If the Twitter/X thing teaches you one thing, let it be this: Twitter was a neoliberal place. Then Elon Musk made it into X, a fascist place. Once again, neoliberalism laid the foundations of fascism. But that’s not the (whole) lesson… Neoliberal folks are still using X, calling it Twitter to make themselves feel better, and pining for the good old days. And there’s the real lesson: When neoliberalism turns into fascism, neoliberals will adapt to life under fascism. Right, class dismissed.

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(We really need a better way to crosspost from mastodon…)

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
      71·
      8 months ago

      Never used it so don’t know the interface. But now that I take out the magnifying glass and not skip over the handle I can see it there.

      • Umbrias@beehaw.orgEnglish
        41·
        8 months ago

        There’s a source in the post text and their handle is in a mastodon instance :P

        • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
          41·
          8 months ago

          Sigh. Why would I go to the source when it’s posted. And handle is what I said. (Clearly what I posted.)

          • Umbrias@beehaw.orgEnglish
            41·
            8 months ago

            Because perhaps you were curious about whether it was posted on Twitter… The thing you asked about…

            • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
              21·
              8 months ago

              And just like whitepeopletwitter, people can take from one place (Twitter) and post on another (mastodon). JFC. Ciao.

              • Umbrias@beehaw.orgEnglish
                51·
                8 months ago

                This seems like pretty blatant deflection when you had multiple opportunities to find out your exact question by clicking one link or reading a little closer. Both things faster than making a comment.

                You assumed wrong twice, made an inciting comment, and now you’re upset about it. Interesting.

                Also why bring up whitepeopletwitter? This isn’t reddit…

                • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
                  41·
                  8 months ago

                  Next time you miss something that’s very easy to miss (and even admit it), I hope you meet someone that acts like you that mocks you repeatedly.