Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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Back on subject. Drinking beer at £2.10 a pint in London.0
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Don't believe it. You're drunk.TheBigBean said:Back on subject. Drinking beer at £2.10 a pint in London.
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
There was a selection. I went with Doom Bar.0
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You had a time machine and went back to 1992?1
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Utter piece of shit and as predicted the usual ‘liberal left trying to silence him’ trope is doing the rounds. Scumbags.TheBigBean said:Background on Tate
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rick_chasey said:
An awful lot of policy makers do not have a clue how people consume their media nowadays.kingstongraham said:It seems that a substantial number of people actually pay him a decent amount of money each month (like $50 a month) for advice on how to be more like him. Which definitely does not fit with this thread so I'm stopping looking.
I am of the view that in 10 year’s time we will look back on this period and wonder why it took so long to regulate it better.
How do you even know about this bloke? Surely 99% of the population never heard of him?rick_chasey said:
An awful lot of policy makers do not have a clue how people consume their media nowadays.kingstongraham said:It seems that a substantial number of people actually pay him a decent amount of money each month (like $50 a month) for advice on how to be more like him. Which definitely does not fit with this thread so I'm stopping looking.
I am of the view that in 10 year’s time we will look back on this period and wonder why it took so long to regulate it better.
I agree that legislators are clueless on the subject as existing laws could easily be used to tidy up the problem.1 -
Something has to be done but I fear it’s too late as social media is so engrained in society and the company’s are such behemoths.surrey_commuter said:rick_chasey said:
An awful lot of policy makers do not have a clue how people consume their media nowadays.kingstongraham said:It seems that a substantial number of people actually pay him a decent amount of money each month (like $50 a month) for advice on how to be more like him. Which definitely does not fit with this thread so I'm stopping looking.
I am of the view that in 10 year’s time we will look back on this period and wonder why it took so long to regulate it better.
How do you even know about this bloke? Surely 99% of the population never heard of him?rick_chasey said:
An awful lot of policy makers do not have a clue how people consume their media nowadays.kingstongraham said:It seems that a substantial number of people actually pay him a decent amount of money each month (like $50 a month) for advice on how to be more like him. Which definitely does not fit with this thread so I'm stopping looking.
I am of the view that in 10 year’s time we will look back on this period and wonder why it took so long to regulate it better.
I agree that legislators are clueless on the subject as existing laws could easily be used to tidy up the problem.
Society seems a lot more divided since people started living their lives in social media echo chambers fed more and more extreme views by algorithms.
It’s why I enjoy this message board. There’s a lot of disagreement but with constructive arguments and not very often overstepping the mark.
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It certainly felt like it. I even paid with coins.verylonglegs said:You had a time machine and went back to 1992?
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How many guinea’s was that?TheBigBean said:
It certainly felt like it. I even paid with coins.verylonglegs said:You had a time machine and went back to 1992?
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The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I spend a lot of time on TikTok and there’s a cottage industry around discussing how awful various right wing social media commentators are.skyblueamateur said:
Something has to be done but I fear it’s too late as social media is so engrained in society and the company’s are such behemoths.surrey_commuter said:rick_chasey said:
An awful lot of policy makers do not have a clue how people consume their media nowadays.kingstongraham said:It seems that a substantial number of people actually pay him a decent amount of money each month (like $50 a month) for advice on how to be more like him. Which definitely does not fit with this thread so I'm stopping looking.
I am of the view that in 10 year’s time we will look back on this period and wonder why it took so long to regulate it better.
How do you even know about this bloke? Surely 99% of the population never heard of him?rick_chasey said:
An awful lot of policy makers do not have a clue how people consume their media nowadays.kingstongraham said:It seems that a substantial number of people actually pay him a decent amount of money each month (like $50 a month) for advice on how to be more like him. Which definitely does not fit with this thread so I'm stopping looking.
I am of the view that in 10 year’s time we will look back on this period and wonder why it took so long to regulate it better.
I agree that legislators are clueless on the subject as existing laws could easily be used to tidy up the problem.
Society seems a lot more divided since people started living their lives in social media echo chambers fed more and more extreme views by algorithms.
It’s why I enjoy this message board. There’s a lot of disagreement but with constructive arguments and not very often overstepping the mark.
Radicalisation by algorithm is a real thing and it’s especially powerful when it comes to the brand of right wing “incel” type men.
He’s had 11 billion views on TikTok and gets millions of views on YouTube and his associates get similar numbers when discussing him.
People forget that with those numbers you get a lot of income from those, so that did make him rich.
I don’t agree with the cause/effect you are putting on social media; I don’t think that the change in media consumption is **causing** more political division.
I put that down to general western stagnation & associated austerity post-GFC and the culmination of neo-con politics that f@cked low earners for 40 years.0 -
Speaking of which, those old Carling ads cheer me upddraver said:Yeah, you misread it. It was 21.00 for that Carling...
https://youtu.be/LuIJqF8av6I "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
The EDL and BNP had some reasonable levels of "success" in the pre (mass/mainstream) social media age.
I think the big difference, with say something like TikTok over the earlier front ends of YouTube etc, is that it's just a matter of time until you will be exposed to extreme views, rather than accidentally stumbling across it, or actively searching it out.
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Agree on both points.surrey_commuter said:rick_chasey said:
An awful lot of policy makers do not have a clue how people consume their media nowadays.kingstongraham said:It seems that a substantial number of people actually pay him a decent amount of money each month (like $50 a month) for advice on how to be more like him. Which definitely does not fit with this thread so I'm stopping looking.
I am of the view that in 10 year’s time we will look back on this period and wonder why it took so long to regulate it better.
How do you even know about this bloke? Surely 99% of the population never heard of him?rick_chasey said:
An awful lot of policy makers do not have a clue how people consume their media nowadays.kingstongraham said:It seems that a substantial number of people actually pay him a decent amount of money each month (like $50 a month) for advice on how to be more like him. Which definitely does not fit with this thread so I'm stopping looking.
I am of the view that in 10 year’s time we will look back on this period and wonder why it took so long to regulate it better.
I agree that legislators are clueless on the subject as existing laws could easily be used to tidy up the problem.
Had no idea who he was until the Twitter spat blew up. And I'm sure he'll soon be forgotten when he's doing time."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
The ‘haters’ do a great job in raising their profile e.g. I suspect far more people became aware of Tate after Greta’s Tweet and all the people piling in to argue with him give the oxygen he needs. It’s pretty much literally feeding the troll (or, more accurately, funding their lavish lifestyle in this case).0
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It would be more surprising if a Gen Xer (and to a lesser extent most millennials) had heard of a big TikTok star tbh ...
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If you’ve got teenage boys they will almost certainly have heard of him and if I was a parent I’d keep an eye on them watching too many of those videos etc.Pross said:The ‘haters’ do a great job in raising their profile e.g. I suspect far more people became aware of Tate after Greta’s Tweet and all the people piling in to argue with him give the oxygen he needs. It’s pretty much literally feeding the troll (or, more accurately, funding their lavish lifestyle in this case).
Algorithm radicalisation is a real thing.0 -
It’s a huge thing and why it is such a societal issue.rick_chasey said:
If you’ve got teenage boys they will almost certainly have heard of him and if I was a parent I’d keep an eye on them watching too many of those videos etc.Pross said:The ‘haters’ do a great job in raising their profile e.g. I suspect far more people became aware of Tate after Greta’s Tweet and all the people piling in to argue with him give the oxygen he needs. It’s pretty much literally feeding the troll (or, more accurately, funding their lavish lifestyle in this case).
Algorithm radicalisation is a real thing.
I found my Twitter being swamped with more and more extreme views on the left and right as I showed an interest in politics.
It got noticeably worse in recent months so I’ve deleted my account.
It’s dangerous and all social media needs much better regulation.0 -
It's no great loss based on the ones I've heard about in the media recently."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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Anyhow, planning planning first ski trip since 2019 cheers me up. Lost two seasons to lockdowns and one to injury so am champing at the bit to get back on two planks."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
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It’s easy to forget at times how tough the last few years have been and what we’ve missed out on.Stevo_666 said:Anyhow, planning planning first ski trip since 2019 cheers me up. Lost two seasons to lockdowns and one to injury so am champing at the bit to get back on two planks.
Never been skiing but think it would be a good experience for my boys at some point.
Where you off to?0 -
Stevo_666 said:
Anyhow, planning planning first ski trip since 2019 cheers me up. Lost two seasons to lockdowns and one to injury so am champing at the bit to get back on two planks.
Fingers crossed for you... the resorts need some snow... I ended up taking off my leg warmers this afternoon as it was 16C.0 -
My ski boots are looking for a good home: knackered knees innit.0
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Thanks - have seen some rather green & brown looking ski slopes in the news.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:Anyhow, planning planning first ski trip since 2019 cheers me up. Lost two seasons to lockdowns and one to injury so am champing at the bit to get back on two planks.
Fingers crossed for you... the resorts need some snow... I ended up taking off my leg warmers this afternoon as it was 16C.
The plan is to go late Feb/early March so hopefully not a problem.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Definitely take them if you can, although someone once described family ski holidays as standing at the top of a mountain and chucking 20 quid notes down it. Luckily my OH and junior don't ski...skyblueamateur said:
It’s easy to forget at times how tough the last few years have been and what we’ve missed out on.Stevo_666 said:Anyhow, planning planning first ski trip since 2019 cheers me up. Lost two seasons to lockdowns and one to injury so am champing at the bit to get back on two planks.
Never been skiing but think it would be a good experience for my boys at some point.
Where you off to?
Not yet agreed on a resort but front runners are Val D'Isere, Les Arcs and Avoriaz."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
Parcel arrived from daughter out in Brunei. Two cycling tops the like of which will not have been seen round here. Brunei Classic 2017 and SHAHALAM Enduraride 2016.
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