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Has Australia lost its mind?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Two Sandwiches, Sep 25, 2021.

  1. tinman

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    Liberian girl was a great song
     
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    **** is getting real now.

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    Social media is breaking down society.

    DD
     
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    It's really not. The protesters are mostly white power groups and anti-vax nutters . The rest of Australia are calling this the #MurdochRiots but there's push back from the media since Rupert Murdoch owns 70% of the media in Australia.

    The real Crocodile Dundee died paranoid, high on drugs, in a shoot out with police.
     
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    Not [MARVEL] don't care
     
  8. Xerobull

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    Lack of strong values and morals is breaking down society. Social media is just the village well that we can never get away from.
     
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    But do you know WHY Norway has lifted its restrictions? Extremely high vaccination Rates.
    This is what the Deputy Director actually said when announcing the lifting of restrictions.

    “the vast majority of people at risk are protected By vaccination, he said. In Norway, “in the population over 18, 90% received the first dose and 83% were fully immunized..Although the infection is still circulating, the number of cases in hospitals remains low. Thus, the coronavirus will no longer place a heavy burden on health services. For those vaccinated who may become infected and develop symptoms, the vast majority will have mild symptoms resembling a cold, ”added Geir Bukholm.

    He warned, however, that even if the Covid could now be compared to other common respiratory diseases, the pandemic was far from over “as long as it exists in the world and in countries where vaccination coverage is still low” . “As long as diseases spread around the world, there will always be a pandemic,” the Norwegian scientist warned.

    https://goodwordnews.com/covid-19-now-comparable-to.../

    Context is key.
     
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    People want cheap fame
    Girls use to idolize singers and movie stars
    Now they just want to be rich and talentless like the kardasians
     
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  11. DaDakota

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    Nope, it has nothing to do with that, it has to do with the evil algorithms meant to manipulate you that run unchecked.....and focus information and guide you to where they can generate revenue off of you and our kids.

    Literally watch the movie "The Social Dilemna" it will show you exactly what is going on, that is harming our society....especially the free ones like ours.

    Our government should legislate these companies that are breaking down our barriers like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc...

    The algorithm divide - and focus - rather than letting you see all points of view.

    DD
     
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    Only if you believe the Enlightenment was an important step for humanity. Many Americans, in angry effect, do not.
     
  13. tinman

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    The algorithms help with advertisers
    And that’s where all the magic money comes from
    Let’s not forget the cable news networks that everyone here is addicted to except for me
    Rachel Meadow makes 40 mill a year
    That’s like Harden money
     
  14. DaDakota

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    You are wrong - you need to watch the documentary......it is way worse than that, they are building profiles of you and focusing your attention and moving your mind in a direction they desire.

    TV is not the same - there is no like button ......your post is naïve.

    Social media threatens democracy - all over the globe, because it is unchecked, and thus doesn't care about social constructs....

    DD
     
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    You’re also glossing over the fact that they don’t demonized their unvaccinated citizens, unlike what we do here in this hyper political climate.
    Context is key
     
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    Brother don’t you remember where I was employed ?
    But don’t tell anybody
    Oh I know all about it
     
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    bullshit statement and inference as usual.

    Norway has elite vaccination rates, we do not. The cause of our shitty situation isn’t the criticism of the unvaccinated. The Unvaccinated decided a long time ago they’re not getting a vaccine, many for completely idiotic reasons. The criticism followed. It didn’t cause those decisions.

    Sadly, there is a solid percentage of the US population that won’t ever get vaccinated.

    Maybe the criticism is swaying those who remain open to it, maybe swaying them to get it, maybe to not get it. Whatever.

    But the victimhood mentality behind your statement about the unvaccinated who are being demonized…well, they’re the jackasses who stand between our state of affairs and Norway. Unless I’m missing something, the path from our state of affairs to Norway is for the unvaccinated to get the delta variant so we can reach something approaching herd immunity.
     
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  18. DaDakota

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    Yes, but you weren't high level at Google, or Twitter, or Instagram, and in the User marketing experience area - I knew about it too, but not the depth it was or things like how the "LIKE" button is causing depression among teens and making them more worried about their online persona than their real life, our country is dying - and Social Media is driving it.

    DD
     
  19. tinman

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    Oh you know if you are in the cartel
    You pretty much have friends in the other cartels who love to talk about their boss
    Don’t forget what ‘type’ of database security level I had

    I don’t disagree with you
    But TV is not that different
    And yes I got friends there too

    :)
     
  20. DaDakota

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    TV is bad, and should be brought back under the fairness in media umbrella - but all SOCIAL media should as well.

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