The system has been corrupt for most of the living memory but we haven’t been so exposed to it until the internet and the sharing of as much info as we have. That’s why they are speeding up their agenda to demonize and remove any dissent or words against the system. I’m not surprised by any of this unfortunately.
Hey, @cmplxty.
Yeah. I'm hoping no one is being caught by surprise. They might agree or disagree, but at the very least, they know what's possible and maybe, possibly, can do something to stop it or find a way around it.
There's got to be a happy medium between wading through all the information out there and silencing voices. I'd rather there not be misinformation or disinformation, but I don't know how it becomes that without some sifting. Opinions are one thing, and people are welcome to them. Facts are supposed to be another, but we've made those subjective, too. Numbers can be manipulated. Science can be distorted to fit whatever agenda.
So, I don't know. We're in a win at all costs kind of scenario now, both sides are exaggerating or lying or name calling, basically working out of the same playbook, and with each turn it escalates. It's getting to the point where there's not much of a distinction between the bad actors.
Yeah it's all about polarization I think, unfortunately. They are trying their hardest to eliminate middle ground stuff. It's either extreme or not.
I also wanted to say that I may not catch your posts too often but when I do I read them! I saw your comment about not getting reads or engagement. I hate when that happens as well but I try to read what I see from people like yourself!
Wipe out the middle class and the middle ground.
re: read
Well, I appreciate that. I tend to be all over the place as far as topics go, so I admit that might not be helpful, but I can't seem to stay with anything for too long. Thanks, though for reading. I know I don't always have something to say about what I've read, so it's nice to know.
The page counter we use to have on the Steemit blog page wasn't accurate, but it would be nice to have some indication of who's actually visited the post, since upvotes don't tell the tale either.