I did read a lot of MeFi, actually. I'm an edge case: I'm a third generation programmer/nerd. (Maternal grandmother did punch card and C programming, paternal grandfather was a television repairman/gadget dude, both parents were hackers/programmers). So I got internet access at home extremely young: When I was 4/5. I am probably one of the youngest people to have any first-hand memories of External September, and I remember the Gen X era of the Internet pretty fondly. (It had its issues, of course, but every era does). I actually find it really amusing to watch other Millennials freak out about not being the center of the Internet anymore because none of them have experienced not being the default whereas I did, as a baby Millennial on Gen X's/the Boomers' playground.
> What does annoy me is that because we share a language, we get the overspill from US-targeted propaganda. We've even developed our own Sovereign Citizen movement.
Yeah, the Canadians are dealing with this shit too.
One thing I'm hopeful for is that as more and more politics becomes entwined with the digital world is that things might be able to balance out a bit on that front. Prior to instant communication, geography was a hurdle, but now we can have more cooperation between all the areas of the world that are overshadowed by America/neglected in online discussions. As more and more Africans, South Americans, Central Asians, etc. join the party, they can start calling us out on our self-centeredness more. Hopefully.
> Reminds me of the Mens' Rights, movement. Ok, yeah, in theory it's a great idea. But who wants to hang out with the kind of guys Mens Rights attracts?
Basically. And, like with the Men's Rights guys, both 'sides' attract people who like righteous anger and complaining more than anything tedious like 'work' or 'learning'.
> What does annoy me is that because we share a language, we get the overspill from US-targeted propaganda. We've even developed our own Sovereign Citizen movement.
Yeah, the Canadians are dealing with this shit too.
One thing I'm hopeful for is that as more and more politics becomes entwined with the digital world is that things might be able to balance out a bit on that front. Prior to instant communication, geography was a hurdle, but now we can have more cooperation between all the areas of the world that are overshadowed by America/neglected in online discussions. As more and more Africans, South Americans, Central Asians, etc. join the party, they can start calling us out on our self-centeredness more. Hopefully.
> Reminds me of the Mens' Rights, movement. Ok, yeah, in theory it's a great idea. But who wants to hang out with the kind of guys Mens Rights attracts?
Basically. And, like with the Men's Rights guys, both 'sides' attract people who like righteous anger and complaining more than anything tedious like 'work' or 'learning'.