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[–]FuriousPenguin 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

You aren't a coward. It's the state of the world. It's like we are in China or North Korea. Only the approved narrative is allowed. Any other behaviour is considered dissidence and people who indulge in it or question the 'mainstream" narrative are targeted. I have an alt account that me and a few other feminist friends use to keep up with what's happening. Most of us work for liberal woke orgs and we can't say anything against them because we'd get screwed. There's no freedom.

Everyone has to pretend the emperor's new clothes are awesome.

[–]DogeWalker 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Came here to say the same thing. OP you aren't a coward, you're intelligent enough to realize the present risk.

People tried to cancel J.K. Rowling, even before this year, because she Liked certain tweets. Even if you aren't that big of a celebrity, it's good to be aware that some people will watch for tiny details such as Likes and Follows.

It's a bullshit tactic designed to scare us, but you aren't cowardly just for recognizing the risk. (And in general, trusting your gut is very important -- check out The Gift of Fear book for more about that)

[–]FuriousPenguin 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Just imagine how jobless and wicked you must be in order to watch out for people's likes and follows. It is absolutely ridiculous!

[–]materialrealityplz 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Follows are a bit more hidden, but twitter has shown tweets that people you follow liked in your feed for awhile now. That feature is how I found out some people I followed liked stuff dunking on JKR. I wasn't digging into their profile, it came to me.

[–]FuriousPenguin 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Darn that's pretty shit, isn't it. Clearly I don't spend enough time on twitter. After this bit of knowledge I don't think I want to.

[–]DogeWalker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have to hope that the majority are more jobless than they are wicked, lol.