries. That’s what Murphey was addressing, not…

No, he didn’t. Although I disagree that there should be a separate category for trans people, I'd say the vast majority of people agree that trans women shouldn't compete with females. 

Maybe this will finally kick off the Mathiverse, and we will get films like The Divisor and The Integrator.

But why male scumbags?

‘Steal’

I am the only person I know who enjoyed “Blackhat.”

The phenomena isn’t new, but as with a lot of things (politicization, spread of misinformation, etc) its been put into overdrive with the rise of social media, and that IS new (relatively, anyway).

Public shaming is nothing new, nor are strong feelings about it (just ask Nathanial Hawthorne). But the speed and totality…

This is a great summary.

So an online mob designed to doxx, threaten, harass and defame in an attempt to cancel someone is called what? Please don’t tell me that’s not a real thing. 

So since WSJ is paywalled would you be so kind as to post the reason she brought it up? Like, did someone ask her a question about it, was it part of a larger conversation, etc...? Just plopping it here out of context seems designed only to drive clic...

It’s a myth that the festival goers were all trust fund kids. The average ticket price was $1,200, incredibly good for a days-long party in the Carribean with every single amenity covered. But for some reason, every headline added another zero.

I think something a lot of people tend to overlook is that yes, Fyre Festival mainly attracted affluent trust fund kids and mildly successful influencers, but it was priced at a point where working class joe shmoes could save up enough money, or had a big enough line of credit, to go and justify the high cost as a…

I agree with you. Baldwin was working as an actor not a producer when this accident occurred. An actor using a gun that is cold relies on the armorer to be doing the job they are paid for. Even if you look at the producer role, he has hired an armorer and paid them to do their job correctly. Everything else is just…