I'm not really concerned about the specifics of Adam's case, which I could have made more clear up front. My main point was while I am not an "absolute" free speech person myself, I far prefer it to having someone else deciding for me what's proper and correct to post on the site. The other reasons you give for leaving Twitter, BTW, I th…
I'm not really concerned about the specifics of Adam's case, which I could have made more clear up front. My main point was while I am not an "absolute" free speech person myself, I far prefer it to having someone else deciding for me what's proper and correct to post on the site. The other reasons you give for leaving Twitter, BTW, I think are quite valid--mainly, it's a time waster. However, I'm uneasy when I hear about racism charges because it can be very nebulous. What exactly does it mean that racism and antisemitism has gone up? I'm not sure how that could be quantified accurately, especially depending on what is counted, or not counted, for that matter--as racist. That's my concern.
When you see the video of what Adams said it isn’t nebulous at all. That is why you should really educate yourself about a particular incident before choosing to sound off with an opinion that isn’t informed by all the facts. I agree many charges of racism are overblown but this isn’t at all.
There have been legitimate studies of Twitter’s increase in racism and antisemitism and you should check them out before dismissing them.
Okay, just two more points to clarify--one, "nebulous" wasn't referring to Adams. I was referring to the general charge of racism (going up or down). Two, you are correct that I should review the studies before dismissing them, but I wasn't exactly doing that--I was questioning what they used to make their findings. But as you say, I would need to review them before concluding anything.
I also think that we were talking past one another (as often happens on Twitter). As to my side, I was not appreciating your anger about racism and thus questioning the legitimacy of your premise for leaving Twitter. Guilty as charged. If this was enough for you to quit Twitter, that’s your call. Mea culpa, in other words.
Thanks Alec, I appreciate that. Seriously, though: check out video of what Adams said to see why this was such a big deal that he lost all the newspapers, his syndicator, and his book deal. And why it's so obvious, unambiguous racism. This isn't leftist overreacting. This is something that anyone Left or Right or Center with a basic understanding of racism can see. Thus, the fact that Elon Musk can't see it is just so galling to me that not only am I personally leaving Twitter and advocating others do so also, it's cause me to totally reevaluate and change our social media strategy for this publishing company. I was previously going to be encouraging you and the other authors to spend some time growing your Twitter following and networking there. Now? No more - there are other social networks that will be much more effective for our purposes.
I'm not really concerned about the specifics of Adam's case, which I could have made more clear up front. My main point was while I am not an "absolute" free speech person myself, I far prefer it to having someone else deciding for me what's proper and correct to post on the site. The other reasons you give for leaving Twitter, BTW, I think are quite valid--mainly, it's a time waster. However, I'm uneasy when I hear about racism charges because it can be very nebulous. What exactly does it mean that racism and antisemitism has gone up? I'm not sure how that could be quantified accurately, especially depending on what is counted, or not counted, for that matter--as racist. That's my concern.
When you see the video of what Adams said it isn’t nebulous at all. That is why you should really educate yourself about a particular incident before choosing to sound off with an opinion that isn’t informed by all the facts. I agree many charges of racism are overblown but this isn’t at all.
There have been legitimate studies of Twitter’s increase in racism and antisemitism and you should check them out before dismissing them.
Okay, just two more points to clarify--one, "nebulous" wasn't referring to Adams. I was referring to the general charge of racism (going up or down). Two, you are correct that I should review the studies before dismissing them, but I wasn't exactly doing that--I was questioning what they used to make their findings. But as you say, I would need to review them before concluding anything.
I also think that we were talking past one another (as often happens on Twitter). As to my side, I was not appreciating your anger about racism and thus questioning the legitimacy of your premise for leaving Twitter. Guilty as charged. If this was enough for you to quit Twitter, that’s your call. Mea culpa, in other words.
Thanks Alec, I appreciate that. Seriously, though: check out video of what Adams said to see why this was such a big deal that he lost all the newspapers, his syndicator, and his book deal. And why it's so obvious, unambiguous racism. This isn't leftist overreacting. This is something that anyone Left or Right or Center with a basic understanding of racism can see. Thus, the fact that Elon Musk can't see it is just so galling to me that not only am I personally leaving Twitter and advocating others do so also, it's cause me to totally reevaluate and change our social media strategy for this publishing company. I was previously going to be encouraging you and the other authors to spend some time growing your Twitter following and networking there. Now? No more - there are other social networks that will be much more effective for our purposes.