tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post8419265994556115336..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: Internet pranks by academics and fake newsundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-57437862480367383822018-10-15T11:04:58.272-07:002018-10-15T11:04:58.272-07:00pat--I don't expect rational discussion on Twi...pat--I don't expect rational discussion on Twitter, not any more, any more than I expect the Republicans or the president to do anything but lie. (I remember when Republicans didn't behave this way, although they don't seem to.)<br /><br />But I do expect that people who would normally seem to be credible sources (like an academic) to at least attempt to tell the truth and not mess with people's trust deliberately. undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-52486588414119569822017-02-20T09:40:30.196-08:002017-02-20T09:40:30.196-08:00I missed the event you're upset about, but I a...I missed the event you're upset about, but I am similarly peeved at somebody who posted the apparent fake news item about trans teenageers committing suicide after the election. I saw someone I respected pull off social media entirely after having that used as an argument against their hosting a discussion of the election. The fact is, there are topics that it's really difficult to take a critical stance towards without being a jerk, or worse; folks who play around with them are knowingly short-circuiting rational discussion, so I think being indignant is a natural response.<br /><br />However, being indignant about the impossibility of rational discussion on twitter seems pretty old-school at this point. <br /><br />pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532518675955579561noreply@blogger.com