#social fad

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

Narrator voice: "But, it was a phase."

Nobody ever "identifies" as "non-binary" without hearing about "non-binary." (Just like nobody ever finds Jesus without being told about Jesus.)

On the other hand, people have figured out for millennia that they're same-sex attracted (homo- or bisexual) without being told about it. It's even a trope that they thought that they were the only one.

One is real, the other is a social fad, a "social construct," if you will, and functions as a name for an aesthetic. Guess which is which.

#it's a phase #nonbinary #gender ideology #queer theory #gender identity #aesthetic #social fad #social construct #scene kid #shots fired #religion is a mental illness

[ot3]

the fact of the matter is that given the current state of both the art industry and the legal landscape of copyright/ip law, there will not ever be legislation around AI image generation that restricts companies while benefiting independent artists. rather than pushing for formal legal weigh-ins on what does or does not qualify as theft by generative outputs (i still think there could be something to be said about what companies are legally allowed to input into their generative models) we really just need to continue to. well. use our brains.

i may be in the minority in that i believe there are plenty of ways to use generative models as a tool in your artistic process (rather than being a replacement for an artistic process) that doesn't infringe on the work or livelihood of your fellow artists. and rather than wasting energy on trying to shove this genie back into the bottle, which, will not ever happen, we should work on publicly discussing where these boundaries lie. and we should also, without question, continue giving major shit to companies who are using AI generated images to avoid paying artists.

#ive seen a lot of people who seem to be of the sentiment that generative images are comparable to the NFT fad and will just disappear soon #and while the hype will undoubtedly die down #this is not a technology we are ever getting rid of. so we have to learn how to integrate it into the larger culture of independent artmaki #if we fully refuse to participate in the ai discussion beyond 'all use of image generation is unforgivable' #then we de facto cede the development of social norms for acceptable use for AI images to corporations and other non-artists #going scorched earth on this one isnt gonna work guys! it just wont!

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Oh, how I wish that Orwell were still alive, so that I could read his comments on contemporary events!

W. H. Auden

#auden wh auden #quote #literature #writer #george orwell #orwell #books #commentary #social commentary #politics #culture #criticism #I wish Orwell and Hitchens were alive today to skewer the fads and quackery in modern life

[nicenight]

i haaaate that my brother is a blue check right wing twitter reply guy now, i found his twitter the other day and seeing the kind of shit he's been posting the past few days made me feel ill. he's always been a dumbass libertarian I Hate Everyone Equally ""centrist"" but he's gotten so much worse and is now regurgitating the same anti-drag, anti-trans ~sterilization and mutilation~ bullshit every other blue check fucker is crowing about nowadays. pure internet brain rot and it legitimately just makes me so fucking sad and angry.

#m text #any semblance of trans acceptance he has had by virtue of me being trans and his brother is gone now i think #and all over culture war horseshit last conversation i had w/ him was a few weeks ago and he flipped out and started ranting about his #wife's sibling beginning their transition and how he thinks it's a fad and even said something about ''social contagion'' #it was actually disgusting and i had to hang up because he would not shut the fuck up and let me get a word in #anyway fuck twitter and fuck my stupid ass brother for ALWAYS falling for culture war conspiracy bullshit STUPID BITCH!!!!! sick of him

[barbiegirldream]

this fandom is so cooked. if they can't accept with the fact that rich micro celebs esp white ones are never going to care about anything not directly affecting them... the justifications I'm seeing in the tl for why streamers aren't speaking up. it's because they don't care make your peace with it and move on

#2020 blm was a trend most of them still flopped with #and they stopped public outreach soon after #social justice was a fad for them #and how could it ever be anything else when you don't Need social justice programs

[fideidefenswhore]

one more thing for the road: i find it very odd that ppl will draw this hard line about 'i'm not going to engage in ANY content from [x] transphobic author and if anyone else does then they're just not as principled as me and i'll mock them'.... and then continue to engage with content from, a different, but also transphobic, author.

#i simply find it unfair and childish and truculent to hold others to a standard of scrutiny which you do not hold yourselves to. 1) #2)... i find this a deleterious way to engage? i think it's fine to engage critically. i don't think you should have to place a disclaimer #anytime you do necessarily #3) i again....find it very childish...that when this content is posted the person will be . shocked? that transphobic blogs pop up #in their notes? i know this is a very tailored and curated form of social media more than others. but #i kind of think you should probably expect that and it's rather naiive to...not. if you want to avoid it there is actually a way to do that #and it's finding different authors to engage with. anyways #4) yes! i do actually find it upsetting #when hilmans is lauded for her 'dazzling and clear vision of the world' #when that vision included regarding the fight for transgender rights as a 'barbaric fad'. so.

[wordybee]

Tumblr really saw a flood of complaints about every other social site and instead of taking notes on what not to do said, "but look how much buzz they're getting!" and started implementing all the stuff people hate.

#tumblr #just thinking about all the money they're wasting on development projects that will only drive the current userbase away #how much did tumblr live cost you guys? #how much will completely overhaulling the way comments in reblogs look cost you guys? #you could just fucking.... not do anything and save so much money #the strength of tumblr is its uniqueness in the social media world and you're trying to frankenstein fads onto it

[randomidiocyncrazies]

Help I'm trapped with transphobes at lunch

#'omg they're too liberal' this #and 'they're too young to know it's gonna ruin their lives' that #they just talking about social transition not even about the ~scary~ medical stuff #what's wrong for a kid to explore their gender? #even if it's '''''just a fad'''''' and they turn out to be cis after all #what's got them soooo scared about a kid wanting to be called a different name or use different pronouns? #i'm sooo fucking hungry but. don't wanna go back to the table

[laurasinele]

#40 years old #transness is not a fad #transgenderism #transgender #gender noncomformity #genderfuck #genderqueer #agender #gender is a social construct

[priestessofthepoeticprophesy]

#Boomers #Millenials #Gen X #cheugy #Gen Z #Zoomers #social commentary #fads #side part #skinny jeans #baby boomers #american culture #inequity #late stage capitalism #dystopian #history

[thedarklyblue]

ughhhh

#.txt #wish i could be confident in my opinions!! #currently stressed because i'm using one name at school and another at home and havent had that conversation with my parents #(which makes it tough bc like. if they come see a show i worked on. there's that one in the program and i didn't tell them.) #((out to them as nonbinary but they went :/ are you sure so i have not been pushing the issue)) #and i get a nyt subscription as a student and my evening update just sent me an article about parents whose kids are socially transitioning #and the schools aren't telling them #and i GET it you feel betrayed. you feel not trusted as a parent. #and i fully understand being unsure and hesitant. but something about this is rubbing #me the wrong way. it's still so important to give kids room to experiment and explore! #if you're going to look at your kid figuring out their identity and go 'oh well you're clearly not sure so i don't believe you' then they'll #work on it by themselves. #and then when they come to you and say this is who i am you'll go 'oh it's so sudden!! how could you not tell me i think this is a fad' #and this is such a weird balancing game and i really hate how the article covered it and now i'm fucking ANXIOUS #i just want to live!! also when you're like oh how can you be sure. how the FUCK are we supposed to figure it out without trying things????? #not everything is a fucking life-changing decision sometimes you just have to do shit #wish i hadn't read that article but uh nothing i can do about it now #i hate realizing that everything i have figured out here (how to explain myself to people #how to talk to profs about who i am) #doesn't do shit for me in the other contexts i live in #also living the 'do i come out to grandparents or do i for sure inherit money for top surgery' which feels gross but idkkkkk #anyway. Bad Brain Evening. thanks

[sisididis]

#Bulgaria #Metin Taifa #Bia told me to search for the song Hima’s referring to in the comic #he says it became a strange fad on our social media #I can’t say it sounds familiar :’) #but the song is so funny! #zarzavat (zhar- zha- vat) means the herbs and vegetables we use for soups #I didn’t know it was the same in Bulgarian! #but then again...it doesn’t sound Latin does it #though we also say ‘legume’ and ‘verdețuri’

[thewire]

instagram has started to recommend me fad diet and/or weight loss and/or extreme exercise routine shit. why

#obviously the fact that ‘healthy’ eating and fad diets and weight loss are Trendy Social Media Things! is its own whole thing. #and obviously its largely diet industry stuff and contributes to social media making people hate their bodies. #and that’s all bad. #but also. i literally only follow friends tattooers and illustrators. like.. why do you think i wanna see that lol #ð

[maddiemuu]

i definitely don't disagree w/ opting out of the new ai shit on here and have done so myself. but i think a lot of ppl aren't recognizing that data from social media was already being used to train image and predictive text generators and that would continue regardless of if tumblr officially started condoning/trying to profit from that. definitely think the profiting and condoning bits r scummy but to me it's bad on an optics level more than anything else.

#maddie meows #idk just some thoughts #i think the only real way to avoid your data being used to train ai is to delete all social media accounts #and even then sometimes old uploads can still float around/may have already been used in some capacity #^ don't mean that in a snarky way to be clear. some ppl HAVE chosen to just get off social media and that's a fine choice #i also personally think this generative technology's popularity is largely a fad #it'll likely be around in some capacity from here forward but in terms of popularity and breadth it's just like. the new tech bro interest #eventually i think popularity will either naturally die down or die due to future regulations placed on the technology

[foxdies]

social media really rots peoples ability to create and maintain friendships and treat other ppl like human beings instead of voices/letters/words in their keyboard etc

#like you're (probably) not talking to a robot you are talking to a real person #young ppl that are exclusively reared on social media do not seem to be turning out well #and it is a relatively new and unexplored thing since popularized world wide net has only been around for like 25 years #in terms of affordability / whose using it / etc #early net was seen as a fad and something that wouldnt last #and it definitely was only a fraction of the size it is now #there is so much to consume now and such a vastness that from one person to another #its like theres a big ocean between us #and it makes some ppl -- especially younger ppl -- fail to understand that the other ppl theyre socializing with #ARE people. with their own feelings and thoughts and lives and families and everything. #and its created just a weird phenomena where ppl dont treat other ppl like real ppl #sorry for this tag rambling i just think about this every time my feelings get hurt #i do my best not to care but i do ultimately care because i am a real person and i do not see this as 'internet friendships' #its a real friendship? how is it any different? #but i dont seem to be like in the majority of feelings / opinions on that and its disheartening #it makes me often end up feeling like i care more about other ppl than they do about me

[critical-skeptic]

The Tragedy of Unchecked Misinformation: An Appeal for Responsible Internet Use

Has anyone else noticed the dangerous common denominator in this maelstrom of pseudoscientific gibberish flooding the internet? Let me shed some light if you haven't: it's the rampant, unrestricted access to information dissemination platforms, granted indiscriminately to all — regardless of their level of intellectual maturity or educational background.

Irresponsible Internet Access: A Lurking Threat

Imagine providing a toddler with a loaded firearm — it's as preposterously reckless as it sounds. Now, think of granting anyone and everyone the means to freely navigate and contribute to the internet — same level of danger, but with far-reaching and often irreversible repercussions. Our failure to regulate access to the digital world has allowed the perpetuation of baseless theories, the promotion of pseudoscience, and the flourishing of outright lies.

Take, for instance, an unsettling trend I recently stumbled upon — a video promoting borax ingestion as some sort of dietary supplement or 'health fad.' While this isn't about vilifying a specific demographic, it is concerning to observe such harmful misinformation being propagated by people, who are — ironically — often seen as caretakers and educators in their households. It's vital to remember, however, that being taken in by such dangerous misinformation is not exclusive to any one group; it is an issue that transcends gender, age, and social status, underscoring the critical importance of digital literacy for all internet users.

The Age of Misinformation: A Gullible Audience

Compounding the issue of unchecked internet access is the alarming readiness of certain internet users to uncritically accept any and all information presented to them. This unfortunate trait has fueled the rise of damaging belief systems, from anti-vaxxers and climate change deniers to COVID-19 skeptics and flat-earth believers. This willingness to believe in unverifiable claims extends to religious dogmatism, with unscientific declarations like 'Jesus is real' shared as truths without empirical validation.

A Call to Arms: Quality Control and Regulated Access

With today's advanced technology, we possess the means to combat this wave of misinformation. We could, theoretically, have artificial intelligence ensure the veracity of shared online content, safeguarding the reliability of digital information. Yet, our focus is scattered — engrossed in perpetuating bigotry against various marginalized groups, and misguidedly 'canceling' individuals as a self-congratulatory act of faux-justice.

As the world continues to burn, both literally and metaphorically, and as the internet increasingly mirrors the lowest common denominator of human intellect, it's high time for rational and critical thinkers to step up. We need to convince our governing bodies to implement stricter regulations on internet access and enforce quality control measures for online content.

The need of the hour is to act — before the avalanche of misinformation turns into an unstoppable force, inflicting irrevocable damage on our society and future generations. Our collective survival could depend on it.

DO NOT INGEST BORAX!!!

#gpt #gpt4 #ai #the critical skeptic #borax #boraxing #boraxxing #conspiracies #dangerous fads #anti vaxxers #crazy #crazy trends #dangerous trend #misinformation #global warming #social issues #internet moderation #critical thinking #reason #freedom is an illusion