Twitter revisited
I'm pretty sure that when Twitter was created it was not so celebrities could embarrass themselves.
Although I use Twitter, mostly as an experiment in seeing how many connections I can get (don't like the term "followers;" I'm not starting a cult), I don't see its point.
In fact, to paraphrase the line from Star Wars, you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. You must be cautious.
Second thought of the day: The nonsense of apology. If I get in the flesh and mouth off to someone in the moment, an apology is necessary and warranted and the action should, or at least could, be forgiven. If I script write a blog post in a cool moment, reread it, and then post, angering or offending people, why apologize? I shouldn't have done it in the first place. Apologies have become too easy and therefore meaningless.
So, didn't Samantha Bee have a host of comedy writers who helped with her script and vetted it and said, go with these insults? So why apologize? It was intentional. Even more with Roseanne, who is a crazy person and I have no idea why any conservatives thought she was on "our side."
When I was younger, I was taught the saying that when the church wedded itself to any political movement, the marriage wouldn't last ten years and the church would change, not the politics. I would extend that to political movements marrying themselves to celebrities. Celebrities by nature are not to be trusted for any type of stability or ideological/philosophical consistency. Celebrities are celebrities because they appeal to the masses, not because they have thought through anything.
Extended thought of the day: What is up with this Jordan Peterson obsession? I've listened, I've read. Don't get it. I think it's a guy thing. He is not a friend of the kingdom, folks. Someone has called him a gateway drug to the gospel. I think not.
Although I use Twitter, mostly as an experiment in seeing how many connections I can get (don't like the term "followers;" I'm not starting a cult), I don't see its point.
In fact, to paraphrase the line from Star Wars, you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. You must be cautious.
Second thought of the day: The nonsense of apology. If I get in the flesh and mouth off to someone in the moment, an apology is necessary and warranted and the action should, or at least could, be forgiven. If I script write a blog post in a cool moment, reread it, and then post, angering or offending people, why apologize? I shouldn't have done it in the first place. Apologies have become too easy and therefore meaningless.
So, didn't Samantha Bee have a host of comedy writers who helped with her script and vetted it and said, go with these insults? So why apologize? It was intentional. Even more with Roseanne, who is a crazy person and I have no idea why any conservatives thought she was on "our side."
When I was younger, I was taught the saying that when the church wedded itself to any political movement, the marriage wouldn't last ten years and the church would change, not the politics. I would extend that to political movements marrying themselves to celebrities. Celebrities by nature are not to be trusted for any type of stability or ideological/philosophical consistency. Celebrities are celebrities because they appeal to the masses, not because they have thought through anything.
Extended thought of the day: What is up with this Jordan Peterson obsession? I've listened, I've read. Don't get it. I think it's a guy thing. He is not a friend of the kingdom, folks. Someone has called him a gateway drug to the gospel. I think not.
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