CEO of Parler wants to cash out. Wife of CEO has an in with billionaire idiot. Billionaire idiot buys (most likely) highly-unprofitable bigotwitter. Easiest grift ever.
In a press statement, Farmer said the deal would “change the world, and change the way the world thinks about free speech.” Notably, Farmer is the husband of conservative influencer and commentator for right-wing outlets Candace Owens, who has visibly become close to West recently, with TMZ reporting the two are “in constant talks” and saying his friends believe she’s influencing him.
CEO of Parler wants to cash out.
Wife of CEO has an in with billionaire idiot.
Billionaire idiot buys (most likely) highly-unprofitable bigotwitter. Easiest grift ever.
Coming back from an internet detox and seeing all the Kanye news has felt like a strange fever dream. None of what he is doing is particularly out of character; it all tracks with the direction...
Coming back from an internet detox and seeing all the Kanye news has felt like a strange fever dream. None of what he is doing is particularly out of character; it all tracks with the direction he's been going in the last decade. It wasn't on my list of things I thought I would see when I returned from vacation, though.
A good series of videos by a content creator I find has interesting takes on a lot of topics. This series is almost a year old at this point, so there won't be any discussion about recent events (though, the thumbnail for part 2 really go a laugh out of me)
A great note! Nebula is pretty neat. I like the idea in theory, and there are benefits to using it! I know a couple of creators I like who have some really solid nebula-exclusive videos. And the...
A great note! Nebula is pretty neat. I like the idea in theory, and there are benefits to using it! I know a couple of creators I like who have some really solid nebula-exclusive videos. And the service is way better for creators from a monetary perspective (I believe a lot of semi-big creators [like Lindsay Ellis, Big Joel, and others that I cannot remember anymore, but it isn't just left-leaning youtubers] helped fund/create it so that would make sense). I used it ~1yr ago and had some issues searching and discovering new content. However, (1) Probably a good thing to get away from frighteningly effective algorithms, and (2) not their main goal anyway, so it makes sense. It's a cheap subscription that can be tied with CuriosityStream. Would suggest it if you've got a couple of bucks a month.
I loved Kanye’s early music when I was younger. It’s tragic to see what he’s become. As someone who’s suffered chronic depression since grade school (there’s a genetic component — father had it...
I loved Kanye’s early music when I was younger. It’s tragic to see what he’s become.
As someone who’s suffered chronic depression since grade school (there’s a genetic component — father had it too + bipolar), I sympathize with Kanye’s situation and the seeming inescapability of an illness that seems indistinguishable from one’s own sense of self. But it’s also clear he’s taken little effort to manage his condition and instead revels in it.
To bring out the timeless maxim:
Mental illness isn’t your fault, but it is your responsibility.
In their defense, if I didn't have children, and had a lot of money, I'd probably lean into my bipolar instead of treating it as well. Hypomania is a hell of a lot of fun if you've got a lot of...
In their defense, if I didn't have children, and had a lot of money, I'd probably lean into my bipolar instead of treating it as well.
Hypomania is a hell of a lot of fun if you've got a lot of money to throw away. Not so much if you're racking up credit cards and neglecting your kids.
I have a hard time imagining any kind of mania ever being "fun", to me it's an inescapable obsession like being one with the flame and everything I am burns with it, leaving behind my used carcass...
I have a hard time imagining any kind of mania ever being "fun", to me it's an inescapable obsession like being one with the flame and everything I am burns with it, leaving behind my used carcass and a trail of destruction.
I don't think I would find it pleasurable if I was rich, it might be the opposite, since I'd have more fuel to throw in the fire.
People around me do think I'm having a lot of fun while manic sometimes, but that is not my perception. It's a compulsion more than anything.
For mania? Yea. But hypo is like a superpower for me if I have some deep work. My typical state of mind is a easily distracted procrastinator. With hypo and some deep work I can hammer it out 16...
For mania? Yea. But hypo is like a superpower for me if I have some deep work.
My typical state of mind is a easily distracted procrastinator. With hypo and some deep work I can hammer it out 16 hours in a go, maybe eating or drinking something, and it'll be some of my best work. Documented poorly, so mixed bag. Typically gotta go through after and fix that.
Garden work when hypo is also just immensely fun if someone reminds me to eat and drink. Less so the day after though if it's more hauling and less ripping out weeds with my bare hands.
I understand. I guess there is more than one kind of hypomania, and also different contexts and consequences. Even though hypomania is not the same as mania, it can be destructive as well. It's...
I understand. I guess there is more than one kind of hypomania, and also different contexts and consequences. Even though hypomania is not the same as mania, it can be destructive as well. It's just... different.
Mania ends lives, hypomania ends careers, relationships, etc. Even more so because both generally last a lot more than many people think -- days, weeks, even months or years. My "episodes" (if we can call something that long an "episode") generally last at least 30 days, sometimes a lot more. I believe I was once in a manic undermedicated state for 2 years.
With mania, everyone and my dog knows there's something wrong with me. With hypo, I may look "too intense" about something. The very beginning of hypomania, when it hasn't settled in yet, can be somewhat pleasurable. As it advances, though, I feel worse and worse and don't know how to stop. I feel trapped. When it ends, I'm not even sure who or what I am anymore, or what to do with myself. It's really awful.
Thanks for introducing me to that channel! Despite me posting this article about Kanye, and loving his older albums, I actually have very little interest in the man, his life, or his recent...
Thanks for introducing me to that channel!
Despite me posting this article about Kanye, and loving his older albums, I actually have very little interest in the man, his life, or his recent shenanigans, so I didn't watch that video you linked to. However, another more recently released video on the channel did catch my eye; It's Tough Loving Lauryn Hill. And wow, as a huge fan of Lauryn Hill (even MTV unplugged, which he shit on for being too preachy, but is actually my favorite work of hers because of how raw it is) that video was great, despite how harsh he was towards her in it.
And I especially appreciated how he weaved lessons throughout the video about "tough love" aimed towards talented children in black communities and the entertainment industry. It really opened my eyes to something I had never really thought much about before, other than noticing it and instinctively disapproving of it. And while I still don't approve of it, since as he said himself "What if tough love is just trauma we've mythologized as useful", at least I feel like I understand it a bit better now.
I like this phrase. There's definitely degrees of how true it is. I used to be anti-anti-bullying (as a bullied person), but definitely came around after seeing the upsides from eliminating...
What if tough love is just trauma we've mythologized as useful
I like this phrase. There's definitely degrees of how true it is. I used to be anti-anti-bullying (as a bullied person), but definitely came around after seeing the upsides from eliminating bullying. Bullying trauma greatly outweighs any potential upsides.
OTOH, there's only so many times you can tell a child "Don't do that or you'll get hurt," before you have to let them learn that lesson on their own.
I am reminded of something I picked up somewhere. Personal growth only comes in the face of aversity. A muscle unused does not grow stronger. I suffer from severe inability to learn and practice...
I am reminded of something I picked up somewhere.
Personal growth only comes in the face of aversity. A muscle unused does not grow stronger.
I suffer from severe inability to learn and practice something does not come naturally, because I found the first 15 years of education so trivial easy I never built the skillset needed to overcome intellectual weaknesses. Year 16 was a big wakeup call.
I 100% agree the elimination of bullying is a positive and noble goal, for pretty much the same reasons as you. But part of me wonders how much of our society's increased polarization is due to a combination of being able to find echo chambers for everything and anything (for better and worse) and a weakening of our 'thick skin' that lets us shrug stuff off more easily.
It'd be nice if there was a say to work out everyone's "thick skin muscle" in a way that doesn't make people feel shitty. Not sure if it's possible though.
I was referring to self-inflicted pain FWIW. If I say "Don't lean back in your chair, you'll get hurt," while grabbing their chair so it doesn't fall, and they don't stop doing it...eventually I...
I was referring to self-inflicted pain FWIW. If I say "Don't lean back in your chair, you'll get hurt," while grabbing their chair so it doesn't fall, and they don't stop doing it...eventually I tell them "I'm not going to stop it next time." And they inevitably lean back, fall and get hurt. That's tough love. And it's a valuable teacher, provided you are doing so in a fair manner.
And yes, I agree about bullying..now. It took some self learning to realize the main "positives of bullying" I had taken away from my own being bullied were more stockholm syndrome than anything.
That said, I was a small minded bigot till I was mocked by my peers and I was forced to do some introspection about it. And that was very much a net positive.
Ostricization and mocking of unacceptable behavior is a form of bullying. But much like racism, it very much matters whether you are punching up or down.
Parler, the rightwing knockoff of Twitter that’s not Truth Social, accidentally exposed the personal email addresses of some of its most elite members on Monday. Rushing to tell them about the company’s acquisition agreement with the artist formerly known as Kanye West, top brass sent out an email that CC-ed a group of VIP members rather than blind carbon copying them. The result was that droves of partisan ghouls like Tim Pool and Laura Loomer had their email addresses shared with one another.
I signed up for Parler when it first came out. It was pandemic times, I was bored, and I thought it’d be fun to mess around with people on there. I still get e-mails from them. But I mostly just...
I signed up for Parler when it first came out. It was pandemic times, I was bored, and I thought it’d be fun to mess around with people on there.
I still get e-mails from them. But I mostly just remember it being pretty boring. Not a lot of people, not a lot of activity. It was like an abandoned tumbleweed town almost.
CEO of Parler wants to cash out.
Wife of CEO has an in with billionaire idiot.
Billionaire idiot buys (most likely) highly-unprofitable bigotwitter.
Easiest grift ever.
Coming back from an internet detox and seeing all the Kanye news has felt like a strange fever dream. None of what he is doing is particularly out of character; it all tracks with the direction he's been going in the last decade. It wasn't on my list of things I thought I would see when I returned from vacation, though.
For anyone who likes long-form content:
The Tragic Fall of Kanye West (Pt1) by F.D Signifier - Runtime 55:53
The Tragic Fall of Kanye West (pt 2) by F.D Signifier - Runtime 1:17:49
A good series of videos by a content creator I find has interesting takes on a lot of topics. This series is almost a year old at this point, so there won't be any discussion about recent events (though, the thumbnail for part 2 really go a laugh out of me)
Also on Nebula.
A great note! Nebula is pretty neat. I like the idea in theory, and there are benefits to using it! I know a couple of creators I like who have some really solid nebula-exclusive videos. And the service is way better for creators from a monetary perspective (I believe a lot of semi-big creators [like Lindsay Ellis, Big Joel, and others that I cannot remember anymore, but it isn't just left-leaning youtubers] helped fund/create it so that would make sense). I used it ~1yr ago and had some issues searching and discovering new content. However, (1) Probably a good thing to get away from frighteningly effective algorithms, and (2) not their main goal anyway, so it makes sense. It's a cheap subscription that can be tied with CuriosityStream. Would suggest it if you've got a couple of bucks a month.
Oh awesome, I really like his content but didn't realize he was on Nebula (I really need to dig around on there more).
I loved Kanye’s early music when I was younger. It’s tragic to see what he’s become.
As someone who’s suffered chronic depression since grade school (there’s a genetic component — father had it too + bipolar), I sympathize with Kanye’s situation and the seeming inescapability of an illness that seems indistinguishable from one’s own sense of self. But it’s also clear he’s taken little effort to manage his condition and instead revels in it.
To bring out the timeless maxim:
My very very un-informed understanding is the people around him have encouraged him to lean into his bipolar disorder instead of getting him help.
In their defense, if I didn't have children, and had a lot of money, I'd probably lean into my bipolar instead of treating it as well.
Hypomania is a hell of a lot of fun if you've got a lot of money to throw away. Not so much if you're racking up credit cards and neglecting your kids.
I have a hard time imagining any kind of mania ever being "fun", to me it's an inescapable obsession like being one with the flame and everything I am burns with it, leaving behind my used carcass and a trail of destruction.
I don't think I would find it pleasurable if I was rich, it might be the opposite, since I'd have more fuel to throw in the fire.
People around me do think I'm having a lot of fun while manic sometimes, but that is not my perception. It's a compulsion more than anything.
Just a personal take.
For mania? Yea. But hypo is like a superpower for me if I have some deep work.
My typical state of mind is a easily distracted procrastinator. With hypo and some deep work I can hammer it out 16 hours in a go, maybe eating or drinking something, and it'll be some of my best work. Documented poorly, so mixed bag. Typically gotta go through after and fix that.
Garden work when hypo is also just immensely fun if someone reminds me to eat and drink. Less so the day after though if it's more hauling and less ripping out weeds with my bare hands.
I understand. I guess there is more than one kind of hypomania, and also different contexts and consequences. Even though hypomania is not the same as mania, it can be destructive as well. It's just... different.
Mania ends lives, hypomania ends careers, relationships, etc. Even more so because both generally last a lot more than many people think -- days, weeks, even months or years. My "episodes" (if we can call something that long an "episode") generally last at least 30 days, sometimes a lot more. I believe I was once in a manic undermedicated state for 2 years.
With mania, everyone and my dog knows there's something wrong with me. With hypo, I may look "too intense" about something. The very beginning of hypomania, when it hasn't settled in yet, can be somewhat pleasurable. As it advances, though, I feel worse and worse and don't know how to stop. I feel trapped. When it ends, I'm not even sure who or what I am anymore, or what to do with myself. It's really awful.
Thanks for introducing me to that channel!
Despite me posting this article about Kanye, and loving his older albums, I actually have very little interest in the man, his life, or his recent shenanigans, so I didn't watch that video you linked to. However, another more recently released video on the channel did catch my eye; It's Tough Loving Lauryn Hill. And wow, as a huge fan of Lauryn Hill (even MTV unplugged, which he shit on for being too preachy, but is actually my favorite work of hers because of how raw it is) that video was great, despite how harsh he was towards her in it.
And I especially appreciated how he weaved lessons throughout the video about "tough love" aimed towards talented children in black communities and the entertainment industry. It really opened my eyes to something I had never really thought much about before, other than noticing it and instinctively disapproving of it. And while I still don't approve of it, since as he said himself "What if tough love is just trauma we've mythologized as useful", at least I feel like I understand it a bit better now.
I like this phrase. There's definitely degrees of how true it is. I used to be anti-anti-bullying (as a bullied person), but definitely came around after seeing the upsides from eliminating bullying. Bullying trauma greatly outweighs any potential upsides.
OTOH, there's only so many times you can tell a child "Don't do that or you'll get hurt," before you have to let them learn that lesson on their own.
I am reminded of something I picked up somewhere.
Personal growth only comes in the face of aversity. A muscle unused does not grow stronger.
I suffer from severe inability to learn and practice something does not come naturally, because I found the first 15 years of education so trivial easy I never built the skillset needed to overcome intellectual weaknesses. Year 16 was a big wakeup call.
I 100% agree the elimination of bullying is a positive and noble goal, for pretty much the same reasons as you. But part of me wonders how much of our society's increased polarization is due to a combination of being able to find echo chambers for everything and anything (for better and worse) and a weakening of our 'thick skin' that lets us shrug stuff off more easily.
It'd be nice if there was a say to work out everyone's "thick skin muscle" in a way that doesn't make people feel shitty. Not sure if it's possible though.
I think you've hit the nail on the head.
I was referring to self-inflicted pain FWIW. If I say "Don't lean back in your chair, you'll get hurt," while grabbing their chair so it doesn't fall, and they don't stop doing it...eventually I tell them "I'm not going to stop it next time." And they inevitably lean back, fall and get hurt. That's tough love. And it's a valuable teacher, provided you are doing so in a fair manner.
And yes, I agree about bullying..now. It took some self learning to realize the main "positives of bullying" I had taken away from my own being bullied were more stockholm syndrome than anything.
That said, I was a small minded bigot till I was mocked by my peers and I was forced to do some introspection about it. And that was very much a net positive.
Ostricization and mocking of unacceptable behavior is a form of bullying. But much like racism, it very much matters whether you are punching up or down.
Parler Accidentally Doxxed Its Most VIP Members When It Announced Kanye's Acquisition (Gizmodo)
🤦
He could've just ran his own Mastodon instance. /s
I signed up for Parler when it first came out. It was pandemic times, I was bored, and I thought it’d be fun to mess around with people on there.
I still get e-mails from them. But I mostly just remember it being pretty boring. Not a lot of people, not a lot of activity. It was like an abandoned tumbleweed town almost.
When will Parler merge with Truth Social?