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@alicegoldfuss ("mx claws") replied to a tweet by @alicegoldfuss:

yes you can get buried in mean comments on instagram, but those people have to come to *you*

they need to organize elsewhere and then find you

where do they organize? usually twitter

@alicegoldfuss ("mx claws") replied to a tweet by @alicegoldfuss:

the sheer ease of RTs/QTs allows harassment to spread like wildfire, well beyond the confines of a tweet's initial audience

that instant gratification mechanism doesn't exist on other sites, not even tumblr reblogs have the same force

@fakedansavage ("Dan Savage") retweeted:

@JoanPrice ("Joan Price") wrote:

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@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

You know what I'm hearing a lot of in this conversation?

People substituting "poor" when I said "struggling". Are we treating those as the same thing?

"The book doesn't give me all the answers to my specific situation so it's useless". Are we asking for one magic cure-all book?

@alicegoldfuss ("mx claws") wrote:

when people say "social media facilitates harassment" they mean twitter

dogpiling is built into the platform

@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:

@dnalounge ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

https://patreon.com/dnalounge

@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:

@LakotaMan1 ("Lakota Man") wrote:

Oriini Kaipara, 37, is the first person in New Zealand’s history to anchor the news wearing her moko kauae, a traditional lower chin tattoo worn by Māori women. Her markings celebrate the rite of passage from girl to adulthood — symbolizing a personal process of transformation.

@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:

@indirect ("literally misandré") wrote:

🤯🤯🤯

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@pookleblinky ("Anosognosiogenesis") wrote:

Remember that polio's overwhelmingly predominant symptom was diarrhea.

We don't remember polio nowadays, only longpolio.

@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:

@Lizbeth_City ("Liz") wrote:

Important and beautiful thread on sex workers being at the forefront of public health and harm reduction.

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@MaggiesToronto ("Maggie's Toronto Sex Workers Action Project ☂️") wrote:

Happy Tuesday to the incredible doctors at @UHN and dancers + staff at Filmore's! Together we vaccinated 567 people at yesterday's Strip Club Vaccine Drive and reached SW + community who haven't been able to access vaccines safely elsewhere.

More: http://maggiesto.org/post/filmoresboosterclinic

@trixiemattel ("Trixie Mattel™") wrote:

Which makeup brand should we do a full face of next?

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

I also agree that "if you're not rich it's your own fault" has done a lot of damage to discourse about money. Not only because of shitty "bootstraps" rhetoric. But because it's framed like it's a failing. Not knowing the info you need and not having guidance is not a failure.

@DaveHolmes ("Dave Holmes") retweeted:

@gellered ("Eddie Geller") wrote:

Republican leadership does not want you to know this, but my Congressional seat is about to become a +9 Biden district, making it one of the best pick up opportunities in the country.

If I win, Kevin McCarthy never becomes Speaker.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

I absolutely agree. I will also say that if you're waiting on perfect communication in order to receive important information, you're doing yourself a huge disservice. Is "poor communication" becoming an excuse for "I don't wanna talk about this?"

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@SuperCaballeroJ ("Hispanic at the Disco🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

@polotek It's poor communication. It hits all the same "If you aren't rich, it's your own fault" beats that we get bombarded with every day. Like, why is he sure that his friend didn't do what the book said/the instructions in the book were what's responsible for making him wealthy?

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

This is the thing though isn't it? A lot of people who are financially successful would tell you the opposite. That what's in the book *IS* important. Are they lying? Why would they do so? And why are we so sure we know what good advice sounds like?

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@wwahammy ("Eric Schultz, The F-Bomb Guy") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

@polotek I think the issue, as I see it, is that what's in the book isn't particularly important as to why someone is or isn't successful financially.

@volkadav ("Mike Jackson") wrote:

I loved Don't Look Up, but I suspect that the people who most need to internalize the messages it sends are the ones least likely to watch and understand it.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Instead everybody is like "fuck that guy for even mentioning that he knows a person who is struggling". And that's the part I'm confused about. I know a lot of people who are struggling too. Should we not talk about it? Are we supposed to pretend it's not happening?

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

He talked about how his friend is struggling. And he *implies* that the friend didn't follow the advice in the book. He didn't actually say that and we don't know. Also, I think it's possible the "friend" could be entirely fictional. The thing is nobody is asking these questions.

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Several people, including my wife, have implied that this guy is only talking about himself and how he's rich. That's only part of the message I read. It also says "I read this book and took the actions it suggested. I believe that was part of how I achieved this."

@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:

@TheEldritchWolf ("EldritchWolfgirl 🐺🌕🏴") wrote:

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

The question I'm asking is this. Should we be having a public conversation that helps people learn ways to improve their financial situation? My assumption is that the conversation *requires* talking more explicitly about what it means to be "struggling".

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") replied to a tweet by @polotek:

Okay so @operaqueenie read the tweet. She said the message is not clear. She also said it's not clear from my tweet what kind of conversation I'm talking about. I'm surprised by that, but it's helpful to be reminded that we can be more explicit.

@ewarren ("Elizabeth Warren") wrote:

A lot of billionaires and giant corporations act like it’s perfectly natural for Washington to answer to their every beck and call. But it’s corruption, pure and simple—and we’ve got to root it out so we can make our government work for families.

@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:

@melissamcewen ("Melissa McEwen") wrote:

Tfw web 3 is actually about centralized government regulated companies that will shut down your account if you’re a sex worker https://www.kqed.org/news/11899955/when-banks-turned-their-backs-on-them-some-adult-entertainment-workers-turned-to-cryptocurrency

@trixiemattel ("Trixie Mattel™") wrote:

If I don’t get access to the VHS game…

@steveklabnik wrote:

good post https://paulbutler.org/2021/play-to-earn-and-bullshit-jobs/

@polotek ("Marco Rogers") wrote:

This guy is getting cooked. I mean he set himself up with a name like "Modest Multi-Millionaire".

But I am asking myself how do we talk to people are struggling? When do we get to have the conversation? Or do we just not get to have it in public?

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@ModestMultiMill ("Modest Multi-Millionaire") wrote:

I read “The Millionaire Next Door” years ago at the same time as a friend of mine. We’re both late 40’s now.

Now I’m financially free.

He’s struggling to make ends meet.

Knowledge must accompany action.

@jwz ("j͕̠̦̪͕̓͛̊̾̄ͅw̧̧̳̪̘͊̋͗̾͢͠z̢̘̞͈̺̞̩̓̽̐̋͗̆̋̚͟͜") retweeted:

@altNOAA ("Alternative NOAA") wrote:

CDC Update: Children may now run with scissors.

@zkat__ ("tired but ❄️festive🎄 gay") retweeted:

@PeepdotMe ("PeepMe") wrote:

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@gM__82 ("Gabriel") retweeted:

@ArielDumas ("Ariel Dumas") wrote:

The CDC just announced you can walk right up to bin of carrots at the grocery store and start eatin outta there like a horse

@gaywonk ("Carlos Maza") wrote:

“With all due respect…”

- me, about to say something incredibly disrespectful