@MattZeitlin The productive forces of our society have been reconfigured to monetize the fulfillment of the basic need for socialization by social media platforms. Platforms designed & controlled by a ruling class that’s increasingly threatened by the potential for spontaneous organization 1/
@MattZeitlin the platforms inherently enable, and therefore is strongly incentivized to design and operate those platforms in whatever way discourages or impedes the development of class consciousness. Seems pretty damn material to me. 2/2
@MattZeitlin The productive forces of our society have been reconfigured to monetize the fulfillment of the basic need for socialization by social media platforms. Platforms designed & controlled by a ruling class that’s increasingly threatened by the potential for spontaneous organization 1/
Where else can I find everyone? Hit me with your other accounts on Bluesky, discord, fucking Reddit ig, uhhh… I’m looking into keybase pretty soon for messaging I think. If we’ve exchanged phone numbers, I’ve lost it, also.
@Voorishguy One of those where even if she’s not being influenced at all (unlikely), she’s doing the work of the state by doing that plausibly deniable “just reporting the facts” bs about the lone-wolf terrorist factory discord groups, esp irt trans people.
@Mr_Krolm Hard not to despair sometimes, but this is the antidote. When your enemy is a political movement defined by its explicit opposition to remembering any historical information or engaging with reality, you’re not fighting them, you’re fighting to occupy the space they’ll vacate.