It makes Formerly-Known-As users pretty mad when you point out that they're supporting Elmo and his Nazi buddies by using his crappy web site.
If you've got "friends" who are only "friends" because you're all on the same hell-site, they're not actually your friends.
@mcfate I still use Twitter...and I do so as there are still individuals that have not moved on to other social media sites that provide invaluable information I can't find anywhere else. My follow list is minimal and interaction even less. In addition, have tried other apps/sites but they are nowhere near information capabilities or capacity. Filters are your friends.
By not moving on yourself, you're giving other an excuse for not moving on.
And as I said, you're supporting Elmo's efforts to gain advertising bucks just by logging in.
What "invaluable information" is on Formerly-Known-As and nowhere else? I'm deeply skeptical of this claim.
@mcfate One excellent example of an individual that is still contributing is Mark Pittcavage. He is an invaluable source of information with regards to far right, neonazism, sovereign citizens. Though your criticism is valid, it is shortsighted at best and undercuts a source of meaningful and insightful information.
Except you can read Mark Pittcavage's papers, articles, and other writing other places.
If the only place you can get anything from an ACADEMIC is Formerly-Known-As, they're not much of a communicator.
What I see as "shortsighted" is people pretending that they're not supporting Nazis, racists, and Elmo by patronizing his web site.
I mean, the antisemitism β which Pittcavage presumably opposes β is up about 3000% on there. I'm not sure what that says about his own priorities, but I'd have to say it's nothing very good.
Elmo won't do anything about the Nazis, but Pittcavage is okay with that, I guess.