I checked in on a friend the other day to see how he was doing. He’s not Israeli, but like many Jewish Americans he has close friends & family who are near the attacks or being called up to fight. He’s worried & mourning & also a little demoralized. He said something powerful.
@Assurant I've already cancelled by calling the number in the first tweet, which is the contact number that should have been on your website to begin with
If you want to cancel your @Assurant renter insurance, call 18004328612. The number on their website tries to sell you some marketing promo and repeated ignored when I said "I am not interested"
@Assurant Eventually that person told me to call 18003733411 but at that point I already went through their online support chat to find out the number on the first tweet
This subtle (often not so subtle) pressure is incredibly powerful on social media too. But I’d argue it’s not a left thing but an extremes of the spectrum think. Confirmation bias is a powerful drug.
Breaking: @appledaily_hk announced that they will shut down after midnight on Wednesday and the paper on Thursday will be their final edition. End of an era in #HongKong and an uncertain future for press freedom in the city.