And sadly a lot on CoSo has fallen into that category of being mislead and spreading fake things around - most of them have already blocked me - as well as talking points that are clear propaganda they have become useful idiots - and while most have me blocked a few remain that I can see who keep spreading the same falsehoods, almost posting then daily, and things that have been debunked they don't care about truth

Sad but true it has been one reason I've been a little more quieter

If groups of people block others they don't agree with that group will be surrounded by "yes men" their social media experience will be nothing more than an echo-chamber

Loadsa things I see I don't agree with but one thing I don't want is to block them just for that, which I think I lot on here have been doing, I also think some are telling others to block others that's just a hunch - cliques get cliquey after all

Anyhooooo 'skol" me needs caffeine

@ecksmc I think I know one specific issue you refer to, and yeah, those rabid ones are oddly silent and without any correction or apology now, aren't they. . .

@ecksmc

I think block is over-used, partly because it results in the sort of balkanization you speak of.

But also it is a very visible rejection that is hard to step back from. I reserve it for those who I'm just done with.

Mute though is such a gentle discreet way of avoiding them when they are ranting, and I love how I can leave notifications open just in case they decide to actually engage.

@ceorl users can block others to their heart content I personally couldn't care who blocks me

That said it becomes questionable when I started to notice a vast majority of users have blocked me, when I see conversions and the thread stops when scrolling up to see initial posts or comments in the thread and tap on a users profile I can see I'm blocked by initial poster or user commenting in thread, that makes me wonder especially when some I didn't even know existed 😆 mute is better though lol

@ecksmc

Well as you can tell from my frequent likes, I enjoy what you post and find lots of it useful and informative.

You just sounded a little discouraged, and I wanted to encourage :)

@ceorl 😁 thanks & 😊 thanks :) ❤️

Oh I'll be here till the last order bell tolls and even then I'll be asking for a "lock in' 😂😂 no fear of me leaving on a whim 😉

@ecksmc Blocking groups you don't want in your social stream is no different from choosing a market, neighborhood, school, or synagogue. It doesn't mean you don't have news sources from the better parts of the Internet.

@Lizzz because your news sources aren't bias right?..... Just other news sources that are

Better parts of the internet is laughable in this time and age but go on thinking you are superior to others

@ecksmc The "better parts of the Internet" are where the primary sources live. Have you ever heard of primary sources? Social media might occasionally point to them, but most social media is shit-posting and posturing. Superiority has nothing to do with this. Knowing the difference between fact and opinion, and using logic is available to almost all of us, superior or marginal. As for "bias," have you once even questioned israel's genocidal destruction of Gaza?

@Lizzz for one there is no genocidal destruction but you get that from the bias media you read

where is the outrage for what's happening in Sudan ?

In just over a year, estimates putting the death toll as high as 150,000

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112574966897143158

spreading the genocide narrative while ignoring all the other conflicts in the world that are far worse says it all about media outlets

Selective about who is worthy of your support says a lot about a person also

Every media outlet has a bias side