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  • Well, I've decided I'm going to continue using MeWe.... Imperfect as it is, other platforms Gab and Minds and Xephula (which are more ideal from my standpoint - which less restrictive content terms) are still too much of a right-wing echo chamber.... I doubt all my liberal friends would jump over here, but they might give MeWe a look. So I'm going to create a second account here that's like my public "Instagram" for just my photos. I'm also going to be posting all the same content to Xephula or Gab as well, for my conservative/libertarian/anarchist friends who find even MeWe's content restrictions a bit too much (I haven't decided which platform yet, but most likely Gab, because like MeWe, its business model also isn't based on advertisements). My standard is whether it would have net positive or negative impact if I contributed to a platform, and I have to admit, *though imperfect*, it would be an improvement if my more left-leaning jumped over to MeWe. Though they ban speech in favor of violence and hate speech of all kinds, and do this in a such strict way that I think it's ridiculous at times (e.g. banning the gun emoji and censoring searches for the term "militia"), at they at least do this consistently (they even ban hate speech against conservatives and Trump supporters), and there is no "misinformation" policy that is prone to abuse (or deplatforming people based on certain political beliefs.) It would be a great improvement, if people left platforms like Facebook for ones built around privacy, where the users are the customer and not the product, and where the feed of information organic and in chronological order, not manipulated by algorithms. If MeWe gets too big like to the point where its information restrictions have an outsized influence on society (like Facebook did), then I may have to stop posting my content here as well, but for now there is room for a multiplicity of approaches and platforms, some with more restrictions, some with fewer. So for now, I will be be using more than one.

    You can find my MeWe profile here:

    https://mewe.com/i/lordofthebrambles

    And here is my profile on Gab:

    https://gab.com/lordofthebrambles
    Well, I've decided I'm going to continue using MeWe.... Imperfect as it is, other platforms Gab and Minds and Xephula (which are more ideal from my standpoint - which less restrictive content terms) are still too much of a right-wing echo chamber.... I doubt all my liberal friends would jump over here, but they might give MeWe a look. So I'm going to create a second account here that's like my public "Instagram" for just my photos. I'm also going to be posting all the same content to Xephula or Gab as well, for my conservative/libertarian/anarchist friends who find even MeWe's content restrictions a bit too much (I haven't decided which platform yet, but most likely Gab, because like MeWe, its business model also isn't based on advertisements). My standard is whether it would have net positive or negative impact if I contributed to a platform, and I have to admit, *though imperfect*, it would be an improvement if my more left-leaning jumped over to MeWe. Though they ban speech in favor of violence and hate speech of all kinds, and do this in a such strict way that I think it's ridiculous at times (e.g. banning the gun emoji and censoring searches for the term "militia"), at they at least do this consistently (they even ban hate speech against conservatives and Trump supporters), and there is no "misinformation" policy that is prone to abuse (or deplatforming people based on certain political beliefs.) It would be a great improvement, if people left platforms like Facebook for ones built around privacy, where the users are the customer and not the product, and where the feed of information organic and in chronological order, not manipulated by algorithms. If MeWe gets too big like to the point where its information restrictions have an outsized influence on society (like Facebook did), then I may have to stop posting my content here as well, but for now there is room for a multiplicity of approaches and platforms, some with more restrictions, some with fewer. So for now, I will be be using more than one. You can find my MeWe profile here: https://mewe.com/i/lordofthebrambles And here is my profile on Gab: https://gab.com/lordofthebrambles
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  • So by popular demand (one friend who doesn't want to be on social media at all asked for this), I also created a Telegram channel for my random musings and interesting links I find on politics, philosophy, and more. This is the same stuff I post to Pocketnet and Minds. Subscribe if you like: LordOfTheBrambles.
    So by popular demand (one friend who doesn't want to be on social media at all asked for this), I also created a Telegram channel for my random musings and interesting links I find on politics, philosophy, and more. This is the same stuff I post to Pocketnet and Minds. Subscribe if you like: LordOfTheBrambles.
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  • More from Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando!

    #orlando
    More from Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando! #orlando
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  • More from last weekend's trip to Daytona Beach!

    #daytonabeach
    More from last weekend's trip to Daytona Beach! #daytonabeach
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  • I am lucky to be in a place that hasn't bought into the lockdown mania.... Most things in Tampa are open as usual. Yet another study has shown that they have not been helpful.

    https://mises.org/wire/yet-another-study-shows-yet-again-lockdowns-dont-work

    #covid19 #lockdowns
    I am lucky to be in a place that hasn't bought into the lockdown mania.... Most things in Tampa are open as usual. Yet another study has shown that they have not been helpful. https://mises.org/wire/yet-another-study-shows-yet-again-lockdowns-dont-work #covid19 #lockdowns
    MISES.ORG
    Yet Another Study Shows—Yet Again—That Lockdowns Don't Work | Ryan McMaken
    Although advocates for covid-19 lockdowns continue to insist that they save lives, actual experience keeps suggesting otherwise. On a national level, just eyeballing the data makes this clear.
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  • Some important info, if you want to get away from big tech....

    https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/25/how-to-stop-using-google-search-on-your-computer-and-phone/

    #bigtechcensorship #google
    Some important info, if you want to get away from big tech.... https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/25/how-to-stop-using-google-search-on-your-computer-and-phone/ #bigtechcensorship #google
    THEFEDERALIST.COM
    How To Stop Using Google Search On Your Computer And Phone
    Data scientists say Google can shift elections. Refusing to use Google for search is an easy tweak everyone can and should do now.
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  • The irony isn't lost on me

    https://www.city-journal.org/journalists-new-hostility-to-free-speech

    #freespeech #censorship
    The irony isn't lost on me https://www.city-journal.org/journalists-new-hostility-to-free-speech #freespeech #censorship
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    The New Censors | City Journal
    Journalists celebrate the destruction of freedoms on which their profession depends.
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  • My first video post from my phone! Out on the pier catching some waves in Daytona Beach! #ocean #daytonabeach
    My first video post from my phone! Out on the pier catching some waves in Daytona Beach! #ocean #daytonabeach
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  • My first photo post to Xephula! Black Swans at Lake Eola in Orlando.... Such beautiful creatures! #orlando #blackswans
    My first photo post to Xephula! Black Swans at Lake Eola in Orlando.... Such beautiful creatures! #orlando #blackswans
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  • My first post to Xephula! Glad to be on board!
    My first post to Xephula! Glad to be on board!
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